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July 17, 2003

Commentary

The real U.S policy in Africa

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

“Our policy with respect to the continent of Africa at best has been a policy that is inconsistent and incoherent,” said NAACP Executive Director Kweisi Mfume, in Miami Beach last weekend for the organization’s annual convention. “We’ve looked away in many instances because Africa was not politically correct or politically cute.” Mr. Mfume is wrong.…

"Our policy with respect to the continent of Africa at best has been a policy that is inconsistent and incoherent," said NAACP Executive Director Kweisi Mfume,…

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Commentary

Believing Your Own Propaganda

By Mamadou Chinyelu

A new mental disorder has been born. (Either that or its an old disorder with a new application.) Like all newborns, this new mental disorder needs to be named. Its official name should be a catchy, clinical-sounding term. The term should contain reference to each of the multiple characteristics that converge with one another to…

A new mental disorder has been born. (Either that or its an old disorder with a new application.) Like all newborns, this new mental disorder needs…

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Commentary

The Pretense of Hip-Hop Black Leadership

By Dr. Martin Kilson Editorial Board

At the age of 71, I am a member of the progressive sector of African-American intellectuals, the post-World War II civil rights generation. The civil rights organizations I identified with were the NAACP, the National Council of Negro Women, the Congress of Racial Equality, the A. Philip Randolph Institute, the National Urban League, the Southern…

At the age of 71, I am a member of the progressive sector of African-American intellectuals, the post-World War II civil rights generation. The civil rights…

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Guest Commentary

Affirmative Action and Imperialism

By Mark P. Fancher Guest Commentator

The ink was barely dry on the Supreme Court affirmative action decisions when, from sea to shining sea, there was a collective sigh of relief by civil rights activists and organizations. For months, many have been on the edge of their seats, fingernails gnawed to the nub, waiting for what they were certain would be…

The ink was barely dry on the Supreme Court affirmative action decisions when, from sea to shining sea, there was a collective sigh of relief by…

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Guest Commentary

One Bush Too Many in Africa

By Dr.Kweli Nzito, PhD Guest Commentator

It would also seem fruitless to condemn dinosaurs, whatever the reason, simply because they are extinct. Besides, the condemning of disappeared phenomena will not likely aid in mending their ways. Unless, of course, such condemnation was issued with the express purpose of accruing benefits for posterity. But it requires a special turn of mind to…

It would also seem fruitless to condemn dinosaurs, whatever the reason, simply because they are extinct. Besides, the condemning of disappeared phenomena will not likely aid…

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