Issue: 346
October 15, 2009
Commentary
The Other N Word: NAPPY
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BlackCommentator.com is pleased to welcome Sharon Kyle as a columnist. “The Invisible Woman” will appear on a regular basis. Good Hair Like most blacks in America, I was raised in an environment where hair like mine, kinky hair, was called “bad hair.” Straight hair or kink-less hair was “good hair.” I grew up receiving messages…
BlackCommentator.com is pleased to welcome Sharon Kyle as a columnist. "The Invisible Woman" will appear on a regular basis. Good Hair Like most blacks in America,…
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Do Corporations Already Rule the World?
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Observers of our times in the past several years have said that, if we’re not careful, corporations will rule the world. Most Americans, including the economics experts, don’t know that many, if not most, of the corporations and their managerial leaders believe that they really do rule the world. If our economic experts know, they’re…
Observers of our times in the past several years have said that, if we’re not careful, corporations will rule the world. Most Americans, including the economics…
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Living and Loving Out Loud: A Conversation with Cornel West – The Substance of Truth
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Many know him as The Scholar, The Philosopher, The Teacher and, even, The Preacher. But when it’s all said and done, he would rather be referred to simply as – “a cracked vessel named West.” For more than three decades now, Dr. Cornel West’s work has found refuge in the hearts of millions who’ve exposed…
Many know him as The Scholar, The Philosopher, The Teacher and, even, The Preacher. But when it’s all said and done, he would rather be referred…
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The Despair of Childcare – Black Married Momma – The Anti-Statistic
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The process of educating our children begins the moment they enter the world. No, the foray isn’t so formal at the outset, as the primary parental motivations are the basic, essential needs of the infant – feeding, clothing, cocooning, protecting, loving, touching, bathing. We may buy organic baby food or make our own to help…
The process of educating our children begins the moment they enter the world. No, the foray isn’t so formal at the outset, as the primary parental…
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Why President Obama Won The Nobel Peace Prize
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President Barack Obama is the most transformative figure in the world today. And it won him the world’s most coveted prize, at least-in the modern world’s eyes, the distinguished Noble Peace Prize. The prize was established by businessman, Alfred Nobel, in 1895, for a person or persons or organizations “who shall have done the most…
President Barack Obama is the most transformative figure in the world today. And it won him the world’s most coveted prize, at least-in the modern world’s…
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The Omission of Racism, Racism+Sexism, in Planned, Educational Reforms – Women of Color
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An Open Letter to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Department of Education Administrators Dear Secretary Duncan and Department of Education Administrators: This letter is written to address the omission of the most important role of teacher expectation in student achievement when teacher expectations are primarily and willfully shaped by racism, sexism, religious bigotry, homophobia,…
An Open Letter to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Department of Education Administrators Dear Secretary Duncan and Department of Education Administrators: This letter is written…
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Reviewing African American Political History
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Since the end of the Civil War in 1865, when African Americans were granted the right to vote, through the 15th Amendment in 1868, electoral politics has played a dominant role in the African American Community. African Americans have been participating in electoral politics for 138 years. With the North winning the Civil War and…
Since the end of the Civil War in 1865, when African Americans were granted the right to vote, through the 15th Amendment in 1868, electoral politics…
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More On Net Equity – Plus Picower – National Affairs
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In accordance with the briefing schedule set by the Bankruptcy Court, the Trustee’s brief on the question of net equity will be submitted shortly. A month later briefs opposing him will be filed. Briefs filed on net equity in the past by Picard’s opponents seem to me very good and, in toto, pretty complete. While…
In accordance with the briefing schedule set by the Bankruptcy Court, the Trustee’s brief on the question of net equity will be submitted shortly. A month…
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