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Issue: 398

Oct 21, 2010

Commentary

Revisiting The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

One of our great esteemed ancestors, Harold Cruse wrote a book, The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual: A Historical Analysis of the Failure of Black Leadership which was published in 1967, at the height of the Black Power Movement. This insightful book stirred up a spirited conversation in the African Liberation Movement. That conversation revolves…

One of our great esteemed ancestors, Harold Cruse wrote a book, The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual: A Historical Analysis of the Failure of Black Leadership…

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Commentary

“Do Nothing” Democrats Versus A Return To Republican Takeover of 1994: A Helleva Of A Choice (but I’ma Have To Support My President)

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

With two weeks left in the national campaign season and the political balance of Congress on the line, voters are going to have to make some gut-wrenching, nose-holding choices this November. Including myself. Now that the President Obama is out on the campaign trail, and the issues become more clear as the spotlight is put…

With two weeks left in the national campaign season and the political balance of Congress on the line, voters are going to have to make some…

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Commentary

Why the African American Community Needs the Estate Tax

By Ajamu Dillahunt & Brian Miller

Some may wonder what the federal estate tax has to do with the struggles of African-Americans and other people of color. By curbing the transfer of unlimited wealth from generation to generation, a strong estate tax is an important tool in closing the racial wealth divide and ensuring every generation, regardless of race and family…

Some may wonder what the federal estate tax has to do with the struggles of African-Americans and other people of color. By curbing the transfer of…

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Commentary

President Obama – To Connect to Youth You Need to Connect Them to Opportunity!

By Edward DeJesus

If President Obama is serious about our youth, then he must act now. At no time in the past 55 years have so few black male teens worked, when compared to their percentage of their population. Comparatively, if employment rates for adults were to face a similar decline, our country would have to declare a…

If President Obama is serious about our youth, then he must act now. At no time in the past 55 years have so few black male…

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