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April 9, 2009

Commentary

Happy 7th Birthday to BC – A Message from the Publisher

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

BC appeared the first time in the year 2002 on April 5th. It was not planned that we would publish the first issue during the week marking the death of brother Martin. It just turned out that way. That first issue focused on the fruit of the poisoned tree which came in the form of…

BC appeared the first time in the year 2002 on April 5th. It was not planned that we would publish the first issue during the week…

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Commentary

April 3, 1968 – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – I’ve Been to the Mountaintop

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered this speech in support of the striking sanitation workers at Mason Temple in Memphis, TN on April 3, 1968 — the day before he was assassinated. Thank you very kindly, my friends. As I listened to Ralph Abernathy in his eloquent and generous introduction and then thought about myself,…

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered this speech in support of the striking sanitation workers at Mason Temple in Memphis, TN on April 3, 1968 —…

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Color of Law

How About a Student Loan Bailout?

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

The following is the fifth part of an ongoing Color of Law series. The education bubble is going to burst. It has to happen. On a daily basis, we hear about the bursting of the housing bubble. Housing values were over inflated. Millions of people found themselves with mortgages they could not afford to pay—whether…

The following is the fifth part of an ongoing Color of Law series. The education bubble is going to burst. It has to happen. On a…

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The African World

The Employee Free Choice Act: Corporate America’s Sly Approach

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

So, the battle has been joined. The announcement of efforts to pass the Employee Free Choice Act—legislation to make it easier for workers to join or form unions—was accompanied by the announcement of efforts on the part of corporate America to derail it even before it entered Congress. Now that the legislation is in Congress,…

So, the battle has been joined. The announcement of efforts to pass the Employee Free Choice Act—legislation to make it easier for workers to join or…

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Commentary

Televised Revolution of the Powerful

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

– Martin Luther King Jr. On radio programs that still present an analysis of world politics, the hosts and guests speak openly about “U.S. interests in Mexico” or they discuss “what the U.S. must do to improve conditions in Afghanistan.” The host and guest often talk in an all-knowing, omnipotent tone about “the other.” Most…

- Martin Luther King Jr. On radio programs that still present an analysis of world politics, the hosts and guests speak openly about “U.S. interests in…

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Commentary

Professor John Hope Franklin – African American Leadership

By Dr. Ron Walters Editorial Board

There have been a number of fitting tributes to John Hope Franklin lauding his life work, but as a scholar, I have some different perspectives on who he was and what he meant to us. I also came to know John as a friend over the years since our first meeting at Fisk University in…

There have been a number of fitting tributes to John Hope Franklin lauding his life work, but as a scholar, I have some different perspectives on…

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Commentary

Obama’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Politics

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

Rarely had so many been hoodwinked by so few, until the installation of Barack Obama as the head of the U.S. Empire. The fact is that Barack Obama is not the fulfillment of anything but the nightmare of continuing 21st Century U.S. Empire. Recently, even as it appeared that Barack Obama nearly broke his back,…

Rarely had so many been hoodwinked by so few, until the installation of Barack Obama as the head of the U.S. Empire. The fact is that…

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Commentary

Madoff and the Mafia: Speculation or a Sure Thing? – National Affairs

By Lawrence R. Velvel, JD Columnist

I recently received a communication from a sophisticated, savvy individual who has much experience with how the world works. This person seems to be of the view that the Madoff scam may have been an organized crime operation, with Mafia corruption in Madoff and the SEC. This possibility of organized crime being involved has occurred…

I recently received a communication from a sophisticated, savvy individual who has much experience with how the world works. This person seems to be of the…

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