Issue: 414
Feb 17, 2011
Art
Quote to Ponder: “Quote to Ponder: “If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition…” – Carter G. Woodson
Guest Commentator
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The African World
Hidden Lessons in the Arab Democratic Revolt
Editorial Board
The breathtaking Arab democratic revolt has been moving at such a pace that it is difficult to stop at any one juncture and analyze what is unfolding. At the same time, simply broadcasting the facts is not enough since, among other things, the facts never speak for themselves: people speak and, indeed, the facts can…
The breathtaking Arab democratic revolt has been moving at such a pace that it is difficult to stop at any one juncture and analyze what is…
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Guest Commentary
This revolution was televised. . . .I hope folks took notes
Columnist
It may be history comes to regard the Egyptian Revolution . . . which was televised, live, via dish, from the land of the burning sand, from beginning to end, as the official beginning of the end of imperialism in the Arab/Northern African world, perhaps the end of lingering Western influence and manipulation . .…
It may be history comes to regard the Egyptian Revolution . . . which was televised, live, via dish, from the land of the burning sand,…
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Commentary
GLAAD Makes Black History with Black Media
Editorial Board
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has done the unimaginable. It has cracked a firewall in black media with the two titans of black print and online news – Essence and Ebony. In October 2010, Essence.com, the online companion to Essence Magazine, featured a newly wedded lesbian couple in its “Bridal Bliss” section –…
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has done the unimaginable. It has cracked a firewall in black media with the two titans of black print…
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Commentary
Financial Journalism and The Girl with the Dragoon Tattoo
Editorial Board
In a good novel, writes blogger Randy Mayeux, “we can find quotes that speak to the issues of the age.” He’s referring to the much acclaimed “The Girl with the Dragoon Tattoo” and its relevance to the state of financial journalism in real life today. “Read it, and think about the financial reporting (and, really,…
In a good novel, writes blogger Randy Mayeux, “we can find quotes that speak to the issues of the age.” He’s referring to the much acclaimed…
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Commentary
Egyptian Uprising: A Part of the Journey to Democracy
Editorial Board
“Dear Western Governments. You have been supporting the regime that was oppressing us for 30 years. Please don’t get involved now. We don’t need you.” That was the pointed tweet from Wael Ghonim on February 11, after remarks by President Obama in the heat of the Egyptian people’s unwavering resolve to rid themselves of President…
“Dear Western Governments. You have been supporting the regime that was oppressing us for 30 years. Please don’t get involved now. We don’t need you.” That…
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Commentary
To Fellow Travelers Who Have Considered Suicide When Resistance is Enough
Editorial Board
The conceited villager believes the entire world to be his village. Provided that he can be mayor, or humiliate the rival who stole his sweetheart, or add to the savings in his strongbox, he considers the universal order good, unaware of those giants with seven-league boots who can crush him underfoot, or of the strife…
The conceited villager believes the entire world to be his village. Provided that he can be mayor, or humiliate the rival who stole his sweetheart, or…
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