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June 18, 2009

Commentary

Let Us Make Haste While We Can (Part 3) – The Substance of Truth

By Tolu Olorunda Columnist

For some, the first five months of Obama’s presidency have marked the dawn of a new era; a time when governance is filtered through the channels of pragmatism and diplomacy. For others, these five months have confirmed a belief long-held before candidate Obama overtook Hillary Clinton to become the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee – that…

For some, the first five months of Obama’s presidency have marked the dawn of a new era; a time when governance is filtered through the channels…

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Commentary

In a Just World, We Could Have Had Free, Universal, Public Education

By John Funiciello Columnist

There’s a plan afoot that supposedly mixes center, right, and (sort of) left politics to reform the U.S. education system and it features such luminaries as Newt Gingrich; the failed congressional revolutionary and part-time historian; Michael Bloomberg, the New York mayor and billionaire, and Al Sharpton, the reverend and self-described civil rights activist. All three…

There’s a plan afoot that supposedly mixes center, right, and (sort of) left politics to reform the U.S. education system and it features such luminaries as…

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Commentary

Preparing for NBUF’s 30th National Convention

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

The National Black United Front (NBUF) is preparing for the Thirtieth Annual National Convention to be held in Chicago, Illinois from July 16-19, 2009. The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan will give the opening keynote address on Thursday, July 16, 2009 at the new Kennedy King College Great Hall, 6300 South Halsted. Doors will open at…

The National Black United Front (NBUF) is preparing for the Thirtieth Annual National Convention to be held in Chicago, Illinois from July 16-19, 2009. The Honorable…

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Guest Commentary

Look at what Haiti (Haiti’s Tyrants) did to me!

By Ezili Dantò/Marguerite Laurent Guest Commentator

Veye Yo is Father Gerard Jean Juste’s grassroots human rights organization on 54th Street, Miami, Florida, which he founded in 1979. – “Don’t cry when I die,” said Father Gerard Jean Juste, I leave the rest for all of you.” Inside the Veye Yo headquarters, on June 6, 2009, after the Church memorial at the…

Veye Yo is Father Gerard Jean Juste's grassroots human rights organization on 54th Street, Miami, Florida, which he founded in 1979. - "Don't cry when I…

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