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Oct 28, 2010

Cover Story

The Enthusiasm Gap, The Money Pot and The Gutless Wonders – Leftward-Ho

By Peter Gamble Publisher

Election day is just around the corner and I must admit to being filled with something other than unbridled enthusiasm. Should I really give a big throbbing crap if a few more right-wing intellectual midgets get elected to the U.S. House of Representatives or the U.S. Senate? I have grown weary of holding my nose…

Election day is just around the corner and I must admit to being filled with something other than unbridled enthusiasm. Should I really give a big…

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Commentary

An Appeal from BlackCommentator.com – We need your financial support – A message from the Publisher and Staff

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

A reader of BC who made a generous donation had the following comment this past week: It’s hard enough to live here and maintain one’s psychic equilibrium–losing Black Commentator could be a tipping point for more than this subscriber. Unless there’s a holdup on your end or I can’t find an internet connection, at some…

A reader of BC who made a generous donation had the following comment this past week: It's hard enough to live here and maintain one's psychic…

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Commentary

STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY – Organizing, Standing Up, & Fighting Back

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

– From Point #5 of the Ten-Point Platform & Program of the Black Panther Party (October, 1966) It is October of the year 2010, and there is something earth-shaking taking place, with and among, many college / university students throughout this nation. The Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), whose organizational roots and history run…

- From Point #5 of the Ten-Point Platform & Program of the Black Panther Party (October, 1966) It is October of the year 2010, and there…

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The African World

The Juan Williams Controversy

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

I met Juan Williams several years ago when he and I were involved in a panel debate. What struck me about Juan was how he carried himself after the debate was completed. During the debate he was articulating his center-right politics, and was quite energetic in his approach. At the end of the debate, however,…

I met Juan Williams several years ago when he and I were involved in a panel debate. What struck me about Juan was how he carried…

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Color of Law

The Tea Party Spirit is Corroding Public Discourse in America – The

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

When we witnessed the spectacle of the anti-Obama protestors at the McCain-Palin rallies in 2008, we should have realized they wouldn’t go away without a fight. And after Obama won the presidency, well, it was clear that some people had lost their minds. Aggrieved, angry and racist, some working class white folks threw a collective…

When we witnessed the spectacle of the anti-Obama protestors at the McCain-Palin rallies in 2008, we should have realized they wouldn’t go away without a fight.…

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Commentary

Does the American Liberal Need More of Mark Twainism?

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

Does the American Liberal Need More of Mark Twainism? Represent Our Resistance By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board “Exactly a century after rumours of his death turned out to be entirely accurate, one of Mark Twain’s dying wishes is at last coming true: an extensive, outspoken and revelatory autobiography which he devoted…

Does the American Liberal Need More of Mark Twainism? Represent Our Resistance By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board “Exactly a century after rumours…

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Commentary

Anti-Gay Bullying is Today’s Witch-Hunting

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

This Halloween many of our American children will dress up as witches. And we’ll hear their laughter and see their smiles as they joyfully go door-to-door trick-or-treating. But not all of our children will. Due to homophobic bullying, some of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) children feel like they are looked upon…

This Halloween many of our American children will dress up as witches. And we’ll hear their laughter and see their smiles as they joyfully go door-to-door…

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Commentary

World Food Day Has Passed And Still, There Are Nearly One Billion Hungry

By John Funiciello Columnist

World Food Day has come and gone this month and not many noticed that nearly 1 billion are hungry around the world. The day is observed each year on October 16 and, this year, as usual, most Americans went about their business – including eating two or three complete meals – without too much thought…

World Food Day has come and gone this month and not many noticed that nearly 1 billion are hungry around the world. The day is observed…

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