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Issue: 49

July 3, 2003

Commentary

The Slow and Tortured Death of Affirmative Action

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

“Diversity” as a compelling government interest may indeed have gotten a clean (and, perhaps temporary) bill of health from the High Court. However, affirmative action has been liquidated as public policy of the United States. At least since the 1978 Bakke decision, which struck down strict “quotas” in college admissions, friends and foes of Black…

“Diversity” as a compelling government interest may indeed have gotten a clean (and, perhaps temporary) bill of health from the High Court. However, affirmative action has…

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Commentary

GOP Bullies DC on Vouchers

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

The true nature of Republican “outreach” to African Americans is revealed in their furious attempts to impose school vouchers on a population that resoundingly rejects them: the people of Washington, DC. With utter contempt for Black public opinion – and for democracy itself – the Bush men bluster, bribe and bludgeon the District, intent on…

The true nature of Republican “outreach” to African Americans is revealed in their furious attempts to impose school vouchers on a population that resoundingly rejects them:…

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Commentary

Strom Thurmond survived by Black daughter

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

In our June 26 issue we shared a bit of Black Commentator shorthand: “The Bubble,” our buzzword for the normative white American political/cultural/historical frame of reference. “To those on the outside, the bubble is transparent,” we wrote. “However, viewed from inside the bubble, the surrounding world is distorted, disconnected, chaotic, menacing and – most importantly…

In our June 26 issue we shared a bit of Black Commentator shorthand: “The Bubble,” our buzzword for the normative white American political/cultural/historical frame of reference.…

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Commentary

Magic Negro

By Rita Kempley

Cover Story Obama to Have Name Removed from DLC List: Says “New Democrats” acted “without my knowledge” Commentary Blind, Deaf, Dumb and Deluded: White America unfit for global role Cartoon Bubble USA e-Mailbox If it’s true, is it Black male-bashing?… Dixon confronts Georgia professors… “Bright lines” and the DLC Republicans Go to Bat for Predatory…

Cover Story Obama to Have Name Removed from DLC List: Says "New Democrats" acted "without my knowledge" Commentary Blind, Deaf, Dumb and Deluded: White America unfit…

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Commentary

Fear of a Black “Street” Army

By Glen Ford Co-Publisher & Executive Editor

This commentary originally appeared in the Summer Issue of ColorLines magazine. This commentary originally appeared in the Summer Issue of ColorLines magazine. “Mama, when I get over there I have the feeling they are going to arrest me just because of the name that I have carried.” That’s how Quran Bilal remembers a parting conversation…

This commentary originally appeared in the Summer Issue of ColorLines magazine. This commentary originally appeared in the Summer Issue of ColorLines magazine. "Mama, when I get…

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Guest Commentary

The New York Times’ Racist Lies about Africa

By Milton Allimadi Guest Commentator

More than 10 years ago, I brought to the attention of editors at The New York Times my expose of cases of journalistic concoctions by reporters and editors during the newspaper’s African news coverage. I was virtually ignored. So you can imagine how I felt when Jayson Blair’s plagiarism and fakery came back to haunt…

More than 10 years ago, I brought to the attention of editors at The New York Times my expose of cases of journalistic concoctions by reporters…

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Guest Commentary

The “Enronization” of America

By Ahmed M.I. Egal Guest Commentator

An article with the above title in “BusinessWeek Online” (June 10th issue) caught my attention because the title seemed to characterize the way the present administration is conducting US foreign policy. As it turned out, the article was concerned principally with US economic and trade policy and not with foreign policy as such. Nevertheless, the…

An article with the above title in “BusinessWeek Online” (June 10th issue) caught my attention because the title seemed to characterize the way the present administration…

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