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February 12, 2009

The African World

Qaddafi’s Call for a “United States of Africa”

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

It is easy for many people in the global North to write off Libya’s leader, Colonel Muammar Qaddafi, as an erratic dreamer. But this ‘dreamer’ is now the chairman of the African Union, a rotating position admittedly, but one with significance. It is in this role that Qaddafi plans on pushing with all deliberate speed…

It is easy for many people in the global North to write off Libya’s leader, Colonel Muammar Qaddafi, as an erratic dreamer. But this ‘dreamer’ is…

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Commentary

Black History Month: Remembering Huey P. Newton

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

“It is the power of the people and the people only to whom we will be thankful, and in whom our faith rests for the future.” – Huey P. Newton In these perilous times of corporate media and government manipulated false “hope” and fake “change” gimmickry – combined with the dangerous messianic illusions on the…

“It is the power of the people and the people only to whom we will be thankful, and in whom our faith rests for the future.”…

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Commentary

Stimulus Package Testing Obama’s Victory – African American Leadership

By Dr. Ron Walters Editorial Board

By now, it should be clear to everyone that the change called for by the American people in the election of 2008 will be difficult to come by because it will not be gained by President Barack Obama simply waving a wand. Once this fight to enact the Stimulus Package is over, he will claim…

By now, it should be clear to everyone that the change called for by the American people in the election of 2008 will be difficult to…

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Color of Law

Enough of This Bipartisanship Nonsense

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

I started to laugh when I heard that Michael Steele was selected as the first African American to chair the Republican National Committee. I don’t think much of the “new” Republican Party, but then again, that doesn’t prevent me from writing about it. But don’t get me wrong, I think that the former Maryland lieutenant…

I started to laugh when I heard that Michael Steele was selected as the first African American to chair the Republican National Committee. I don’t think…

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Commentary

Who Can Afford to Forget?

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

“Don’t look down.” I didn’t like the grass around the house I was renting then. It was hard to cut grass on little hilly slopes, and, as a result, the grass around that house didn’t look so neat and trim. “If you are stressed by it, don’t look down,” she, an older woman neighbor, advised.…

“Don’t look down.” I didn’t like the grass around the house I was renting then. It was hard to cut grass on little hilly slopes, and,…

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Commentary

100th Anniversary of the NAACP – Between the Lines

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

This week, the most venerable of civil rights organizations, the National Association For The Advancement of Colored People, more commonly known as the NAACP, turns one hundred years old. Founded on the 100th birthday of Abraham Lincoln (February 12th, 1809), the organization had a controversial start. The organization was born out of what started as…

This week, the most venerable of civil rights organizations, the National Association For The Advancement of Colored People, more commonly known as the NAACP, turns one…

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Guest Commentary

Obama, Race and the Future of U.S. Politics

By Bob Wing Guest Commentator

Barack Obama’s victory is indeed an historic breakthrough for U.S. politics. In a country that enforced a system of legalized racism until just 40 years ago, and that was founded on white supremacy, black slavery and Native genocide, the election of the first black president is cause for jubilation. The significance of Obama’s victory is…

Barack Obama’s victory is indeed an historic breakthrough for U.S. politics. In a country that enforced a system of legalized racism until just 40 years ago,…

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