Issue: 44
May 29, 2003
Guest Commentary
Dad’s Diploma: Overcoming Injustice
Guest Commentator
My father was over 40 years old when he took and passed an entrance exam, and matriculated at Morris College in 1941. He excelled as a student but was not allowed to enter his senior year because he had not provided proof of having graduated high school. He had not because he could not. My…
My father was over 40 years old when he took and passed an entrance exam, and matriculated at Morris College in 1941. He excelled as a…
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Commentary
Who Killed Black Radio News?
Guest Commentator
In 1973, 21 reporters from three Black-oriented radio stations provided African Americans in Washington, DC a daily diet of news – hard, factual information vital to the material and political fortunes of the local community. The three stations – WOL-AM, WOOK-AM and WHUR-FM – their news staffs as fiercely competitive as their disc jockeys, vied…
In 1973, 21 reporters from three Black-oriented radio stations provided African Americans in Washington, DC a daily diet of news - hard, factual information vital to…
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Commentary
The last word on Jayson Blair – e-Mailbox
Guest Commentator
The Jayson Blair – New York Times affair is a portal to the labyrinth of American racism. Deep in the tangle of passageways and diversions lies the central question of Power. Notions of prestige, merit, fairness and process present themselves along the way, drawing the visitor into intriguing areas of tangential discussion. But it’s all…
The Jayson Blair - New York Times affair is a portal to the labyrinth of American racism. Deep in the tangle of passageways and diversions lies…
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Commentary
Blacks poorest of all, says Census – The issues
Guest Commentator
Sen. Joseph Lieberman, who styles himself as a great moralizer, reached a new low in cynicism last week, announcing a health care proposal that is no such thing, at all. Basing his presidential campaign arithmetic on the fact that more people are afraid of getting cancer (everybody) than the number of uninsured Americans (at least…
Sen. Joseph Lieberman, who styles himself as a great moralizer, reached a new low in cynicism last week, announcing a health care proposal that is no…
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