Jan 27, 2011
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Listen to Mark Thompson Interview Larry Pinkney About The Hypocrisy of ‘America’s’ Democracy (MP3 audio)
Listen to Mark Thompson Interview Larry Pinkney About The Hypocrisy of 'America's' Democracy (MP3 audio)
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Anniversaries are times for taking stock, to determine whether we’ve lived up to our ideals and principles, and to see how we need to change or if we have to change to get back on the right track. That’s why this month is a good time to take a long look at President Dwight D.…
Anniversaries are times for taking stock, to determine whether we’ve lived up to our ideals and principles, and to see how we need to change or…
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The African Centered Education Movement has brought a new meaning to the annual African American History Month celebrations that have become so popular. That new meaning of African Centered thought, as defined by Dr. Wade Nobles, “is nothing more than a term categorizing a quality of thought and practice which is rooted in the cultural…
The African Centered Education Movement has brought a new meaning to the annual African American History Month celebrations that have become so popular. That new meaning…
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For nearly two years the Madoff affair has made it very difficult for me to find time to write political blogs. That still remains true. But I shall write a short one here because of longstanding concerns, which can only become worse in view of the smashing victory for arch conservatism on November 2nd. Two…
For nearly two years the Madoff affair has made it very difficult for me to find time to write political blogs. That still remains true. But…
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Guest Commentary
Guest Commentator
The world has changed since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. shared his dream on the National Mall in 1963. But this year, during Black History Month, we should remember that King’s messages remain as powerful–and necessary–today. Nearly 43 years after King’s assassination, the racial economic divide in our country endures. And if the austerity agenda…
The world has changed since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. shared his dream on the National Mall in 1963. But this year, during Black History Month,…
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Are we there yet? Have we rebounded from the downed economy of two years ago? Our dear President tells us that we’ve made leaps and bounds from where we were. We gained 100,000 new jobs last month, we had the foreclosure rate go down – down 26% from the year before. Driven by investigations by…
Are we there yet? Have we rebounded from the downed economy of two years ago? Our dear President tells us that we’ve made leaps and bounds…
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This year, President Obama and his administration will embark upon the second half of the first term at the helm of our Country. In my opinion, if the second half is going to parallel the first, then the future of our country for generations yet unborn is bright. There is hope even in spite of…
This year, President Obama and his administration will embark upon the second half of the first term at the helm of our Country. In my opinion,…
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