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Issue: 327

June 4, 2009

Commentary

Black America: Entering a Period of Spectacle, Mediocrity, and Irrelevance?

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

It is sad to behold this nation as a whole, and Black America in particular, entering a comatose state of political and cultural consciousness under the mesmerizing, mediocre and hypocritical auspices of the Barack Obama regime / administration. Nevertheless, this is the pitiful current reality for many who remain in a dangerous, unconscious and corporately…

It is sad to behold this nation as a whole, and Black America in particular, entering a comatose state of political and cultural consciousness under the…

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Commentary

Revolutionary Haitian Priest, Gerard Jean-Juste, Presente! – Justice Watch

By Bill Quigley Columnist

Though Haitian priest, Father Gerard Jean-Juste, died May 27, 2009, at age 62, in Miami from a stroke and breathing problems, he remains present to millions. Justice-loving people world-wide mourn his death and celebrate his life. Pere Jean-Juste worked uncompromisingly for justice for Haitians and the poor, both in Haiti and in the U.S. Pere…

Though Haitian priest, Father Gerard Jean-Juste, died May 27, 2009, at age 62, in Miami from a stroke and breathing problems, he remains present to millions.…

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Commentary

A Conversation with Henry Giroux (Part 1) – The Substance of Truth

By Tolu Olorunda Columnist

Those who are yet to become engaged with the work of Henry Giroux are missing out – big time. He is an accomplished scholar in the fields of education, media, cultural studies, critical pedagogy, and entertainment. As author of more than 35 books, very few public intellectuals can lay claim to the kind of expansive…

Those who are yet to become engaged with the work of Henry Giroux are missing out - big time. He is an accomplished scholar in the…

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Commentary

What Blacks Can Learn From Gays – Unapologetically Young, Black and Female

By Jasmyne Cannick Columnist

Before you open that bottle of champagne, can of beer, or bottle of Hennessy in celebration of last week’s decision by the California Supreme Court upholding Proposition 8 and the ban on gay marriage, did you ever stop to think maybe the jokes on us? I mean think about it. Last November, Blacks voted overwhelmingly…

Before you open that bottle of champagne, can of beer, or bottle of Hennessy in celebration of last week’s decision by the California Supreme Court upholding…

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Commentary

A Billion People Undernourished and Who Would Know?

By John Funiciello Columnist

This is the year in which the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) predicted that 1 billion humans will be undernourished across the earth. At the end of last year, there were 963 million who lacked the food necessary to keep them alive and functioning at full capacity. Hunger has a way of sapping…

This is the year in which the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) predicted that 1 billion humans will be undernourished across the earth. At…

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Commentary

LAUSD Canceling Summer School

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

The Superintendent of the second largest school district in the United States, Ray Cortines, recently announced that the Los Angeles Unified School District will be canceling summer school as a cost cutting remedy for the district’s $400 million dollar budget shortfall. Who thought of this bright idea? Can they (the School Board) really be serious?…

The Superintendent of the second largest school district in the United States, Ray Cortines, recently announced that the Los Angeles Unified School District will be canceling…

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Commentary

Education And Economic Independence

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

In this present era of economic and educational onslaught against the African Community in America, it is important that we understand that the rise of the African Centered Education Movement should be linked to our quest for economic independence. We must free the “African mind” through African Centered Educational activities so that we might better…

In this present era of economic and educational onslaught against the African Community in America, it is important that we understand that the rise of the…

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Guest Commentary

HLLN Honors Father Gerard Jean Juste

By Ezili Dantò/Marguerite Laurent Guest Commentator

The road is long and hard, his shadow gave us shelter, rest and comfort. But now, he’s gone. He did not deserve this end – li kite rès la pou nou menm – he’s left the rest to us. I had thought after living through two US-sponsored Coup D’etats in Haiti, their death squads’ persecution…

The road is long and hard, his shadow gave us shelter, rest and comfort. But now, he’s gone. He did not deserve this end - li…

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