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Mar 10, 2011

Commentary

Toxic Cosmetics Marketed to Black Women

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board member, the Rev. Irene Monroe, is a religion columnist, theologian, and public speaker. She is the Coordinator of the African-American Roundtable of the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry (CLGS) at the Pacific School of Religion. A native of Brooklyn, Rev. Monroe is a graduate from Wellesley College…

BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board member, the Rev. Irene Monroe, is a religion columnist, theologian, and public speaker. She is the Coordinator of the African-American Roundtable of the…

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Commentary

Liberals and Pimping the Pain of the People

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

In the U.S. political system, liberals and liberalism have always served to perniciously stymie people’s movements for real systemic change. The late English author, journalist, and satirist, Malcolm Muggeridge, described “liberalism” as “the great disease of our society,” and indeed it is. Liberals are important gate-keepers of and for this politically bankrupt system. Their role…

In the U.S. political system, liberals and liberalism have always served to perniciously stymie people’s movements for real systemic change. The late English author, journalist, and…

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Commentary

Mississippi 1955 to Wisconsin 2011: We Have Pioneered the Concept of ‘Field of Dreams’

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

It is September 1955, and Mamie Till Mobley chooses a glass-top casket so the world could see in the mutilated face of her son, 14-year old Emmett Till, the face of the enemy. “Let the world see what I have seen.” And now, where are the Mamie Till Mobleys to let the world see maimed,…

It is September 1955, and Mamie Till Mobley chooses a glass-top casket so the world could see in the mutilated face of her son, 14-year old…

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Commentary

A Citizen’s Truth In Returning

By Perry Redd Columnist

I heard a very interesting topic on a local radio show the other day and I decided to call in. I knew that facts would be missed and haters of a social agenda would skew the conversation. I was right. As with most call-in shows, the host will rarely give you adequate time to make…

I heard a very interesting topic on a local radio show the other day and I decided to call in. I knew that facts would be…

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Commentary

Destroying Unions Destroys Rights of American Workers

By John Funiciello Columnist

In attempting to destroy union rights, Republicans, Tea Partiers, and others, not surprisingly, are taking a dangerous course that subverts democratic rights in America. In turn, such actions by the nation’s Rightists will make democracy itself something that we will study as a historical oddity, rather than enjoying it as a reality in 2011. What…

In attempting to destroy union rights, Republicans, Tea Partiers, and others, not surprisingly, are taking a dangerous course that subverts democratic rights in America. In turn,…

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Commentary

Remembering a Great Ancestor

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

We should always remember some of our great ancestors. One such ancestor is Lu Palmer. On Sunday, September 12, 2004, Lu Palmer made his transition to eternity. Lu Palmer was an unquestioned leader, and dedicated soldier in the struggle for Black Liberation and independence. His spirit will remain among us forever. As I began to…

We should always remember some of our great ancestors. One such ancestor is Lu Palmer. On Sunday, September 12, 2004, Lu Palmer made his transition to…

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