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March 12, 2009

Color of Law

Now the Robber Barons Replace the Welfare Queens (and Rightly So)

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

The following is the first part of an ongoing Color of Law series. Gordon Gecko had a long run of it, but now the party is over. I’m talking, of course, about the character in the film Wall Street, that conniving titan of finance who would sell his mother for a buck and a quarter,…

The following is the first part of an ongoing Color of Law series. Gordon Gecko had a long run of it, but now the party is…

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Commentary

Unemployment, the Absence of Universal Health Care, & Continued War

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

Even as the Wall Street barons received undeserved trillions of dollars of the people’s money, the people themselves are massively losing their jobs & homes nationwide, receiving no universal single payer health care, and continue to be the cannon fodder for the continuing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. On the other hand, the U.S. corporate…

Even as the Wall Street barons received undeserved trillions of dollars of the people’s money, the people themselves are massively losing their jobs & homes nationwide,…

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Commentary

Women’s History Month – The Legacy of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm

By Congresswomen Barbara Lee

The following is a statement by Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) commemorating Women’s History Month and paying tribute to the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm following the unveiling of a portrait of Chisholm that is now displayed in the Capitol. Congresswoman Lee hosted the event in her capacity as Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus. Abolitionist and…

The following is a statement by Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) commemorating Women’s History Month and paying tribute to the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm following the unveiling…

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Commentary

America’s Union Workers Need a Pay Cut: Congressional GOP

By John Funiciello Columnist

The introduction of the Employee Free Choice Act in Congress this week signaled the beginning of a battle royal between the Republican Party and American workers. It became very clear several weeks ago, when Congress was debating the bailout of the American auto industry that the Republicans believe American workers make too much money. They…

The introduction of the Employee Free Choice Act in Congress this week signaled the beginning of a battle royal between the Republican Party and American workers.…

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Commentary

Can Hip-Hop Save an Illiterate Generation? – The Substance of Truth

By Tolu Olorunda Columnist

“Knowledge is Power. May that force be with you.” -Giovanni, Nikki. Racism 101, New York: Quill, 1994, pp. 93 “… How many souls Hip-Hop has affected/ How many dead folks this art resurrected/ How many nations this culture connected/” -Common, The Sixth Sense, Like Water for Chocolate (2000) “… Explode, my thoughts were drunken from…

“Knowledge is Power. May that force be with you.” -Giovanni, Nikki. Racism 101, New York: Quill, 1994, pp. 93 “... How many souls Hip-Hop has affected/…

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Commentary

The LAPD Deputy Chief Who Made the “Hard Sell” of “Trust” – Between the Lines

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

The passing of Los Angeles Deputy Chief of Police, Kenny Garner, last week has left a stunned community pondering the question, “Who do we call now, when we want answers from LAPD?” Kenny Garner was a friend to me, the community and most he met, and he had the hardest job of anyone in the…

The passing of Los Angeles Deputy Chief of Police, Kenny Garner, last week has left a stunned community pondering the question, “Who do we call now,…

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Commentary

Don’t Forget the Sharpsville Massacre and Reparations

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

As we build the Reparations Movement throughout the African World community, we should not forget the atrocities that have been perpetrated against African people. We should not forget that the demand for reparations is worldwide. One such major atrocity in our history is the Sharpsville Massacre. One of the tragedies of post-apartheid South Africa is…

As we build the Reparations Movement throughout the African World community, we should not forget the atrocities that have been perpetrated against African people. We should…

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Guest Commentary

Liberians Fear Deportation From the U.S. – A Plea to President Obama

By Nunu Kidane Guest Commentator

From America to Africa and back again: the case of Liberians in U.S. in fear of deportation The threat of deportation of some 3,600 Liberians from this country at the end of this month is a travesty of justice. We know the myth about Liberia being “founded by freed slaves” who voluntarily left to reclaim…

From America to Africa and back again: the case of Liberians in U.S. in fear of deportation The threat of deportation of some 3,600 Liberians from…

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