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January 17, 2008

The African World

Why I Got Angry After New Hampshire – The White Curtain and the Possibility of Hope – The African World

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

The second source of my anger has to do with the Clintons, and I use the plural here. If another Black person calls former President Bill Clinton the alleged “first Black President,” I think I will personally take their head off, followed by their arms and legs. Rather than treating Senator Obama’s candidacy as a…

The second source of my anger has to do with the Clintons, and I use the plural here. If another Black person calls former President Bill…

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Commentary

Evaluating What New Hampshire Means for Barack Obama

By Dr. Martin Kilson Editorial Board

This is new. America has never seen anything like the Obama phenomenon. …There is no longer any doubt that the Obama phenomenon is real. Mr. Obama’s message of hope, healing and change, discounted as fanciful and naïve by skeptics, drew Iowans into the frigid night air by the tens of thousands on Thursday to stand…

This is new. America has never seen anything like the Obama phenomenon. ...There is no longer any doubt that the Obama phenomenon is real. Mr. Obama's…

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Commentary

Media Gone Mad

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

The current issue is always free to everyone Remember when the US government and other misguided folks used to scream about state-controlled media in other countries? Isn’t it a pity, they would say, that the government controls all the media. While we were pointing at China, the Soviet Union and other countries, corporate media was…

The current issue is always free to everyone Remember when the US government and other misguided folks used to scream about state-controlled media in other countries?…

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Commentary

Is Change Still “Being Whatever is Necessary?” – Represent Our Resistance

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

Tambu has been granted a new message, one of resistance. This message, not surprisingly, comes from Nyasha: “you can’t go on all the time being whatever’s necessary. You’ve got to have some convictions, and I’m convinced I don’t want to be anyone’s underdog. It’s not right for anyone to be that.” BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board member…

Tambu has been granted a new message, one of resistance. This message, not surprisingly, comes from Nyasha: “you can’t go on all the time being whatever’s…

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Commentary

The Pimping of Black America: Why Much of the Corporate Media Supports Barack Obama – Keeping It Real

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

The current issue is always free to everyone What is the current US corporate media-induced frenzy, regarding the so-called “Obama phenomenon,” really all about and why, at this juncture in history, has it become increasingly so important for corporate America’s global military/industrial apparatus to have a male face of color as the figure head at…

The current issue is always free to everyone What is the current US corporate media-induced frenzy, regarding the so-called “Obama phenomenon,” really all about and why,…

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Quote to Ponder

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Quote to Ponder

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

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Commentary

King’s Vision on Healing Injustice – Inclusion

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

The current issue is always free to everyone Many people working for justice today stand on the shoulders of Martin Luther King Jr., but I believe King’s vision of justice is often gravely limited and misunderstood. Too many people thought then, and continue to think, that King’s statements regarding justice were only about race and…

The current issue is always free to everyone Many people working for justice today stand on the shoulders of Martin Luther King Jr., but I believe…

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Color of Law

Clintons, Your Black Pass is Hereby Revoked – Color of Law

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

The current issue is always free to everyone Hillary and Bill Clinton have a lot of explaining to do. In her quest for the presidency, the U.S. Senator from New York and her husband — known by some as “the first Black president” — have used the race card against rival presidential candidate, Senator Barack…

The current issue is always free to everyone Hillary and Bill Clinton have a lot of explaining to do. In her quest for the presidency, the…

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