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February 19, 2009

Commentary

The Thief in Your Wallet

By John Funiciello Columnist

Now that the economy is in a free fall, caused in large part by those who measure their bonuses (now “incentive awards”) in the millions of dollars, the credit card companies are going to teach the common folk a lesson in thrift by tightening up credit. That simply means that they’ve taken a long look…

Now that the economy is in a free fall, caused in large part by those who measure their bonuses (now “incentive awards”) in the millions of…

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Guest Commentary

Obama: British Empire worse than al-Qaeda?

By Nu'man Abd al-Wahid Guest Commentator

– President Barack Hussein Obama Regarding al-Qaeda, he didn’t exactly put it that way but a closer reading and a more honestly keen interpretation inevitably leads those of us sympathetic towards a sincere anti-imperialist tradition to logically infer and quite inevitably draw that conclusion. The comparison and then verdict is clearly implicit and what more…

- President Barack Hussein Obama Regarding al-Qaeda, he didn’t exactly put it that way but a closer reading and a more honestly keen interpretation inevitably leads…

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Commentary

The Purpose of Education for Black People

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

The issue of the purpose of education for Black people should be reviewed over and over again given our continued struggle to control our educational destiny. The current public school crisis in America demands that the African Community in America aggressively play an assertive role in the movement to make changes in one of the…

The issue of the purpose of education for Black people should be reviewed over and over again given our continued struggle to control our educational destiny.…

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Commentary

More on the Madoff Mess: Possible Legislative Action in Congress – National Affairs

By Lawrence R. Velvel, JD Columnist

To date there has been little discussion in the MSM – actually, there seems to have been no discussion there – of a variety of possible legislative steps to ease the pain and suffering of thousands of people. I am not speaking here of what is generally called a bailout, which shall be discussed below.…

To date there has been little discussion in the MSM - actually, there seems to have been no discussion there - of a variety of possible…

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Guest Commentary

Malcolm X and the Music

By Norman (Otis) Richmond Guest Commentator

El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X) was assassinated 44 years ago, on February 21, 1965, because of his attempt to internationalize the AfricanAmerican liberation struggle. Malcolm was born 83 years ago on May 19, 1925. While it is unlikely that U.S. President George W. Bush will acknowledge these facts, people from Cape Town to Nova Scotia…

El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X) was assassinated 44 years ago, on February 21, 1965, because of his attempt to internationalize the AfricanAmerican liberation struggle. Malcolm was…

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