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Issue: 377

May 27, 2010

Guest Commentary

A Virtual ‘act of faith’

By Sean Gonsalves Guest Commentator

The largest body of secrets are not contained at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia but about 30 miles up I-95 near Annapolis Junction, Maryland. Just off the Baltimore-Washington Parkway there’s a specially-built exit ramp that leads to “Crypto City” “- a super-secret no-man’s land that also houses one of the largest collections of super-calculating computers.…

The largest body of secrets are not contained at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia but about 30 miles up I-95 near Annapolis Junction, Maryland. Just off…

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Guest Commentary

Black Community in Toronto Demanding Justice

By Yohi Mersha Guest Commentator

[The following commentary was originally published in Born Black Magazine Online] Junior Alexander Manon’s mother spent Mother’s Day demanding for justice. Her 18 years old son died shortly after he was pulled by the Toronto police. Even though the reason for his death was reported as cardiac arrest, many are finding it hard to believe.…

[The following commentary was originally published in Born Black Magazine Online] Junior Alexander Manon’s mother spent Mother’s Day demanding for justice. Her 18 years old son…

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Color of Law

Jim Crow in a Teabag – The

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

What can I say about Rand Paul that has not been said? Paul, of course, is the GOP nominee for Senate in Kentucky, and Great White Hope for the Tea Party faithful around the country. And he is the son of Congressman Ron Paul of Texas. Rand Paul recently made statements in opposition to portions…

What can I say about Rand Paul that has not been said? Paul, of course, is the GOP nominee for Senate in Kentucky, and Great White…

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The African World

Death Threats and Other Business

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

He shrugged his shoulders and offered me one of those smiles that is really not a smile; a facial expression that suggests that life often presents you with very unexpected challenges. The “he”, in this case, is a good friend of mine who is a long-time progressive activist. He had just informed me that he…

He shrugged his shoulders and offered me one of those smiles that is really not a smile; a facial expression that suggests that life often presents…

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Commentary

The Otherworldly Attack on Public Education

By Carl Bloice Editorial Board

The crisis in U.S. public education is beginning to read like something out of the theater of the absurd. Now they are getting rid of summer school. The Associated Press reported Sunday: “Across the country, districts are cutting summer school because it’s just too expensive to keep. The cuts started when the recession began and…

The crisis in U.S. public education is beginning to read like something out of the theater of the absurd. Now they are getting rid of summer…

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Commentary

Legalized Innocence and the Whitening of Black Culture

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

-El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz I clicked to view the lecture at C-Span online. The subject is Black culture, Black culture in the FDR Era. The author of Black Culture and the New Deal: The Quest for Civil Rights in the Roosevelt Era, is young, an Assistant Professor at South Carolina. She’s white and the subject is…

-El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz I clicked to view the lecture at C-Span online. The subject is Black culture, Black culture in the FDR Era. The author of…

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Commentary

‘America’s’ Race War: Past, Present, and Future

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

Governments cause revolutions, but it is the people who wage them. The United States of America, has, since its inception, engaged in a never ending “race war.” The genocide of the indigenous peoples, the wholesale thievery of Mexican territory, and the slavery, enslavement, lynchings, and ongoing 21st century de facto Jim Crow against Black people…

Governments cause revolutions, but it is the people who wage them. The United States of America, has, since its inception, engaged in a never ending “race…

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Commentary

Harvard Law Student Who Sent Email on Black Genetic Inferiority Graduates This Week- -Inclusion

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

This week is Harvard’s commencement for the class of 2010. As one of the most renowned and liberal institutions in the world, it’s always hurtful and harmful – both to the campus milieu and the school’s reputation – when racist and sexist acts occur at Harvard University. Last month, a lengthy email, written by a…

This week is Harvard’s commencement for the class of 2010. As one of the most renowned and liberal institutions in the world, it’s always hurtful and…

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