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February 19, 2009

Cover Story

From Stimulus to Recovery – Follow the Money – African American Leadership

By Dr. Ron Walters Editorial Board

Now that the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act” has been signed into law by President Obama, what has happened through much trial and tribulation is tantamount to what Cuba Gooding said in one of his movies – “show me the money.” We have been shown the money, $787 billion, and now it is up to…

Now that the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act” has been signed into law by President Obama, what has happened through much trial and tribulation is tantamount…

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The African World

Zimbabwe: Transition to Where?

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

The announcement of the unity government between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai brought with it a very cautious sigh of relief. Friends and observers of the Zimbabwe crisis have been uneasy for some years, concerned that the political situation could devolve into a full-fledged civil war. The agreement for a unity cabinet…

The announcement of the unity government between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai brought with it a very cautious sigh of relief. Friends and…

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Commentary

Homegrown Blowback!

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

Somerset decision (1772) in Great Britain impressed Anglo-Americans in the colonies. In Slave Nation: How Slavery United The Colonies And Sparked The American Revolution , the author writes, “Somerset never knew that his private quest for freedom was the spark that helped start the American Revolution and that has haunted the nation down to the…

Somerset decision (1772) in Great Britain impressed Anglo-Americans in the colonies. In Slave Nation: How Slavery United The Colonies And Sparked The American Revolution , the…

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Commentary

The Stimulus & the “Threat to Stability”

By Carl Bloice Editorial Board

Well, now it appears that, as the New York Times put it Monday, the “Rise in Jobless Poses Threat to Stability Worldwide.” This comes just after the new United States Director of National Intelligence, Dennis Blair, told Congress instability caused by the global economic crisis had become the biggest security threat facing the United States,…

Well, now it appears that, as the New York Times put it Monday, the “Rise in Jobless Poses Threat to Stability Worldwide.” This comes just after…

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Commentary

The Obama Stimulus Plan: More of the Same, Only Worse

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

The garbage that is the corporate media, together with corporate greed, will never be addressed without real systemic change. Increasing joblessness, corporate greed, homelessness, a national population with no single-payer, comprehensive health care, and ongoing war in Iraq and Afghanistan are but a few of the significant telltale signs that are not seriously addressed or…

The garbage that is the corporate media, together with corporate greed, will never be addressed without real systemic change. Increasing joblessness, corporate greed, homelessness, a national…

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Commentary

This Is a Game/ I’m Your Specimen – The Substance of Truth

By Tolu Olorunda Columnist

So it seems that in the Age of Obama, the invincibility Ralph Ellison ascribed to Blackness might be losing its sting. Barack Obama is a hot commodity, and news channels, perpetually addicted to popularity, are scrambling to find avenues through which Black males can become the sources of unwarranted attention and unsatisfactory analysis. CNN wore…

So it seems that in the Age of Obama, the invincibility Ralph Ellison ascribed to Blackness might be losing its sting. Barack Obama is a hot…

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Commentary

Octuplet Mom – Between the Lines

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

The one thing American popular culture loves is a good “freak show.” Anything out of the ordinary gets our society’s attention, but the more bizarre it is – the more media attention it receives. The demand for the outlandish is so outrageous, that so-called media conglomerates are willing to pay millions of dollars for the…

The one thing American popular culture loves is a good “freak show.” Anything out of the ordinary gets our society’s attention, but the more bizarre it…

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Guest Commentary

Black History Month: Who Won the Civil War?

By Dr. Jonathan David Farley Columnist

As we celebrate the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth, the 100th anniversary of the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the inauguration of America’s first black president, and Black History Month, it’s worth pondering the question, “Who won the Civil War?” On November 20, 2002, I wrote in a Nashville…

As we celebrate the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth, the 100th anniversary of the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the…

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