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Issue: 335

July 30, 2009

The African World

Obama and the Gates-gate

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

On July 22nd when President Obama spoke publicly about the stupid manner in which the Cambridge, MA police handled the arrest of Dr. Henry Louis Gates, many of us breathed a sigh. In that moment it was clear that the President understood and verbalized the anxiety that most African Americans feel in encounters with law…

On July 22nd when President Obama spoke publicly about the stupid manner in which the Cambridge, MA police handled the arrest of Dr. Henry Louis Gates,…

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Commentary

Obama is No Sell Out: Just the Empire’s Latest Puppet

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

The politicos of the Republican party wolves and the Democratic party foxes [i.e. the Republicrats] are in actuality continuing business as usual, invariably at the expense of the masses of everyday people, with the willing, able, and invaluable assistance of their current puppet Barack Obama – “the smooth…tricky fox.” The American Heritage College dictionary defines…

The politicos of the Republican party wolves and the Democratic party foxes [i.e. the Republicrats] are in actuality continuing business as usual, invariably at the expense…

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Commentary

Race, Power and the Gates Affair – African American Leadership

By Dr. Ron Walters Editorial Board

As a Professor who spent a some years both near Cambridge and at Harvard let me testify that student run-ins with the police were not an unusual affair, and at his press conference on health President Barack Obama was trying to say honestly that Harvard is/was no different than any other place in America. Trouble…

As a Professor who spent a some years both near Cambridge and at Harvard let me testify that student run-ins with the police were not an…

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Commentary

Has Obama Heard about the First Democratically-Elected President of the Congo?

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

[applause, long and loud] The Congolese can thank themselves. The Congolese always knew they were human; they were the rightful owners of the Congo. It was only the Belgians, the West, newly formed civilizations who thought them animals and treated them as such and made sure they acted accordingly. But it was only acting. Jacques…

[applause, long and loud] The Congolese can thank themselves. The Congolese always knew they were human; they were the rightful owners of the Congo. It was…

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Color of Law

Blacks and Latinos Hit Harder In Hard Times

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

I don’t have to tell you that it’s tough out there. I’m talking about the recession, of course. In the end, the bursting of America’s economic bubble is the worst financial news since the Great Depression. And ultimately, it is clear that the deleterious effects of U.S. capitalism know no race, ethnicity or class. Titans…

I don’t have to tell you that it’s tough out there. I’m talking about the recession, of course. In the end, the bursting of America’s economic…

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Commentary

Canadian Calls U.S. Attacks On Single-Payer Health Care “Scurrilous”

By John Funiciello Columnist

Many Americans were beginning to wonder how long it would take for Canadians to reply to the smears and misinformation – and outright lies – about their single-payer health care system in what has passed for debate among politicians and the people about changing America’s health insurance industry to one that serves all of the…

Many Americans were beginning to wonder how long it would take for Canadians to reply to the smears and misinformation - and outright lies - about…

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Commentary

Ode to John Holoman

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

One of the significant influences of my adult life passed away last week, and this column is dedicated to him – not just because of the impact he had on me, but due to the impact he had on everybody. John Holoman was the publisher of the Herald Dispatch, a national paper known for its…

One of the significant influences of my adult life passed away last week, and this column is dedicated to him - not just because of the…

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Commentary

The Challenge of Black Nationalism

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

One of the biggest challenges African people face in America is to rejuvenate Black Nationalist thinking as struggle to determine for ourselves as a people what is in our best collective interests. There are far too many African people in this country who think what is good for other people should be good for us.…

One of the biggest challenges African people face in America is to rejuvenate Black Nationalist thinking as struggle to determine for ourselves as a people what…

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