Issue: 304

Commentary

Book Review of “Reggie Wakes Up” – The Substance of Truth

By Tolu Olorunda bc Columnist

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-Hip-Hop artist, Common, The 6th Sense. With the recent victory of President-Elect Obama, many have speculated a change of attitude in young black men, vis-à-vis the thirst for educational prowess. Whilst this prediction does seem, by all measures, accurately reflective of the lingering emotion within Black circles, some have suggested the need for a handbook…

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-Hip-Hop artist, Common, The 6th Sense. With the recent victory of President-Elect Obama, many have speculated a change of attitude in young black men, vis-à-vis the…

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Commentary

Preparing for NBUF’s 30th National Convention

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD bc Columnist

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The National Black United Front (NBUF) is preparing for its Thirtieth Annual National Convention that will be held in Chicago, Illinois from July 16-19, 2009. Our convention theme this year is: Turning Point 2009: Connecting the Black Power Generation to the Hip Hop Generation. Time has a way of moving forward and it’s hard to…

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The National Black United Front (NBUF) is preparing for its Thirtieth Annual National Convention that will be held in Chicago, Illinois from July 16-19, 2009. Our…

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Commentary

Fitzgerald and Blagojevich – National Affairs

By Lawrence R. Velvel, JD bc Columnist

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I have been “off the air” for some time now, basically because the last couple of months have been perhaps the most intense work-siege I have experienced in the 45 years since graduation from law school. I plan to write at least one other commentary before New Year’s – likely a sort of semi-all-encompassing one…

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I have been “off the air” for some time now, basically because the last couple of months have been perhaps the most intense work-siege I have…

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Cartoon

Political Cartoon: Seasons Greedings

By Justus

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Commentary

Where’D The Money Go? And, Where’D It Come From?

By John Funiciello bc Columnist

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Most Americans have heard of the “bridge to nowhere” and its $390 million price tag. And, most Americans have heard of the $750 billion of working peoples’ tax money that went to the “big bailout” of the no-product money manipulators of Wall Street. Probably, though, not many Americans can tell you where their money went.…

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Most Americans have heard of the “bridge to nowhere” and its $390 million price tag. And, most Americans have heard of the $750 billion of working…

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Commentary

Meaningful Dialogue Is Worth The Pain – Women of Color

By Suzanne Brooks bc Columnist

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The following is a dialogue between two women, white and black, both writers, in different parts of the country, who “met” through an online grassroots group supporting the election of Barack Obama. Through more than a year of dialogue, often intense, each has been willing to put real thoughts out front to the other, mindful…

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The following is a dialogue between two women, white and black, both writers, in different parts of the country, who “met” through an online grassroots group…

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Commentary

Good-bye, “Uncle Larry,” Hello (Again) “Uncle Clarence:” – Between the Lines

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD bc Columnist

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The announcement that syndicated talk radio host, Larry Elder, was leaving his daily radio “squawk show” shouldn’t go without notice. Elder is a major remnant of the “colorblind” conservative movement that allowed race and race-based disparities to be subjugated through senseless rationale of relative truths – that made no sense when Elder’s show was launched…

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The announcement that syndicated talk radio host, Larry Elder, was leaving his daily radio “squawk show” shouldn’t go without notice. Elder is a major remnant of…

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