348 – Black Commentator

Cover Story

‘Child Witches’

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

This Halloween many American children will dress up as witches. And we’ll hear their laughter and see their smiles as they joyfully go from door-to-door trick-or-treating. But here and in some places across the globe, children would never pretend to be witches because the consequences are not only dire but they can also be deadly.…

This Halloween many American children will dress up as witches. And we’ll hear their laughter and see their smiles as they joyfully go from door-to-door trick-or-treating.…

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Commentary

Cartoon: Death by Healthcare

By Mark Hurwitt

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Color of Law

The Lawyers Who Would Torture

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

America’s current economic meltdown has crippled many professions, and the legal professional is no exception. As major law firms are engaging in the wholesale layoffs of lawyers, and freezing hiring for two years, newly minted lawyers must seek employment at department stores and fast food restaurants. One cannot help but conclude that collectively, lawyers are…

America’s current economic meltdown has crippled many professions, and the legal professional is no exception. As major law firms are engaging in the wholesale layoffs of…

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The African World

Listening to Justice Goldstone

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

On Friday night I was completely engrossed in an interview conducted by Bill Moyers of Justice Richard Goldstone [Click here for the transcript of the interview] Justice Goldstone, a Jewish South African with impeccable credentials as an international human rights advocate and investigator, was charged by the United Nations with the task of conducting an…

On Friday night I was completely engrossed in an interview conducted by Bill Moyers of Justice Richard Goldstone [Click here for the transcript of the interview]…

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Commentary

Desegregation, Again

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

Poor and elderly Black residents of New Orleans failed to leave the city before Katrina hit town. The residents failed to behave responsibility and looted for water and food. They failed to survive flood waters and neglect killed almost 2,000 thousand residents of the city. In fine print, on the back page of corporate newspapers,…

Poor and elderly Black residents of New Orleans failed to leave the city before Katrina hit town. The residents failed to behave responsibility and looted for…

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Commentary

Black Turnout Looking Mild for November Elections – African American Leadership

By Dr. Ron Walters Editorial Board

From all that I can tell, Barack Obama isn’t running in the fall and that fact is likely to have a decisive impact on the elections for governor in both Virginia and New Jersey and the House of Representatives. Blacks are 15% of the population in New Jersey and 20% in Virginia, so their vote…

From all that I can tell, Barack Obama isn’t running in the fall and that fact is likely to have a decisive impact on the elections…

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Commentary

Fake Symbolism vs the Reality of Change

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

Hope is meaningless unless it is actualized (i.e. acted upon). So too, change means nothing if it is not substantive and real. Symbolism is not real change. Having been among the very few writers who, well over a year ago, repeatedly cautioned and warned against being duped by the fake corporate Obama brand of “yes…

Hope is meaningless unless it is actualized (i.e. acted upon). So too, change means nothing if it is not substantive and real. Symbolism is not real…

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Cartoon

Cartoon: Healthcare is A Human Right

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Commentary

U.S. Chamber: Caught with its Rolls Down

By John Funiciello Columnist

The nation’s premier anti-worker and anti-union institution, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, was caught recently with its rolls down. Or up – however you want to look at it. Does the behemoth representative of Corporate America represent 3 million businesses, or does it represent 300,000? Or, does it represent 200,000? The question came up recently,…

The nation’s premier anti-worker and anti-union institution, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, was caught recently with its rolls down. Or up - however you want to…

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Commentary

When Lady Justice Rewards a Pimp and Punishes His Victim – The Substance of Truth

By Tolu Olorunda Columnist

I was browsing the web a few days ago when I ran across the following headline: “16yr old gets life in prison for killing her pimp.” Perhaps my considerable awareness of the way the internet works – Shock and Awe = traffic – was what led to initial skepticism; but once I clicked the YouTube…

I was browsing the web a few days ago when I ran across the following headline: “16yr old gets life in prison for killing her pimp.”…

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