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Issue: 317

March 26, 2009

Cover Story

Du Bois’S Revenge – The Need for a Revolutionary Black Research Agenda

By William (Bill) Strickland Editorial Board

I. PROLOGUE In 1899, one year after completing what many consider to be the first real Black Study, his magisterial sociological analysis, The Philadelphia Negro, W.E.B. Du Bois addressed the American Academy in Philadelphia and proposed what might also be considered the first real Black Research Agenda. To the white scholars gathered in Philadelphia, Du…

I. PROLOGUE In 1899, one year after completing what many consider to be the first real Black Study, his magisterial sociological analysis, The Philadelphia Negro, W.E.B.…

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Commentary

What is the Image of Black Women Today?

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

-Malcolm X Last week, National Public Radio featured a discussion on First Lady Michelle Obama. The First Lady received her degree from Princeton and her law degree from Harvard. The host made sure to mention this. But the tease was Michelle Oba ma’s shoulders. She exposed her shoulders at her husband’s first State of the…

-Malcolm X Last week, National Public Radio featured a discussion on First Lady Michelle Obama. The First Lady received her degree from Princeton and her law…

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The African World

The “Cuban 5” Must Be Freed

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

One of the oddest “espionage” cases on record is that of the so-called “Cuban 5.” The US Supreme Court is presently being petitioned to hear this case, a petition that has been accompanied by twelve amicus briefs from significant individuals and organizations. The essence of this case is in some respects quite straight forward. Terrorist…

One of the oddest “espionage” cases on record is that of the so-called “Cuban 5.” The US Supreme Court is presently being petitioned to hear this…

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Color of Law

Our House Is On Fire, Part 3: New York, City of the Poor

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

As the song goes, “If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere, it’s up to you, New York, New York.” The problem is that if you are counting on making it in New York City, you could be setting yourself up for disappointment. A recent report by The Center for an Urban Future,…

As the song goes, “If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere, it’s up to you, New York, New York.” The problem is that…

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Commentary

Change the System for It Cannot be Fixed

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

A system based upon economic exploitation, privilege, and greed will ultimately implode. The political and economic system of the United States is in some respects similar to a human body. If one constantly engages in unhealthy and damaging activities pertaining to the body, the body’s physical demise is considerably hastened. Unless habits are broken and…

A system based upon economic exploitation, privilege, and greed will ultimately implode. The political and economic system of the United States is in some respects similar…

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Commentary

Economic Ignorance 101 – African American Leadership

By Dr. Ron Walters Editorial Board

In the discussions about what to do to fix up the economic mess left by George Bush, I have come to understand why it happened when I hear the unimaginably ignorant proposals put forth by many Republicans. I wonder what planet someone could come from who says, for example, “just let the auto companies go…

In the discussions about what to do to fix up the economic mess left by George Bush, I have come to understand why it happened when…

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Commentary

Thinking About J. Max Bond, Jr. 1936-2009 – BC In Struggle Spotlight

By Dr. Martin Kilson Editorial Board

When a long close friend passes it’s often the friend’s soulful features that come to mind. Features that’ll be initially missed. And, for me, this was true of J. Max Bond, one of my closest friends and civil rights activist confreres. Max Bond was a person riddled-with-soul, so to speak, by which I mean a…

When a long close friend passes it's often the friend's soulful features that come to mind. Features that'll be initially missed. And, for me, this was…

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Commentary

Are Schools the Assassins of Education? – The Substance of Truth

By Tolu Olorunda Columnist

-Daniels, Lenore PhD. “First It was a Cell Behind Prison Walls – Now It’s a Seat Behind the Walls of a Military Academy: Arne Duncan Doesn’t Care About Black and Brown Children! Why Should He?” Black Commentator (Issue 316). When Malcolm X remarked, four decades ago, that “education is the passport to the future,” it’s…

-Daniels, Lenore PhD. “First It was a Cell Behind Prison Walls - Now It’s a Seat Behind the Walls of a Military Academy: Arne Duncan Doesn’t…

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