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Issue: 278

May 22, 2008

Commentary

Cover Story: A Tale of Two Storms – Myanmar (Burma) and New Orleans – The African World

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

Sometimes you hear things that are so unbelievable that you wonder whether it was all in your imagination. That is precisely the way that i felt in listening to comments by the Bush administration on the disastrous cyclone that hit the south Asian nation of Myanmar (Burma). Don’t get me wrong. I am no fan…

Sometimes you hear things that are so unbelievable that you wonder whether it was all in your imagination. That is precisely the way that i felt…

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Commentary

God’s Judgment of White America (The Chickens Come Home to Roost Speech)

By Malcolm X

Died: El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, February 21, 1965, Audubon Ballroom, Harlem, New York City New York City, December 4, 1963 Edited by Benjamin Karim When this speech was delivered, Malcolm X was at the height of his influence as a minister and spokesman for the Nation of Islam. He was largely credited with increasing NOI national…

Died: El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, February 21, 1965, Audubon Ballroom, Harlem, New York City New York City, December 4, 1963 Edited by Benjamin Karim When this speech…

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Commentary

Happy Birthday, Black Left! – Still Voting for Malcolm!

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

Dr. Daniels appeared with Mark May 22, 2008 Happy Birthday, Black Left! – Still Voting for Malcolm! “Hard-working American people” are white American people. These “hard-working” Democrats are needed to win the presidential election in November, according to presidential candidate Hilary Clinton. Hard-working people are white, hard-working people are Democrats, and hard-working people are Americans.…

Dr. Daniels appeared with Mark May 22, 2008 Happy Birthday, Black Left! - Still Voting for Malcolm! “Hard-working American people” are white American people. These “hard-working”…

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Commentary

Malcolm X’s 83rd Birthday

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

In the spirit of Malcolm, let us summarize his contributions: 1. Malcolm X was a concrete example that if you discipline yourself and find a new outlook on life you can transform your behavior. 2. From 1952 – 1963, Malcolm X helped the Honorable Elijah Muhammad build the Nation of Islam into a powerful force.…

In the spirit of Malcolm, let us summarize his contributions: 1. Malcolm X was a concrete example that if you discipline yourself and find a new…

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Commentary

To Remake Our World: Forging Black – Brown Unity in the Age of Immigrants

By Steven Pitts Editorial Board

[These remarks are adapted from a speech delivered at the Cinco de Mayo Banquet organized by the San Francisco chapter of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) on May 5, 2008] The great Black poet, Langston Hughes – an active participant in the Harlem Renaissance and the Popular Front cultural politics prior to…

[These remarks are adapted from a speech delivered at the Cinco de Mayo Banquet organized by the San Francisco chapter of the Labor Council for Latin…

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Commentary

Cynthia McKinney: That Audacious Black Woman Standing with the People!

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

There are very few these days who demonstrate that all-too-rare quality of telling the narrative of the people’s struggle as it really is while simultaneously struggling to bring about real systemic change with and for Black, Brown, Red, Yellow, and White peoples. Cynthia McKinney is audaciously doing just that. Cynthia is running for President of…

There are very few these days who demonstrate that all-too-rare quality of telling the narrative of the people’s struggle as it really is while simultaneously struggling…

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Commentary

A Fleeting Moment of Democracy for California’s Same-Sex Couples

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

I have learned as both a pastor and also as a member belonging to several minority groups – African American, women and lesbian – that a popular opinion on an issue does not always reflect the right choice. Too often the right choice and the moral high ground on an issue derive from a small…

I have learned as both a pastor and also as a member belonging to several minority groups – African American, women and lesbian - that a…

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Color of Law

A Book Review of Prison Profiteers: Who Makes Money From Mass Incarceration, By Tara Herivel and Paul Wright

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

Incarceration is perhaps America’s leading method of social control. With 2.5 million in the nation’s jails and prisons – 7 million people when you include people on probation and parole – the U.S. accounts for a quarter of the world’s prisoners, the world’s largest prison population. An important factor which is fuelling the alarming growth…

Incarceration is perhaps America’s leading method of social control. With 2.5 million in the nation’s jails and prisons - 7 million people when you include people…

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