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Jun 3, 2010

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BlackCommentator.com Condemns the Israeli Attack on the Gaza Humanitarian Flotilla

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

We, at BlackCommentator.com, without reservation or qualification, condemn the Israeli attack on the humanitarian flotilla that was bound for Gaza. The act by the Israelis was an open act of piracy. It resulted in the death of a number of people and interfered with the flotilla’s effort to get humanitarian supplies to Gaza. The Israeli…

We, at BlackCommentator.com, without reservation or qualification, condemn the Israeli attack on the humanitarian flotilla that was bound for Gaza. The act by the Israelis was…

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Commentary

George W. Bush: The Good Old Days?

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

One only need be stabbed once to get the point (no pun intended). Yet, Barack Obama, the Democratic Party foxes, the Republican Party wolves, and their corporate / military masters are constantly stabbing the people of this nation and world with lies, lies, and more lies. When it became apparent to the U.S. corporate plutocracy…

One only need be stabbed once to get the point (no pun intended). Yet, Barack Obama, the Democratic Party foxes, the Republican Party wolves, and their…

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Commentary

Chicago: America’s Kind of Town, White Privilege and Minorities

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

Chicago: America’s Kind of Town, White Privilege and Minorities Represent Our Resistance By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board Many had gray, short, but uncombed hair. Others wore “Sunday-church” wigs. The students, many suffering from high blood pressure and diabetes, had little by way of former education. They were grandparents sitting among the…

Chicago: America’s Kind of Town, White Privilege and Minorities Represent Our Resistance By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board Many had gray, short, but…

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Commentary

Obama Shifting Responsibly for “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” from Himself

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

Last week, with a vote of 230 to 191, the House of Representatives passed the repeal of former President Bill Clinton’s 1993 “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT)” policy that bars lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) service members from the military. On the same day the House passed to repeal DADT, so too did…

Last week, with a vote of 230 to 191, the House of Representatives passed the repeal of former President Bill Clinton’s 1993 “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell…

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Commentary

Mobilize for Jobs – African American Leadership

By Dr. Ron Walters Editorial Board

There are two bills in Congress now that could potentially put considerable new resources into communities with high unemployment around the country to create jobs. The first is the $118 billion bill, H. R. 4231, that is essentially designed to extend unemployment insurance and provide tax incentives to companies to create jobs. That is being…

There are two bills in Congress now that could potentially put considerable new resources into communities with high unemployment around the country to create jobs. The…

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The African World

Bob King and the future of the United Auto Workers

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

At the June 2010 convention of the United Auto Workers (UAW) it is anticipated that current Vice President Bob King will be elected president of the union. King, with the reputation in many circles of being a progressive, is confronted with some dramatic choices with a union in dire circumstances. The United Auto Workers, in…

At the June 2010 convention of the United Auto Workers (UAW) it is anticipated that current Vice President Bob King will be elected president of the…

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Commentary

Why Do Workers and Farmers Commit Suicide?

By John Funiciello Columnist

At the end of last month, a story out of China revealed an alarming number of suicides in a factory that makes electronic goods bought by Apple in the U.S. and other companies around the world. Competition in such factories is fierce, since the international corporations are constantly attempting to drive down prices, so that,…

At the end of last month, a story out of China revealed an alarming number of suicides in a factory that makes electronic goods bought by…

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Commentary

The White Supremacy System

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

How many times have you heard someone of African ancestry say that “We [Black people] are our own worst enemy?” If you have lived among African people in this country for any length of time, I am sure you have heard this remark made many times. Unfortunately, the system of white supremacy developed in the…

How many times have you heard someone of African ancestry say that “We [Black people] are our own worst enemy?” If you have lived among African…

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