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March 18, 2010

The African World

What Vice President Biden Should Have Done

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

The Israeli government never ceases to amaze me. Since the election of President Obama they have been engaged in a game of chicken with the administration, attempting to ascertain whether there was anything behind the administration’s stated objective of achieving a just and lasting peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Vice President Biden’s recent…

The Israeli government never ceases to amaze me. Since the election of President Obama they have been engaged in a game of chicken with the administration,…

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Commentary

What Do We Want?

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

A young Black American man, 30-something at the time, told me something about himself and, most importantly, about the conditioning of Black Americans, although I didn’t realize it at the time. Both of us (along with a few others) had recently arrived in Ethiopia in 2002 as part of a teacher’s organization, and both of…

A young Black American man, 30-something at the time, told me something about himself and, most importantly, about the conditioning of Black Americans, although I didn’t…

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Color of Law

Detroit As a Farm – The

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

Recently I read about Detroit’s new plan to scale back the city. With a substantial population decline over the years, and the effects of urban blight and abandoned buildings, the Motor City has a plan to downsize. Specifically, there’s a plan afoot to demolish the abandoned and unlivable parts of the city, and move people…

Recently I read about Detroit’s new plan to scale back the city. With a substantial population decline over the years, and the effects of urban blight…

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Commentary

Prisons, Torture and the ‘American’ Way

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

If there is no intellectual or actualized honesty, there will be no fundamental or systemic change. When liberals and so-called progressives in this nation dare, even peripherally, to address the quagmire of prisons and torture carried out by U.S. authorities, more often than not, they do so from the fallacious premise that the U.S. prison…

If there is no intellectual or actualized honesty, there will be no fundamental or systemic change. When liberals and so-called progressives in this nation dare, even…

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Commentary

Jamaica’s Gay Underground Christians

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

Sometime in the late hours of Saturday night the call will come in. Philbert (not his real name) like many of his Christian lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) buddies wait anxiously for the call in order to know the time and place of the van pickup, and where it’ll drop them off to…

Sometime in the late hours of Saturday night the call will come in. Philbert (not his real name) like many of his Christian lesbian, gay, bisexual,…

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Commentary

Healthcare Reform We Deserve – Leftward-Ho

By Peter Gamble Publisher

I want to thank those who have supported me personally and politically as I have struggled with this decision. I ask for your continued support in our ongoing efforts to bring about meaningful change. As this bill passes I will renew my efforts to help those state organizations which are aimed at stirring a single…

I want to thank those who have supported me personally and politically as I have struggled with this decision. I ask for your continued support in…

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Commentary

Health Care: Who Will Be in Charge 10 Years from Now?

By John Funiciello Columnist

As the nation’s health care debate winds down and a vote on some kind of package is taken, the question remains: Who will be in charge of the lives of millions of Americans as they struggle to maintain their health? Even many of those who have exposed the manipulations of the health care industry, and…

As the nation’s health care debate winds down and a vote on some kind of package is taken, the question remains: Who will be in charge…

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Commentary

Rail Transit FINALLY Breaks Ground In South Los Angeles

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

The Crenshaw/Expo Line light rail project, part of Metropolitan Transit Authority’s (MTA) long awaited railway to the LAX Airport, finally “turned dirt” this week, nearly twenty five years after it was first proposed. Rail transit has been a kicker for economic development throughout the region. It will be the largest economic development project in the…

The Crenshaw/Expo Line light rail project, part of Metropolitan Transit Authority's (MTA) long awaited railway to the LAX Airport, finally "turned dirt" this week, nearly twenty…

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