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Issue: 472

May 17, 2012

Commentary

Corporate America Fights to Keep the People in the Dark about the Food They’re Eating

By John Funiciello Columnist

It�s time to blame the people. Again. We�re told that we have an �obesity problem� and we�re told we have a high blood pressure epidemic and a diabetes epidemic, along with unusual cancers, especially among the children, and we�re told that we have many other problems. We have a problem with water (we soon won�t…

It�s time to blame the people. Again. We�re told that we have an �obesity problem� and we�re told we have a high blood pressure epidemic and…

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Commentary

My Love for African People

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

The remembrance of our ancestors and their redemption, our continued oppression in America inspires me to re-acknowledge my love for African people. This inspiration and love also causes me to intensify my work in the Black Liberation Movement. The word love is probably one of the most used and overworked words in the English language.…

The remembrance of our ancestors and their redemption, our continued oppression in America inspires me to re-acknowledge my love for African people. This inspiration and love…

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