Jan 17, 2013
Art
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Commentary
Editorial Board
Change does not roll on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can’t ride you unless your back is bent. -Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. Some months ago, I was on the phone discussing with a friend the availability…
Change does not roll on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom.…
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First, they said, “let’s privatize just some of the services of the post office.” And they privatized a few functions and, in some others, they set themselves up with “public-private” projects to show that the private sector could “help” the U.S. Postal Service become more efficient and effective…in other words, turn a profit. At this…
First, they said, “let’s privatize just some of the services of the post office.” And they privatized a few functions and, in some others, they set…
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View from the Battlefield
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As someone who has done work for years around the prison industrial complex and particularly with wrongful convictions, I was elated when I heard a documentary about “The Central Park Five” was in the works. When the news came that “The Central Park 5” was in selected movie theaters in my city, I passed the…
As someone who has done work for years around the prison industrial complex and particularly with wrongful convictions, I was elated when I heard a documentary…
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The African Centered Education Movement has brought a new meaning to the annual African American History Month celebrations that have become so popular. That new meaning of African Centered thought, as defined by Dr. Wade Nobles, “is nothing more than a term categorizing a quality of thought and practice which is rooted in the cultural…
The African Centered Education Movement has brought a new meaning to the annual African American History Month celebrations that have become so popular. That new meaning…
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