Issue: 501
Jan 24, 2013
The African World
The 2013 Inauguration and the Road Forward
Editorial Board
Obama is definitely a great and compelling speaker, certainly by mainstream political standards. But that is not what I was pondering in listening to the Inaugural Address on January 21st. Rather, what struck me was that this was both a proclamation of the existence of a bloc of forces in this country that made it…
Obama is definitely a great and compelling speaker, certainly by mainstream political standards. But that is not what I was pondering in listening to the Inaugural…
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Commentary
Does Obama’s Linking of Selma to Stonewall Divide the Black Community?
Editorial Board
President Barack Obama’s inaugural address was the most inclusive speech a president has ever given. It was delivered on the 27th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and the President honored King’s legacy when he eloquently spoke of how the many U.S. liberation movements, both current and historic, are interconnected. “We, the people, declare…
President Barack Obama’s inaugural address was the most inclusive speech a president has ever given. It was delivered on the 27th anniversary of Martin Luther King,…
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Commentary
Keeping it Real
Editorial Board
“Always bear in mind that the people are not fighting for ideas, for the things in anyone’s head. They are fighting to win material benefits, to live better, and in peace, to see their lives go forward, to guarantee the future of their children…” – Amilcar Cabral In the fallacious name of supposedly moving forward,…
“Always bear in mind that the people are not fighting for ideas, for the things in anyone's head. They are fighting to win material benefits, to…
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Commentary
Obama’s Biggest Challenge – People without Jobs
Editorial Board
So much for the hopeful news. African American unemployment actually increased last month and – as has become usual – the rate for young black people remained at an alarming level. While the overall jobless rate stayed at 7.8 percent, the percentage of African Americans looking for work and finding none went from 13.2 percent…
So much for the hopeful news. African American unemployment actually increased last month and - as has become usual - the rate for young black people…
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Commentary
Obama…Organizing for America…Action
Columnist
First let me admit that I was wrong in my last column in regards to the Congressional Republican’s death wish because of the anger and disfavor generated through their holding the “faith and credit” of the country hostage to their demands being fulfilled before voting to lift the debt ceiling. It seems that some of…
First let me admit that I was wrong in my last column in regards to the Congressional Republican’s death wish because of the anger and disfavor…
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Commentary
Zero Dark Nigger – Point Blank
Columnist
During the annual Golden Globe awards, film director Quentin Tarantino responded backstage to the issue of his use of the N-word in his latest controversial movie “Django Unchained:” “If somebody is out there actually saying when it comes to the word nigger, the fact that I was using it in the movie more than it…
During the annual Golden Globe awards, film director Quentin Tarantino responded backstage to the issue of his use of the N-word in his latest controversial movie…
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