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May 6, 2010

Commentary

SNCC: What We Did

By Julian Bond Editorial Board

(Chorus)” [1] As former President Jimmy Carter told Mary King, “If you wanted to scare white people in Southwest Georgia, Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference [SCLC] wouldn’t do it. You only had to say one word – SNCC!” [2] John F. Kennedy said that compared to Martin Luther King’s SCLC, SNCC…

(Chorus)” [1] As former President Jimmy Carter told Mary King, “If you wanted to scare white people in Southwest Georgia, Martin Luther King and the Southern…

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Commentary

Obama’s Oil Disaster and Corporate Greed

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

As many hundreds of thousands of gallons of deadly oil continues to spread throughout the Gulf of Mexico, lapping at the Louisiana coast, en route to the Atlantic Ocean, the folly and arrogance of Barack Obama’s March, 2010, proposal to expand offshore drilling is hideously highlighted. Once again it is the everyday people of this…

As many hundreds of thousands of gallons of deadly oil continues to spread throughout the Gulf of Mexico, lapping at the Louisiana coast, en route to…

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Commentary

Sandra Bullock’s Black Baby: A Curious Case – Making a Difference

By Lola Adesioye Editorial Board

First, it was Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. Then it was Madonna. Now Sandra Bullock has joined the collective of celebrities adopting black babies. Bullock appeared on the cover of People magazine with Louis, her newly adopted and, admittedly very cute, child. It’s a lovely photo yet also one that evokes a variety of emotions.…

First, it was Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. Then it was Madonna. Now Sandra Bullock has joined the collective of celebrities adopting black babies. Bullock appeared…

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Commentary

Professor Gates and the Blame for Slavery – African American Leadership

By Dr. Ron Walters Editorial Board

Like everyone else who read Professor Skip Gates” piece in the New York Times asserting that Africans were just as responsible for slavery as Europeans, I was aghast because he is one of the most acclaimed scholars in the country and his position lends credibility to those who oppose an historical corrective for the oppression…

Like everyone else who read Professor Skip Gates" piece in the New York Times asserting that Africans were just as responsible for slavery as Europeans, I…

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Commentary

African Liberation Day 2010: Part I

By Dr. Conrad Worrill Columnist

This is the first of a two-part article on the origin and development of African Liberation Day (ALD). The celebration of African Liberation Day (ALD) in the United States began in May 1972 in Washington, D.C. More than 60,000 people participated in this historic event. In 1973, ALD was decentralized and Chicago sponsored its first…

This is the first of a two-part article on the origin and development of African Liberation Day (ALD). The celebration of African Liberation Day (ALD) in…

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Commentary

Early Reports of Massey Energy Mine Disaster Were Too Kind

By John Funiciello Columnist

During the turmoil, anguish, and grief that was the rescue operation at the Upper Big Branch mine owned by Massey Energy in southern West Virginia last month, the first press reports said that Massey’s safety record was “spotty.” Turns out that “spotty” was the grossest of understatements. Cecil Roberts, president of the United Mine Workers…

During the turmoil, anguish, and grief that was the rescue operation at the Upper Big Branch mine owned by Massey Energy in southern West Virginia last…

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Commentary

Addressing The Life Long Challenges of Ex-Offenders – Between the Lines

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

There is a significant piece of legislation working its way through the California Assembly. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is considering releasing as many as 20,000 low level offenders back into communities throughout the state of California as a budget cost cutting measure. Every year, in the state of California, the nation’s largest jailer with a…

There is a significant piece of legislation working its way through the California Assembly. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is considering releasing as many as 20,000 low…

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Commentary

The Calm After the Storm – Black Married Momma – The Anti-Statistic

By K. Danielle Edwards Columnist

I happen to live in Middle Tennessee, where we’re dealing with the greatest natural disaster to hit the area since records have been kept. Some are estimating that the torrential rains we had over the weekend resulted in flooding that this area might not have seen for 500 or 1,000 years. Comparatively, we have fared…

I happen to live in Middle Tennessee, where we’re dealing with the greatest natural disaster to hit the area since records have been kept. Some are…

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