Issue: 481

Commentary

Top-10 Books to Read this Summer & Fall – Point Blank

By Chris Stevenson bc Columnist

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There are a lot of good books out there. A Bible scripture says “to the making of books there is no end,” (Ecclesiastes 12:12) some have misconstrued this to mean Stop Reading Books! I say KEEP READING as if there’s no end. If you want powerful information as to how and why our streets are…

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There are a lot of good books out there. A Bible scripture says "to the making of books there is no end," (Ecclesiastes 12:12) some have…

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Quote to Ponder: “Banks have done more injury to the religion, morality, tranquility, prosperity, and even wealth of the nation than they can have done or ever will do good.” – John Adams, 2nd US President

By The Black Commentator bc Guest Commentator

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Commentary

Demons and Grandeur: The Socialization of American Society

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD bc Editorial Board

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In every battle the eyes are the first to be conquered… -Tacitus, Germania [Hitler’s] aims, from the campaign’s inception in 1940, were not those of conventional geopolitics. He did not want just to annex useful territory and crate a new balance of power, but to wipe out a culture and an ideology, if necessary a…

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In every battle the eyes are the first to be conquered… -Tacitus, Germania [Hitler’s] aims, from the campaign’s inception in 1940, were not those of conventional…

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Commentary

Bill Gates: Playing with Lives and Cultures in Africa

By John Funiciello bc Columnist

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Being among the unfathomably rich of the world, Bill Gates must feel that his hand is right up there with God’s, as he surveys the world and decides who will be the beneficiaries of his largesse. This time, he is pushing genetically modified crops, as he has done for some time and, this time, he…

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Being among the unfathomably rich of the world, Bill Gates must feel that his hand is right up there with God’s, as he surveys the world…

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Commentary

The Garvey Movement and Economic Independence

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD bc Columnist

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The foundation of our liberation is economic and educational independence based on racial solidarity. In this present era of economic and educational onslaught against the African Community in America, it is important that we understand that the rise of the African Centered Education Movement should be linked to our quest for economic independence. We must…

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The foundation of our liberation is economic and educational independence based on racial solidarity. In this present era of economic and educational onslaught against the African…

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