Issue: 40
May 1, 2003
Guest Commentary
The Lena Baker Story: Execution in a small town
Guest Commentator
In 1996 while doing some research about 1940s Cuthbert, Georgia, I ran across some information about Lena Baker. At that time, the ordeal and execution of Lena Baker was one of the best kept secrets in town. After reading the Superior Court Minutes of her trial, I knew that Lena needed a voice. Almost sixty…
In 1996 while doing some research about 1940s Cuthbert, Georgia, I ran across some information about Lena Baker. At that time, the ordeal and execution of…
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Commentary
Run Black, or don’t run at all – e-MailBox
Guest Commentator
In the absence of real political parties, Americans have bought into the fiction that politics is all about the clash of individual personalities on scheduled election days. Black America is somewhat more sophisticated on this score, having been forced to seek change outside of the electoral system for most of the national history. Before the…
In the absence of real political parties, Americans have bought into the fiction that politics is all about the clash of individual personalities on scheduled election…
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Commentary
Exporting Democracy
Guest Commentator
People who wonder why a majority of African Americans do not support George W. Bush’s illegal and immoral invasion and occupation of Iraq might want to talk to a black gentleman and fellow Chicagoan I know named Tony. They should also review some recent and important research on hiring discrimination in and around Chicago, to…
People who wonder why a majority of African Americans do not support George W. Bush's illegal and immoral invasion and occupation of Iraq might want to…
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Commentary
Treat Corporate Media Like the Enemy – and no free pass for Black radio
Guest Commentator
On June 2, transnational corporations claiming to be American citizens are likely to win permission to complete their conquest and consolidation of U.S. mass media, both broadcast and print. Their servant is Colin Powell’s son, Michael, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and the most anti-public overseer of the public airwaves since passage of the…
On June 2, transnational corporations claiming to be American citizens are likely to win permission to complete their conquest and consolidation of U.S. mass media, both…
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Commentary
Sharpton: Going the distance with low finance – The Issues
Guest Commentator
The actual relationship of forces in the American electoral pretense is revealed in the candidates’ campaign coffers. Al Sharpton, who will be a significant factor in the Democratic Party primaries because he is certain to pull a huge chunk of the Party’s most dependable mass base, has so far collected less money than a fledgling…
The actual relationship of forces in the American electoral pretense is revealed in the candidates' campaign coffers. Al Sharpton, who will be a significant factor in…
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