Issue: 322

Commentary

Will Retirement of Head of the AFL-CIO Lead to New Split in Union Movement

By John Funiciello bc Columnist

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Organized labor in America is looking forward to the possible reunification of its fractured federation with the announced retirement a few weeks ago of John Sweeney as president of the AFL-CIO. Since the withdrawal of seven of the federation’s unions and the formation of Change to Win (CtW), a rival federation, about five years ago,…

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Organized labor in America is looking forward to the possible reunification of its fractured federation with the announced retirement a few weeks ago of John Sweeney…

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Commentary

Are White Schools Hurting Black Students? (Part 2) – The Substance of Truth

By Tolu Olorunda bc Columnist

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Our great intellectual grandfather, Du Bois, had a point. For what does it profit a Black child to be instructed by a teacher who knows nothing about his/her cultural configuration? Worse than lack of knowledge, I believe, is the resistance to any opportunity whereby a learning process can take place. For many White teachers, who…

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Our great intellectual grandfather, Du Bois, had a point. For what does it profit a Black child to be instructed by a teacher who knows nothing…

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Commentary

The Four Torture Memos, Eichmann, and the Obama Administration – National Affairs

By Lawrence R. Velvel, JD bc Columnist

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in 1914. (The partisans would fire from roofs, windows, etc.) In consequence, when the Kaiser’s army would enter a Dutch town, it began to shoot three or four of the leading citizens – the mayor and town councilmen, for example – as a warning to other partisans of what would happen if German soldiers were…

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in 1914. (The partisans would fire from roofs, windows, etc.) In consequence, when the Kaiser’s army would enter a Dutch town, it began to shoot three…

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Commentary

Malcolm X’s 84th Birthday & African Liberation Day

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD bc Columnist

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During the month of May, African people around the world celebrate African Liberation Day (ALD) and Malcolm X’s Birthday. In Chicago, the Chicago Chapter of the National Black United Front (NBUF) in conjunction with Northeastern Illinois University Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies is sponsoring our African Liberation Day and Malcolm X Birthday…

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During the month of May, African people around the world celebrate African Liberation Day (ALD) and Malcolm X’s Birthday. In Chicago, the Chicago Chapter of the…

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Commentary

100 Days: Is Obama’s “Probation” Period Over?

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD bc Columnist

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The benchmarks in which we in America seek to establish “acceptance” in the labor force generally comes without much fanfare. New hires commonly have 90 day, sometimes-six month, probation periods that affirm ones competency and synergetic fit in the workplace. Now, we’ve seen probation periods before. We generally see them come and go. But never…

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The benchmarks in which we in America seek to establish “acceptance” in the labor force generally comes without much fanfare. New hires commonly have 90 day,…

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Cartoon

Political Cartoon: Epidemic Doubts

By Angel Boligan

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Political Cartoon: Epidemic Doubts Press the F11 key for full screen view Epidemic Doubts By Angel Boligan, Cagle Cartoons, El Universal, Mexico City Your comments are always welcome.

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Political Cartoon: Epidemic Doubts Press the F11 key for full screen view Epidemic Doubts By Angel Boligan, Cagle Cartoons, El Universal, Mexico City Your comments are…

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Art

Quote to Ponder: “… a separate Negro school… – W.E.B. Du Bois

By The Black Commentator bc Guest Commentator

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