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Issue: 457

Feb 1, 2012

Commentary

Book Review, David Gilbert – Love and Struggle: My Life in SDS, the Weather Underground and Beyond

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

I had not read anything written about or by Gilbert, nor had I listened or read an interview he had given the past. I expected a typical self-aggrandizing narrative in which the passive reader encounters the �greatness� of the man David Gilbert and his �legendary� role in piecing together pipes and wires, sneaking here, passing…

I had not read anything written about or by Gilbert, nor had I listened or read an interview he had given the past. I expected a…

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Commentary

What Kind of Changes for America And How Will Those Changes Come? – Solidarity America – -By John Funiciello – BlackCommentator.com Columnist

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

Even in countries with no tradition of what The West calls democracy, the people have managed to change the direction of their nations just by the force of their massed presence and because they made it clear that they knew who the oppressors were. In the U.S., there is a tradition of democracy and, for…

Even in countries with no tradition of what The West calls democracy, the people have managed to change the direction of their nations just by the…

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Sharp n’ Blunt

Driving Governor Brewer

By Desi Cortez Columnist

There was a time in this country when, had OJ Simpson been found guilty of murdering his White ex-wife, despite White society branding her as a tarnished women, an i.e., Nigger Love, OJ would�ve been dragged out of his jail cell, castrated, and hanged at sunset. And I don�t believe that�s an exaggeration, hanged by…

There was a time in this country when, had OJ Simpson been found guilty of murdering his White ex-wife, despite White society branding her as a…

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Guest Commentary

Tucson Schools and America’s Foundation of Genocide, Racism and Ethnic Repression

By Joe Navarro Guest Commentator

I read with amusement the BC commentary on Tucson schools, “Applaud Tucson’s Unified School District! Now, Confiscate Shakespeare’s Plays!” by Dr. Lenore J. Daniels. It was a great satirical approach to questioning how American’s view what is foreign and what is not. In the United States the “other” is a social construct that is defined…

I read with amusement the BC commentary on Tucson schools, "Applaud Tucson's Unified School District! Now, Confiscate Shakespeare's Plays!" by Dr. Lenore J. Daniels. It was…

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View from the Battlefield

Haiti and its Blood Suckers, Where are her true friends?

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

The second anniversary of the earthquake that shook the island of Haiti has come and gone. While the images of destruction dim, the unanswered questions about recovery and reconstruction must remain loud and constant. The 7.0-magnitude quake created yet another set back for a people who seem to be perpetual victims of natural and man-made…

The second anniversary of the earthquake that shook the island of Haiti has come and gone. While the images of destruction dim, the unanswered questions about…

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Commentary

Remembering Lu Palmer and African American History Month

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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