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June 25, 2009

Commentary

If You Can’t Beat Them, Close Their Library – The Substance of Truth

By Tolu Olorunda Columnist

To learn more about the story of Conley Library, click here. To help out in this righteous cause, please e-mail Myrna Robertson: mjcr1008 (at) comcast.net. She can also be contacted by phone: (765) 288-2257. Thank you. Any BlackCommentator.com article may be re-printed so long as it is re-printed in its entirety and full credit given…

To learn more about the story of Conley Library, click here. To help out in this righteous cause, please e-mail Myrna Robertson: mjcr1008 (at) comcast.net. She…

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Commentary

Second-class Workers: Three Generations is Enough

By John Funiciello Columnist

If the New York State Senate were not in chaos, it would be considering a bill that would rectify in small measure the imposition of second-class status on farm workers that was perpetrated in America some 75 years ago. They’re not the only workers to have been left out of the Wagner Act, to be…

If the New York State Senate were not in chaos, it would be considering a bill that would rectify in small measure the imposition of second-class…

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Commentary

No Villaraigosa For Governor: LA Needs Full Time Mayor

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

It’s been a while since I’ve been on the same page at the same time with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. As one of the few black stakeholders that backed his losing bid in 2001, and returned to support him in 2005, only to have to bash him for engaging in token reciprocity with the…

It’s been a while since I’ve been on the same page at the same time with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. As one of the few…

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Commentary

The Battle Over Egypt

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

Until recently, there had been a scholarly debate among European intellectuals, as well as some Blacks, on what they referred to as the peopling of ancient Egypt. What this question really posed was, “Who were the ancient Egyptians?” Were they Black, white, mulatto, etc.? This issue has been at the core of European history, or…

Until recently, there had been a scholarly debate among European intellectuals, as well as some Blacks, on what they referred to as the peopling of ancient…

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Guest Commentary

Citing Withheld Evidence, Supporters of Mumia Abu-Jamal Call for Civil Rights Investigation

By Hans Bennett Guest Commentator

On April 6, 2009, the US Supreme Court refused to consider an appeal from death-row journalist and former Black Panther, Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death of white Philadelphia Police Officer, Daniel Faulkner, at a 1982 trial deemed unfair by Amnesty International, the European Parliament, the Japanese Diet, Nelson…

On April 6, 2009, the US Supreme Court refused to consider an appeal from death-row journalist and former Black Panther, Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was convicted of…

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Guest Commentary

A Familiar Face

By The Reverend D. D. Prather Guest Commentator

In Savannah, Georgia one of the most historic cities in America, Troy Anthony Davis was convicted and sentenced to death for the killing of an off duty law enforcement officer more than a decade ago. Despite a number of variables that would without a doubt provide justification for a new trial, Davis remains on Georgia’s…

In Savannah, Georgia one of the most historic cities in America, Troy Anthony Davis was convicted and sentenced to death for the killing of an off…

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Guest Commentary

The U.S. Regime – Change Recipe for Iran – Have the Neocons and Israel Won?

By Paul Craig Roberts Guest Commentator

[This commentary was originally published in CounterPunch.] President Obama called on the Iranian government to allow protesters to control the streets in Tehran. Would Obama or any US president allow protesters to control the streets in Washington, D.C.? There was more objective evidence that George W. Bush stole his two elections than there is at…

[This commentary was originally published in CounterPunch.] President Obama called on the Iranian government to allow protesters to control the streets in Tehran. Would Obama or…

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