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March 11, 2010

Cover Story

Hustling Natural Disasters at the People’s Expense

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

There’s barely a blip in the mainstream media about Haiti these days. I knew this day would come, and I knew how I would feel. It’s the same feelings I had about New Orleans after the levees failed during Hurricane Katrina. Anger to the tenth power. Watchdog group Charity Navigator estimates that about $4.5 billion…

There’s barely a blip in the mainstream media about Haiti these days. I knew this day would come, and I knew how I would feel. It’s…

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The African World

Transition

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

I am stepping down as the Executive Editor of BlackCommentator.com. No, this in no way represents a political parting of the ways. For largely personal reasons I have decided that I need to alter my role. I will remain on the Editorial Board and I will continue to write for the magazine. I decided that…

I am stepping down as the Executive Editor of BlackCommentator.com. No, this in no way represents a political parting of the ways. For largely personal reasons…

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Commentary

The Road Ahead – Leftward-Ho

By Peter Gamble Publisher

As executive editor of BlackCommentator.com, Bill Fletcher, Jr. made a number of important positive contributions. I believe the most important was his support for and the development of editorial diversity in BC. In our statement about diversity we said the following: Why does BlackCommentator.com present opposing commentaries? Why do we not speak with one, cohesive…

As executive editor of BlackCommentator.com, Bill Fletcher, Jr. made a number of important positive contributions. I believe the most important was his support for and the…

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Color of Law

Righting the Moral Wrongs of Immigration Reform – The

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

As the new Executive Editor of BlackCommentator.com, I would like to thank my predecessor for the leadership and vision he has provided to a crucial resource at a crucial time. I aspire to fill his shoes. And of course, my plan is also to continue writing the commentaries that you have so graciously read on…

As the new Executive Editor of BlackCommentator.com, I would like to thank my predecessor for the leadership and vision he has provided to a crucial resource…

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Commentary

Fascists Bring Out the Nooses

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

Under Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels” direction, “anti-Semitic slurs appeared in Nazi newspapers, on posters, the movies, radio, in speeches by Hitler and top Nazis, and in the classroom” (The History Place). The target of the Nazis “smear campaign,” the Jews of Germany, noted the difference. Following the “smear campaign,” the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 announced…

Under Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels" direction, “anti-Semitic slurs appeared in Nazi newspapers, on posters, the movies, radio, in speeches by Hitler and top Nazis, and in…

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Commentary

Stop Whining and Start ORGANIZING!

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

It is irrefutable that presently, everyday Black, Brown, Red, White, and Yellow peoples in this nation are suffering joblessness, home foreclosures, mass incarceration, educational disenfranchisement, imperialistic bloody wars abroad, and a de facto domestic police state at the hands of an avaricious, slimy corporate / military elite to whom the U. S. government, in fact,…

It is irrefutable that presently, everyday Black, Brown, Red, White, and Yellow peoples in this nation are suffering joblessness, home foreclosures, mass incarceration, educational disenfranchisement, imperialistic…

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Commentary

Black Motherhood Lost at the Oscars

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

The historical legacy of the devaluation and demonization of black motherhood was both applauded and rewarded at this year’s Oscars. And the point was clearly illustrated with Mo’Nique, capturing the gold statue for best supporting actress in the movie “Precious,” based on the novel Push by Sapphire, as a ghetto welfare mom who demeans and…

The historical legacy of the devaluation and demonization of black motherhood was both applauded and rewarded at this year’s Oscars. And the point was clearly illustrated…

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Commentary

Just in Time: Obama Targets HBCUs for Increased Spending – African American Leadership

By Dr. Ron Walters Editorial Board

As the proud graduate of an Historically Black University and having worked in one for most of my academic career, I approve of President Barack Obama having broken his pledge not to govern by race or ethnicity just in time to increase spending for HBCUs. These institutions are still vitally relevant to the production of…

As the proud graduate of an Historically Black University and having worked in one for most of my academic career, I approve of President Barack Obama…

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