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Issue: 375

May 13, 2010

Color of Law

These Foliticians Are America’s Problem – The

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

If you look at the problems plaguing this nation today, from economic collapse to environmental catastrophe, it is safe to say that some politicians had some hand in the mess. Corruption in politics did not just become an issue. Obviously, this is a centuries-old crisis in the making. But the consequences of misguided policies and…

If you look at the problems plaguing this nation today, from economic collapse to environmental catastrophe, it is safe to say that some politicians had some…

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The African World

Oil Leaks And Other Human Disasters

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

Each day i get angrier and angrier watching the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico worsen. As more facts emerge as to the accidents for which BP is responsible, or the manner in which oil companies have been given almost carte blanche in terms of their ability to drill off-shore, my anger and frustration heighten.…

Each day i get angrier and angrier watching the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico worsen. As more facts emerge as to the accidents for which…

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Commentary

Interview: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

“Drug laws are officially colorblind, so it’s easy for folks to say the laws are race neutral. It can’t be the laws, we think. But during Jim Crow, some of the laws were race neutral on their face. Yet, literacy tests and poll taxes were enforced in a racially discriminatory manner. Similarly, drug laws are…

“Drug laws are officially colorblind, so it’s easy for folks to say the laws are race neutral. It can’t be the laws, we think. But during…

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Commentary

Lena Horne Was More Than Skin-Deep

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

Lena Horne died this Mother’s Day at the age of 92. If you are of my generation of Lena Horne fans your first encounters with the star was her role as Glinda, the Good Witch of the South in “The Wiz,” the 1978 film of the all-black version of L. Frank Baum’s children’s classic “The…

Lena Horne died this Mother’s Day at the age of 92. If you are of my generation of Lena Horne fans your first encounters with the…

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Commentary

Take Racism Out of Immigration Reform – African American Leadership

By Dr. Ron Walters Editorial Board

For my money the debate over immigration reform is far too narrow. Our civil rights leaders have followed the predictable dynamic created by Hispanics who have justly mobilized to normalize their status in America.—“ We should support them because the stakes of strengthening our coalition at this moment in history will bear substantial fruit as…

For my money the debate over immigration reform is far too narrow. Our civil rights leaders have followed the predictable dynamic created by Hispanics who have…

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Commentary

Obama, the Black Underclass, and the Rise of the Right Wing

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

Whether or not polls are correct with respect to the rising anger and organizing on the part of far right wing organizations, certain things are obvious even now. The United States, remains locked in bloody wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan, the jobless rate, home foreclosures, and homelessness continue to climb in real terms, and…

Whether or not polls are correct with respect to the rising anger and organizing on the part of far right wing organizations, certain things are obvious…

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Commentary

The People of Greece and the Rest of Us

By Carl Bloice Editorial Board

Share or Print this Page of BC | If you rely ” as we usually must ” on the major mass media to get a picture of what’s going on in the world you probably think the economic crisis in Greece came about because the irresponsible Greeks are insisting on retiring at 50, are unwilling…

Share or Print this Page of BC | If you rely " as we usually must " on the major mass media to get a picture…

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Commentary

College Graduation Time: Family Pride & Commitment – Between the Lines

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

College graduations are happily sobering times for most families. They are times for family reflections, sadness and gladness, prayers answered, knowing missions have been completed and the culmination of a determined commitment to prove one’s self worthy of scholarship in the hallowed halls of prestigious thinkers. Somebody’s “child” has fulfilled a family dream, and the…

College graduations are happily sobering times for most families. They are times for family reflections, sadness and gladness, prayers answered, knowing missions have been completed and…

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