Issue: 480
July 12, 2012
Commentary
When Work Disappears: The Silent Reality of Chronic Black Unemployment
Columnist
As the economy slowly recovers, there is a staggering reality facing the national black community – the absence of work. All segments of the nation’s population seem to be pulling out of the hole dug by the recession, except for African Americans. For them, the hole is as deep as it’s ever been (with exception…
As the economy slowly recovers, there is a staggering reality facing the national black community - the absence of work. All segments of the nation’s population…
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Color of Law
Moving Towards a Worldwide Moratorium on the Death Penalty – The
Executive Editor
It was a good day at the United Nations. On July 3, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on member states to abolish the death penalty. And he called for a universal moratorium on the death penalty by 2015. “The taking of life is too absolute, too irreversible, for one human being to inflict on another,…
It was a good day at the United Nations. On July 3, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on member states to abolish the death penalty. And…
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Cover Story
How Did The Problem Of Poverty Disappear?
Columnist
The war on the poor seems to be going very well. Politicians and corporate leaders across the country shamelessly ignore Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, which calls for raising revenues for the defense of the nation and its “general welfare.” In the minds of the rich, the poor, even the working poor,…
The war on the poor seems to be going very well. Politicians and corporate leaders across the country shamelessly ignore Article 1, Section 8 of the…
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Guest Commentary
Signs of the Times in Haiti – The Military, Money, and the Meaning of an Occupation
Guest Commentator
There are periods in a country’s history when the signs and warnings that that history will soon enter into a dramatically different phase are clear as day. Such is the period today in Haiti, where daily events portend an inauspicious development for the future: the Haitian Army may soon be returning. The gold rush on…
There are periods in a country’s history when the signs and warnings that that history will soon enter into a dramatically different phase are clear as…
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Commentary
R&B Star Frank Ocean Comes Out and Exemplifies the Community’s Rejection of a “Gay Identity”
Editorial Board
And on the days we were together, time would glide… The African American celebrity gossip, news, popular culture and entertainment blog Bossip.com outed Latifah in September 2010 with photos of Latifah and gal pal and “personal trainer” Jeanette Jenkins in a tender embrace that was not intended for public viewing. When R&B soul diva Alicia…
And on the days we were together, time would glide... The African American celebrity gossip, news, popular culture and entertainment blog Bossip.com outed Latifah in September…
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Commentary
We The People – What Does That Really Mean Today
Editorial Board
– Amilcar Cabral The U.S. Declaration of Independence (including its Preamble) and the U.S. Constitution, though egregiously deficient with regards to the rights of Indigenous Native people, Black people, and women, etc., were important steps toward embracing and enhancing the spirit of vigilance in the fight against government tyranny. However, and most especially, within the…
- Amilcar Cabral The U.S. Declaration of Independence (including its Preamble) and the U.S. Constitution, though egregiously deficient with regards to the rights of Indigenous Native…
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