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January 28, 2010

Commentary

Supreme Court Decision Complicates Black Power – African American Leadership

By Dr. Ron Walters Editorial Board

The Supreme Court, in their recent decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, may have complicated the growth of black elected officials by their 5-4 conservative majority giving corporations carte blanche authority to directly spend money in elections.—“ By deciding that corporations have First Amendment rights to spend money in elections to voice their…

The Supreme Court, in their recent decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, may have complicated the growth of black elected officials by their 5-4…

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Commentary

We are Haitians. We are Like People Like Anybody Else

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

“We have in Europe a false idea of the country in which we fight and the men whom we fight against”— – General Charles Leclerc, French Army, 1802. “The past is never dead—it’s not even past.” – William Faulkner From the ground, people hear the sound of helicopters above. Twenty Black Hawk helicopters circling the…

“We have in Europe a false idea of the country in which we fight and the men whom we fight against”— - General Charles Leclerc, French…

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Commentary

Bourgeois Ping-Pong Politics & the ‘Mulattos’ of the Mind

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

“It must be possible, however, to describe an initial, a basic dimension of all human ““problems. More precisely, it would seem that all the problems which man faces on the subject of man can be reduced to this one question: “Have I not, because of what I have done or failed to do, contributed to…

“It must be possible, however, to describe an initial, a basic dimension of all human ““problems. More precisely, it would seem that all the problems which…

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Commentary

No Surprises – Leftward Ho!

By Peter Gamble Publisher

Even if we did end up having a conference report from a conference committee, they could still force us to file cloture on the conference report. We would still need 60 votes to invoke cloture. The unnamed source I am quoting is an individual who requested that any information be considered “on background”. That meant…

Even if we did end up having a conference report from a conference committee, they could still force us to file cloture on the conference report.…

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Commentary

Will Faith-Based Agencies Help Haiti’s Gay Community?

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

Since the world community has descended on Haiti with relief aid in response to the January 12th earthquake, I am wondering how Haiti’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities are being helped. As one of Haiti’s most marginal groups, the question arises in response to how some American LGBTQ New Orleans were treated…

Since the world community has descended on Haiti with relief aid in response to the January 12th earthquake, I am wondering how Haiti’s lesbian, gay, bisexual,…

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Commentary

Evolution Of African American Politics

By Dr. Conrad Worrill Columnist

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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Commentary

“Outing King:” The Hijacking of the Dream

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

The federal King holiday has special meaning for America. It is a day of reflection, particularly for African Americans who sought to find the true meaning of what it meant to be born in a nation that rejected their citizenship on one basis and one basis only-the color of their skin. One hundred years after…

The federal King holiday has special meaning for America. It is a day of reflection, particularly for African Americans who sought to find the true meaning…

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