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February 14, 2008

The African World

And Now, Obama? – The African World

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

So, let’s look at the scorecard and see where we are. No, not the delegate count, but the political scorecard. On the major issues, there is no significant difference between Obama and Clinton. Yes, there is some nuance, and, yes, Obama opposed the Iraq war. But as readers of my commentaries know, I have not…

So, let’s look at the scorecard and see where we are. No, not the delegate count, but the political scorecard. On the major issues, there is…

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Commentary

The Challenge of Diversity

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

The current issue is always free to everyone Why does BlackCommentator.com present opposing commentaries? Why do we not speak with one, cohesive voice of the “Progressive Black Community?” The answer is: there cannot possibly be just one voice of the Progressive Black Community, nor any other group of people, as long as we revere freedom…

The current issue is always free to everyone Why does BlackCommentator.com present opposing commentaries? Why do we not speak with one, cohesive voice of the “Progressive…

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Color of Law

Bush Defends America’s Indefensible Human Rights Record – Color of Law

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

And what about the post-9/11 epidemic of hate crimes against Muslims, Arabs and South Asians, perpetrated by law enforcement agencies in the form of round-ups, interrogations and registration programs? “These people are Islamofascist terrorists who hate us for our freedom,” the government will likely say. BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board member David A. Love, JD is a…

And what about the post-9/11 epidemic of hate crimes against Muslims, Arabs and South Asians, perpetrated by law enforcement agencies in the form of round-ups, interrogations…

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Commentary

The Black Left is the Left! – Represent Our Resistance

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

In Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism, Cornel West cites James Baldwin’s concern that the language of resistance itself would come under attack, forcing the silence of the oppressed while enforcing ignorance on the part of the oppressor to his/her own complicity with “innocence.” Baldwin, West writes, warned that the “criminal acts of white…

In Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism, Cornel West cites James Baldwin’s concern that the language of resistance itself would come under attack, forcing the…

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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

Huey P. Newton and the Intrepid Legacy of the Black Panther Party – Keeping It Real

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

History must be studied and understood in the context not only of the past but just as importantly, the present and future. This present sham of American Democracy and media circus must be understood in this reality. To paraphrase the words of the French philosopher, Albert Camus, “What good does it do a man [or…

History must be studied and understood in the context not only of the past but just as importantly, the present and future. This present sham of…

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Commentary

Obama’s Biggest Opposition is Not Clinton: It’s Overcoming Voter Suppression – Between the Lines

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

The current issue is always free to everyone Is California the “new” Florida? That’s what many voters are asking after the nation’s largest state, California, was engaged in a massive voter dispute around “Decline To States” (DTS) voters (what the rest of the nation commonly refers to as Independent voters) in last week’s primary election.…

The current issue is always free to everyone Is California the “new” Florida? That’s what many voters are asking after the nation’s largest state, California, was…

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Commentary

Black History Month: What the Black Man Wants – A Speech

By Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass delivered the following speech on the subject: “The Equality of all men before the law” at the Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society in Boston, April, 1865. The speech was given within days of the close of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln. What the Black Man Wants I…

Frederick Douglass delivered the following speech on the subject: "The Equality of all men before the law" at the Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society…

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