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Jan 13, 2011

Commentary

Tucson Tragedy: When Radicalized Political Rhetoric And Anti-Intellectualism Meet – Between the Lines

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

A chilling silence is taking place around the mass shooting tragedy that occurred at an Arizona Congresswoman’s constituent town hall rally in Tucson. Six people died and 14 others were wounded in what appears to be a random shooting by a mentally unstable student. Everyone is searching for motives and looking for answers. Some want…

A chilling silence is taking place around the mass shooting tragedy that occurred at an Arizona Congresswoman’s constituent town hall rally in Tucson. Six people died…

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Commentary

Manning in the Wikileaks Case Appears to be Suffering Torture – Solidarity America – y John Funiciello – BlackCommentator.com Columnist

By John Funiciello Columnist

From the moment that PFC Bradley Manning was taken into custody by military law enforcement officers, he has been subjected to what is widely described as torture: solidarity confinement with nearly total isolation from other human beings, possible sleep deprivation, and deprivation of most mental stimuli that would be considered necessary for a normal life.…

From the moment that PFC Bradley Manning was taken into custody by military law enforcement officers, he has been subjected to what is widely described as…

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Commentary

The United Nations and People of African Descent

By Dr. Conrad Worrill, PhD Columnist

We must regain the momentum which the Reparations Movement had in the first few years of this century. The United Nations World Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa recognized the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and Slavery as a Crime Against Humanity for which Reparations are due! The U. N. has declared 2011, the “Year for…

We must regain the momentum which the Reparations Movement had in the first few years of this century. The United Nations World Conference Against Racism in…

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Guest Commentary

The Powder Keg of Capitalism

By Paul A. Moore Guest Commentator

In a nuclear explosion there are people in close proximity who vanish into thin air. Solid matter one second, scattered gas molecules the next. A little farther away others are consumed in the 200-mph winds of the nuclear firestorm. Like the vaporized they too never really knew what hit them. Those on the periphery will…

In a nuclear explosion there are people in close proximity who vanish into thin air. Solid matter one second, scattered gas molecules the next. A little…

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Guest Commentary

The 1811 Slave Revolt – 200 Years Later

By Edmund W. Lewis Guest Commentator

Two hundred years ago, Charles Deslondes and a band of enslaved Africans embarked on a quest to liberate themselves and establish a free Black republic in New Orleans. Before they rose up against their oppressors, Deslondes, Kook, Quamana and other African revolutionaries laid the foundation for their rebellion by organizing clandestine meetings with other enslaved…

Two hundred years ago, Charles Deslondes and a band of enslaved Africans embarked on a quest to liberate themselves and establish a free Black republic in…

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