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Issue: 399

Oct 28, 2010

Commentary

Origin and Development of Black Politics – Worrill’s World – Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

Since the end of the Civil War in 1865, when African Americans were granted the right to vote, through the 15th Amendment in 1868, electoral politics has played a dominant role in the African American Community. African Americans have been participating in electoral politics for 138 years. With the North winning the Civil War and…

Since the end of the Civil War in 1865, when African Americans were granted the right to vote, through the 15th Amendment in 1868, electoral politics…

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Guest Commentary

Has Black America Lost It’s Backbone?

By H. Lewis Smith Guest Commentator

All by-products of African-American ingenuity, Negro spirituals, blues and jazz were created to help African Americans maintain a sense of internal calmness and hope during strife; cultivate, embrace and express individuality; and serve as living connections to and trophies of cultural history, knowledge and heritage. In spite of all the adversities and calamities enslaved African-American…

All by-products of African-American ingenuity, Negro spirituals, blues and jazz were created to help African Americans maintain a sense of internal calmness and hope during strife;…

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Art: Consider

Art

Art: Consider

By Margaret Warfield

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