Issue: 29
February 13, 2003
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Racists always overreach, living as they do in an outsized world of distortions. Thus, it was only a matter of time before Bush pressed his Black appointees to perform beyond all bounds of dignity, as occurred during the week of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday. Condoleezza Rice may still be of use to the White…
Racists always overreach, living as they do in an outsized world of distortions. Thus, it was only a matter of time before Bush pressed his Black…
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The Issues
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The white man in the White House has his Black operatives running up and down the streets of Washington, DC, waving millions of dollars in private school voucher money – and nobody’s taking the bribe. Mayor Anthony A. Williams says, No. Bush says, No matter. The city school board says, No. The White House doesn’t…
The white man in the White House has his Black operatives running up and down the streets of Washington, DC, waving millions of dollars in private…
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Osama is Calling…
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Colin Powell couldn’t contain himself. Osama bin Laden was back in touch. As Powell rushed past the press on his way to a congressional hearing, he paused to advise CNN’s Wolf Blitzer to be sure to pay attention to what bin Laden had to say. It’s important, Powell intimated. Then he was off to the…
Colin Powell couldn't contain himself. Osama bin Laden was back in touch. As Powell rushed past the press on his way to a congressional hearing, he…
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Interview: Behind from the Start
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Slavery was cradle to grave – without even the comfort of a cradle for Black children. After Emancipation, Jim Crow systematically perpetuated inferior Black status, relentlessly channeling Black youth to the lowest rungs of the social ladder through de jure and de facto school segregation. In his classic 1991 book, “Savage Inequalities: Children in America’s…
Slavery was cradle to grave - without even the comfort of a cradle for Black children. After Emancipation, Jim Crow systematically perpetuated inferior Black status, relentlessly…
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