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Issue: 507

Mar 07, 2013

Commentary

Privileging the Voices of the Threatened, Marginalized, and Offended

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

It would not be impossible to prove with sufficient repetition and a psychological understanding of the people concerned that a square is in fact a circle. They are mere words, and words can be molded until they clothe ideas and disguise. -Joseph Goebbels It is the trained, living human soul, cultivated and strengthened by long…

It would not be impossible to prove with sufficient repetition and a psychological understanding of the people concerned that a square is in fact a circle.…

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Commentary

A Divided People is What Makes The U.S. a Suffering Country

By John Funiciello Columnist

One doesn’t have to look far to see how difficult it is in a country as big and diverse as the U.S. for the people to join together to act in their own behalf, on behalf of the nation, and for the good of the planet. Everywhere one looks, there is division. It’s almost a…

One doesn’t have to look far to see how difficult it is in a country as big and diverse as the U.S. for the people to…

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Commentary

It’s Enough to Make a Negro Turn Black: Lu Palmer

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

We should always remember some of our great ancestors. One such ancestor is Lu Palmer. On Sunday, September 12, 2004, Lu Palmer made his transition to eternity. Lu Palmer was an unquestioned leader and dedicated soldier in the struggle for Black Liberation and independence. His spirit will remain among us forever. As I began to…

We should always remember some of our great ancestors. One such ancestor is Lu Palmer. On Sunday, September 12, 2004, Lu Palmer made his transition to…

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Commentary

Attacking Voting Rights -The Audacity of History

By Amy V. Simmons Editorial Board

About two weeks ago, Mississippi ratified the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, 150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, and nearly 50 years since the Voting Rights Act of 1965 made its replacement, segregation, otherwise known as “Jim Crow”, illegal. This is about 18 years after the state assembly voted unanimously to…

About two weeks ago, Mississippi ratified the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, 150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, and nearly 50 years…

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New God

Cartoon

New God

By Eric Garcia Cartoonist/Artist

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