358 – Black Commentator

Cover Story

The Haiti Earthquake – TransAfrica Forum: 4 Immediate Recommendations

By Imani Countess Editorial Board

— Nicole Lee, President of TransAfrica Forum. Listen to Ms. Lee speak with BC Publisher Peter Gamble. January 12, 2009 the island nation of Haiti, was hit with a magnitude 7.0 earthquake, its most severe in decades. The epicenter of the quake was approximately 10 miles south of Port-au-Prince, the country’s capital and home to…

-- Nicole Lee, President of TransAfrica Forum. Listen to Ms. Lee speak with BC Publisher Peter Gamble. January 12, 2009 the island nation of Haiti, was…

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Cartoon

Cartoon: Haiti Earthquake

By Carlos Latuff

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Commentary

The U.S.’s “Fidelity to Our Values” is Haiti’s “Tragedy”

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

That was in February 2007. Now, Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid finds Peace Man’s light skin and lack of “Negro dialect” still fascinating! The Democrats cannot get over America’s success at producing an ideal African American! Peace Man stands high above Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. He is even above Republican Chairman Michael Steele! Peace…

That was in February 2007. Now, Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid finds Peace Man’s light skin and lack of “Negro dialect” still fascinating! The Democrats cannot…

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Commentary

BEYOND VIETNAM: A TIME TO BREAK SILENCE – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

I come to this magnificent house of worship tonight because my conscience leaves me no other choice. I join with you in this meeting because I am in deepest agreement with the aims and work of the organization which has brought us together: Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam. The recent statement of your executive…

I come to this magnificent house of worship tonight because my conscience leaves me no other choice. I join with you in this meeting because I…

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Color of Law

A State of Perpetual War – The

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

In the George Orwell classic 1984, there is a state of perpetual war among the nations of Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia. The enemy is vague, and the battlefield is located in some elusive, distant land. The enemy could be Eurasia one day, and Eastasia the next, but that is really beside the point. The purpose…

In the George Orwell classic 1984, there is a state of perpetual war among the nations of Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia. The enemy is vague, and…

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Commentary

Nonviolent Protest Must Now Mature – The Gambit

By Nathaniel Turner Editorial Board

“It is not a move, even the best move, that you must seek, but a realizable plan.” – Russian chess master, Eugene Znosko-Barovsky It’s that time of year when America pays its obligatory lip-service to Dr. King’s “Dream,” pats itself on the back for overcoming state-sponsored terrorism in the South, all the while glossing over…

“It is not a move, even the best move, that you must seek, but a realizable plan.” - Russian chess master, Eugene Znosko-Barovsky It’s that time…

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Commentary

Would King Have Spoken Out on LGBTQ Justice?

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

As we celebrate MLK Day 2010 we no longer have to hold King up to a God-like standard. All the hagiographies written about King immediately following his assassination in the previous century have come under scrutiny as we come to understand all of King – his greatness as well as his flaws and human foibles.…

As we celebrate MLK Day 2010 we no longer have to hold King up to a God-like standard. All the hagiographies written about King immediately following…

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Commentary

Obama, Stop Defiling Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s Legacy of Struggle & Peace

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

Perhaps the single most devastating and grotesque horror being inflicted upon Black America, and indeed oppressed people of all colors in this nation and throughout the world, by Barack Obama, his corporate / military puppet masters, and the corporate media – is the inaccurate and despicable notion that things have somehow substantively changed for the…

Perhaps the single most devastating and grotesque horror being inflicted upon Black America, and indeed oppressed people of all colors in this nation and throughout the…

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The African World

Why is Cuba on the state sponsor of terrorism list?

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

You may have noticed this in the aftermath of the Christmas Day airline terrorist act. The Obama administration advanced a discussion regarding the upgrading of security. In that context various US-alleged state sponsors of terrorism were mentioned in the media. Cuba was on the list. With the exception of one commentary that I have read…

You may have noticed this in the aftermath of the Christmas Day airline terrorist act. The Obama administration advanced a discussion regarding the upgrading of security.…

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Commentary

Criticism, Criticism, Criticism – African American Leadership

By Dr. Ron Walters Editorial Board

I think that the pundits and the public should face up to one fact. The mess that President Barack Obama inherited will not be fixed in one year, or two or possibly even during his entire term. That makes it exceedingly difficult to determine, in this time framework, especially through the screen of the constant…

I think that the pundits and the public should face up to one fact. The mess that President Barack Obama inherited will not be fixed in…

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