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Jul 29, 2010

The African World

Why wasn’t the story checked out? The Sherrod case and right-wing intimidation

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

What struck me and many other people about the case of USDA official Shirley Sherrod was how easily the mainstream media, the White House, and even the NAACP got “hood-winked” by the Andrew Breibart video attack. The manner in which the Breibart video manipulation was used in order to suggest that a current Black official…

What struck me and many other people about the case of USDA official Shirley Sherrod was how easily the mainstream media, the White House, and even…

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Commentary

Arizona: We can’t afford to lose the battle or the war

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

The backdrop for July 29th was certainly set with the premature firing of Shirley Sherrod from the US Department of Agriculture. An ambush initiated by blogger Andrew Breitbart who aired a doctored video tape of Sherrod was fueled by the rest of the rightwing media. These are the same people who have been ratcheting up…

The backdrop for July 29th was certainly set with the premature firing of Shirley Sherrod from the US Department of Agriculture. An ambush initiated by blogger…

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Commentary

No White House Defense, So Racist Can Define Racism – African American Leadership

By Dr. Ron Walters Editorial Board

The case of Shirley Sherrod, who was fired from her job at the Department of Agriculture for being charged by Andrew Breitbart, a white nationalist, with making a racist speech at a March NAACP conference is on its way to being respectfully resolved. Breitbart had placed an edited eight minute video of Ms. Sherrod’s speech…

The case of Shirley Sherrod, who was fired from her job at the Department of Agriculture for being charged by Andrew Breitbart, a white nationalist, with…

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Commentary

Obama’s Treachery from Afghanistan to Shirley Sherrod

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

Obama’s Treachery from Afghanistan to Shirley Sherrod Keeping it Real By Larry Pinkney BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board The worsening economic and political plight of everyday Black, White, Brown, Red, and Yellow people in this nation grows ever more perilous by the day. The hypocrisy, obfuscation, lies and cowardice of Barack Obama and his Democratic Party foxes…

Obama’s Treachery from Afghanistan to Shirley Sherrod Keeping it Real By Larry Pinkney BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board The worsening economic and political plight of everyday Black, White,…

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Commentary

Are You Really There?

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

Are You Really There? Represent Our Resistance By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board Out of view of the telescreen, Winston pulls out his hidden diary from a drawer and wrote: Thoughtcrime does not entail death; thoughtcrime IS death. In time, he knew the diary “would be reduced to ashes and himself vapor.”…

Are You Really There? Represent Our Resistance By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board Out of view of the telescreen, Winston pulls out his…

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Color of Law

Fox News is the Lynchmob’s Ticket Agent – The

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

The media-manufactured spectacle that is and was the Shirley Sherrod incident tells us all we need to know about Andrew Brietbart, Fox “News” and the dangers of extremist hack media – unregulated, irresponsible and unethical – run amok. Of course, I speak of the firing of the U.S. Department of Agriculture official, based on a…

The media-manufactured spectacle that is and was the Shirley Sherrod incident tells us all we need to know about Andrew Brietbart, Fox “News” and the dangers…

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Commentary

“I Read, Therefore I AM:” Ode To Dr. Dolores Nehemiah – Between the Lines

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

A community icon passed away last week. Dr. Dolores Nehemiah was a very celebrated person in the Los Angeles black community. She wasn’t a preacher, or a politician, or an athlete, or an entertainer, people we commonly associate with “everybody knows my name” celebrity. But those who know L.A., knew Dolores Nehemiah, particularly, if you…

A community icon passed away last week. Dr. Dolores Nehemiah was a very celebrated person in the Los Angeles black community. She wasn’t a preacher, or…

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Commentary

Fifteen Examples of Systemic Racism in the U.S. Criminal Justice System – Justice Watch

By Bill Quigley Columnist

Eleven. As a result, African Americans, who are 13% of the population and 14% of drug users, are not only 37% of the people arrested for drugs but 56% of the people in state prisons for drug offenses. Marc Mauer May 2009 Congressional Testimony for The Sentencing Project. So, what conclusions do these facts lead…

Eleven. As a result, African Americans, who are 13% of the population and 14% of drug users, are not only 37% of the people arrested for…

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