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Issue: 282

June 19, 2008

Commentary

From the Perspective of the Betrayed: An Organizing Strategy

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

Clinton then urged these people with “a little left over at the end of the month” to see themselves as “equal” with others like herself and Obama (millionaires)! “We are all Americans” and “we” need to “work hard to elect Barack Obama.” That “work hard, again. But this time, work hard for Obama, for the…

Clinton then urged these people with “a little left over at the end of the month” to see themselves as “equal” with others like herself and…

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Color of Law

Breaking Down the Far Right’s Attacks on Michelle Obama

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

Are the spouses of the presidential candidates fair game? Republican presidential candidate John McCain – as well as McCain surrogates at Fox News and elsewhere – seems to think they are open for attack, particularly when they are Black. The Far Right decided to wage warfare against Michelle Obama after she stated in a Feb.…

Are the spouses of the presidential candidates fair game? Republican presidential candidate John McCain - as well as McCain surrogates at Fox News and elsewhere -…

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Commentary

Arrests for War Resistance Increase Again – Justice Watch

By Bill Quigley Columnist

Why do people risk arrest in their resistance to war? Perhaps Daniel Berrigan, on trial for resistance to the Vietnam War, said it best: BlackCommentator.com Columnist, Bill Quigley, is a human rights lawyer and law professor at Loyola University, New Orleans. He has been an active public interest lawyer since 1977 and has served as…

Why do people risk arrest in their resistance to war? Perhaps Daniel Berrigan, on trial for resistance to the Vietnam War, said it best: BlackCommentator.com Columnist,…

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Commentary

Biracial is the New Black – From the Fringe

By K. Danielle Edwards Columnist

BlackCommentator.com Columnist K. Danielle Edwards, a Nashville-based writer, poet and communications professional, seeks to make the world a better place, one decision and one action at a time. To her, parenting is a protest against the odds, and marriage is a living mantra for forward movement. Her work has appeared in MotherVerse Literary Journal, ParentingExpress,…

BlackCommentator.com Columnist K. Danielle Edwards, a Nashville-based writer, poet and communications professional, seeks to make the world a better place, one decision and one action at…

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Guest Commentary

Obama and McCain on Immigration: Life vs. Death

By Roberto Lovato Guest Commentator

[This commentary was originally published in New America Media.] A recent story by Maribel Hastings of La Opinión newspaper provides the most comprehensive analysis yet of the similarities and differences between John McCain and Barack Obama around immigration policy. According to Hastings, “Both candidates support construction of a wall at the southern U.S. border. But…

[This commentary was originally published in New America Media.] A recent story by Maribel Hastings of La Opinión newspaper provides the most comprehensive analysis yet of…

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Commentary

I’d Rather See a Sermon Than Hear One: A Testament to Ms. Pat Tobin – Between the Lines

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

Pat could sell ice to Eskimos and talk her way into Fort Knox. The difference between Pat and other people, however, is that Pat could make the best of the opportunity. She knew what the client needed and had the answer when they asked her, “So, what you got?” Pat Tobin helped others build and…

Pat could sell ice to Eskimos and talk her way into Fort Knox. The difference between Pat and other people, however, is that Pat could make…

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Commentary

The Continuing Impact of White Supremacy

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

Unfortunately, the system of white supremacy developed in the western world, has caused far too many African people in America to believe that the problem we face as a people is “us.” We must remind ourselves, time and time again, that African people in America were captured from Africa and brought to America against our…

Unfortunately, the system of white supremacy developed in the western world, has caused far too many African people in America to believe that the problem we…

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Guest Commentary

The Liberation Schools, The Children’s House, The Intercommunal Youth Institute And the Oakland Community School

By Ericka Huggins Guest Commentator, The BlackCommentator In Struggle Spotlight

The Oakland Community School (OCS) was one of the most well-known and well-loved programs of the Black Panther Party. Point Five of the Black Panther Party’s original 1966 Ten Point Platform and Program, emphasized the need to provide an education that, among other things, taught African American and poor people about their history in the…

The Oakland Community School (OCS) was one of the most well-known and well-loved programs of the Black Panther Party. Point Five of the Black Panther Party’s…

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