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January 15, 2009

Guest Commentary

Obama And The Revolutionary Moment Without Revolutionaries

By Dr. Horace Campbell, PhD Editorial Board

(Read Part 2, Part 3) Introduction There was happiness all over the world on Wednesday morning November 5 as the world woke up to the victory of Barack Hussein Obama in the campaign to become the President of the United States. US citizens, in the main, rejected neo- conservatisms and neo-liberalism. The team around Obama…

(Read Part 2, Part 3) Introduction There was happiness all over the world on Wednesday morning November 5 as the world woke up to the victory…

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Commentary

Keep BC Afloat – Contribute NOW to the Black Commentator!!!

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

It’s easy to sit back and expect things to simply happen by osmosis. Yet, The Black Commentator (BC) does not exist by mere osmosis. We exist and publish thanks to the love, care, and contributions of our readers. NOW is the time to step forward and send your dollars to BC. We will not survive…

It’s easy to sit back and expect things to simply happen by osmosis. Yet, The Black Commentator (BC) does not exist by mere osmosis. We exist…

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Commentary

Inauguration Brings Mixed Feelings for Many Black LGBTQ Americans

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

The last time a nation came to Washington and was mesmerized and stirred to action by the oratory brilliance of an African American man was at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963 when the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his legendary “I Have a Dream” speech. In that speech King said “I have…

The last time a nation came to Washington and was mesmerized and stirred to action by the oratory brilliance of an African American man was at…

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The African World

National Public Radio: How Can You Get Rid of “News & Notes”?

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

I opened the Washington Post the other day and saw an article detailing that National Public Radio (NPR), hit by the global economic crisis, was preparing to lay off in March 2009 more than 60 staff and eliminating two major programs, one being “News & Notes.” “News & Notes”, a program particularly targeted at people…

I opened the Washington Post the other day and saw an article detailing that National Public Radio (NPR), hit by the global economic crisis, was preparing…

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Commentary

Martin Luther King, Jr. Weeps Today

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

A true revolution of values will soon look uneasily on the glaring contrast of poverty and wealth. With righteous indignation, it will look across the seas and see individual capitalists of the West investing huge sums of money in Asia, Africa, and South America, only to take the profits out with no concern for the…

A true revolution of values will soon look uneasily on the glaring contrast of poverty and wealth. With righteous indignation, it will look across the seas…

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Color of Law

The World Needs Dr. King Now More Than Ever

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

On this 80th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as I look at the state of human rights in the world I ask myself, “What would Dr. King do?” Look at the situation in the Mideast, particularly the current bloodshed in Gaza. These attacks, a violation of international humanitarian law, can…

On this 80th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as I look at the state of human rights in the world I…

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Commentary

The Terrorist Card: On Terrorism and Who Benefits From It

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

The peace and security of the “American” people and indeed the entire world will never be a reality until the root causes of so-called terrorism are honestly and forthrightly addressed. The state-sponsored terrorism of Israel, overwhelmingly supported by the U.S., against the people of Gaza virtually guarantees that individual and/or collective retaliatory acts of terrorism…

The peace and security of the “American” people and indeed the entire world will never be a reality until the root causes of so-called terrorism are…

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