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July 21, 2011

Commentary

Reflections from Behind the Wall – Anatomy of a Frame Up – Chapter 5 – What First Amendment? – A Luta Continua

By Chuck Turner Editorial Board

Note: BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board member Chuck Turner is writing this column from the U.S. Federal Prison in Hazelton, West Virginia where he is serving a three year term for a bribery conviction. On the afternoon of December 16, 2008, a group of supporters and I were sitting in my office at City Hall, flush with…

Note: BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board member Chuck Turner is writing this column from the U.S. Federal Prison in Hazelton, West Virginia where he is serving a three…

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Commentary

GOP’s Starving of the “Beast” (Government)

By John Funiciello Columnist

The Grand Old Party has come close to its goal of some several decades of “starving the beast” of government, with the country hanging on the brink of a financial meltdown as the Aug. 2 deadline approaches and the debt ceiling has not been raised. Negotiators for Republicans in Congress and President Obama’s White House…

The Grand Old Party has come close to its goal of some several decades of “starving the beast” of government, with the country hanging on the…

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Commentary

The Curious Case of Curt Flood: HBO Documentary Misses The Point

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

Before I start this rant (and it’s gonna be a RANT)…I want to say one thing; Curt Flood deserves to be in Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame. If you come away with nothing else in this commentary, I want you to come away with the man that challenged major league baseball’s reserve clause made…

Before I start this rant (and it’s gonna be a RANT)…I want to say one thing; Curt Flood deserves to be in Major League Baseball’s Hall…

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Commentary

We Must Honor Our Culture

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

Our late ancestor, Dr. Asa G. Hilliard’s book, The Maroon Within Us, once again reminds us of a major problem by which we, as African people in America, are besieged. Dr. Hilliard described this problem as cultural surrender. In explaining the problem, Dr. Hilliard wrote, “African Americans remain one of the very few groups in…

Our late ancestor, Dr. Asa G. Hilliard’s book, The Maroon Within Us, once again reminds us of a major problem by which we, as African people…

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Commentary

Deconstructing Progress

By Perry Redd Columnist

We are at a pivotal moment in American history. It seems we are at that point quite often, and we are. It’s simply because the people of this nation are varied, numerous and fickle. They cannot come to a consensus on what the country should look like at any given time. Why not, you ask?…

We are at a pivotal moment in American history. It seems we are at that point quite often, and we are. It’s simply because the people…

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Guest Commentary

African American and Latina/o Unity

By Joe Navarro Guest Commentator

It has been eight years since Elizabeth “Betita” Martinez drafted the letter titled, “Open Letter to African Americans From Latinos,” which was co-signed by 43 Latina and Latino activists, nationally. This historic letter made a call to strengthen African American and Latina/o unity, and challenged the attempts by the government and media to stir division…

It has been eight years since Elizabeth “Betita” Martinez drafted the letter titled, “Open Letter to African Americans From Latinos,” which was co-signed by 43 Latina…

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Guest Commentary

British Obama-bashing and the urge to intervene in Libya

By Nu'man Abd al-Wahid Guest Commentator

The current war on Libya largely led by Britain and France once again highlights the shortcomings of the British anti-war movement. In the run up to the war on Iraq in 2003 and many years afterwards, many of the leading individuals within this movement circumvented the fact that Britain was invading Iraq for its own…

The current war on Libya largely led by Britain and France once again highlights the shortcomings of the British anti-war movement. In the run up to…

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