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June 9, 2011

Commentary

The Tale of One City

By Perry Redd Columnist

I am witnessing an ethnic cleansing as sure as I am alive. I’ve read about the Native American, the Jews of Eastern Europe and apartheid South Africa. I’ve seen Kosovo, Myanmar and Tibet in my lifetime. I see the news reports out of Tunisia, Yemen and Libya. Yet, there’s a cleansing in America, of its…

I am witnessing an ethnic cleansing as sure as I am alive. I’ve read about the Native American, the Jews of Eastern Europe and apartheid South…

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Commentary

25 Years of The O(prah) Effect: Will Oprah-mania Turn To Oprah-ssion

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

The end of a staple in American pop culture culminated last week with the Oprah Winfrey show calling it a day. After 25 years, pop culture icon, Oprah Winfrey, decided to end her daily talk show and concentrate on her cable channel, the OWN (Oprah Winfrey) network. It wasn’t just the end of a talk…

The end of a staple in American pop culture culminated last week with the Oprah Winfrey show calling it a day. After 25 years, pop culture…

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Commentary

Supporting N`Cobra and the Reparations Movement

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

For over twenty-two years, the National Coalition of Black for Reparations in America / N`COBRA, has been at the forefront of the Reparations Movement. In this regard, the 22nd Annual National N`COBRA Conference will be held in Chicago, Illinois June 24-26, 2011 at the 6th Grace Presbyterian Church, 600 East 35th Street. It is important…

For over twenty-two years, the National Coalition of Black for Reparations in America / N`COBRA, has been at the forefront of the Reparations Movement. In this…

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