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Quote to Ponder: “”When the Missionaries arrived, the Africans had the land…” — Jomo Kenyatta
Guest Commentator
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Issue: 411
Jan 27, 2011
The African World
Duvalier, Aristide and the Crisis in Haiti
Editorial Board
Is it me or are events in Haiti taking a bizarre turn? The arrival of Jean Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier defied the expectations of probably every observer of Haitian politics and history. This notorious monster who, along with his father “Papa Doc” Duvalier, presided over the rape of Haiti and the murder of thousands, returned…
Is it me or are events in Haiti taking a bizarre turn? The arrival of Jean Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier defied the expectations of probably every…
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Commentary
The State of the Union, Everybody Knows That the Dice Are Loaded – Leftward-Ho
Publisher
I prepared to watch President Obama deliver the State of the Union speech thinking about something my mother used to say. Mom joked that “he who expects nothing is never disappointed”. I expected nothing new, surprising or encouraging from Obama and I was not really totally disappointed. Overall I found the speech to be dull…
I prepared to watch President Obama deliver the State of the Union speech thinking about something my mother used to say. Mom joked that “he who…
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Commentary
Iterations of Assassinations in Africa: The Burden of History Fifty Years after Patrice Lumumba
Editorial Board
In the experiences of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and of Africa, the iterations of assassinations were meant to kill the genuine self-determination of the African peoples. Of these crimes, the murder and cover up of the assassination of Patrice Lumumba continues to reverberate across Africa, crying out for a break from the…
In the experiences of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and of Africa, the iterations of assassinations were meant to kill the genuine self-determination of…
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Commentary
Finally, Black Civil Rights Movement is Dying
Editorial Board
Last week, Martin Luther King tributes were taking place across the nation. And the spirit of MLK and the courageous acts of our foremothers and forefathers of the civil rights movement are etched indelibly in many of our hearts. But the civil rights movement of Martin Luther King’s era of the 1960’s, many would say,…
Last week, Martin Luther King tributes were taking place across the nation. And the spirit of MLK and the courageous acts of our foremothers and forefathers…
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Color of Law
The International Movement That Would Bring Peace to the Mideast – The
Executive Editor
Recent talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians point to a seemingly dysfunctional and hopelessly intractable process. The construction of Israeli settlements in the West Bank has not abated, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected calls by defense minister Ehud Barak to share Jerusalem with the Palestinians. Meanwhile, recent news reports demonstrate that the…
Recent talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians point to a seemingly dysfunctional and hopelessly intractable process. The construction of Israeli settlements in the West Bank…
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Commentary
Only the Pigs Invited! All Animals Are Equal But Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others
Editorial Board
Circulating on the Internet is a cartoon featuring Dr. Martin L. King and Barack Obama sitting across each other at a table. King, serious, leans forward. King: “So, that’s my dream. What’s your dream?” Obama: “To not piss off rich people – That’s really about it” and he laughs (Mr. Fish, “My Dream,” http://www.blackcommentator.com/410/410_cartoon_my_dream_fish.php). The…
Circulating on the Internet is a cartoon featuring Dr. Martin L. King and Barack Obama sitting across each other at a table. King, serious, leans forward.…
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Commentary
‘America’: An Experiment In Terror
Editorial Board
Terror is carried out in many forms by this nation’s corporate government against everyday people both internally and externally, and its most powerful facilitator is apathy. As the national economy crumbles for everyday Black, White, Brown, Red, and Yellow people, there is in the White House a corporate / military master-president masquerading as the slave,…
Terror is carried out in many forms by this nation’s corporate government against everyday people both internally and externally, and its most powerful facilitator is apathy.…
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