May 14, 2015
Cover Story
Columnist
Malcolm X defined Black Nationalism in simple terminology that appealed to the Black masses when he said, ‘the political philosophy of Black nationalism is that Blacks should control the politics and politicians in our own community’
Since the untimely transition of Malcolm X in 1965, movement forces throughout the world have consistently commemorated his birthday. Malcolm X was born on May 19,…
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Color of Law
Executive Editor
Baltimore is part of a recurring theme. Acts of police brutality precipitate public outrage and rioting, but only after years of festering wounds caused by racism, economic inequality, and violence against communities of color.
The unrest in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray—who died of a severed spine while in police custody—seemed to have caught elected officials, the public,…
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View from the Battlefield
Editorial Board
Black teachers were charged under the racketeering law and getting sentences that exceed some murder sentences! The RICO Act was intended for use on organized crime, like the Mafia. Yet, it was used on black teachers—most with no criminal records.
May 14, 2015 - Issue 606 var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; It’s been several weeks now since the sentencing phases of the cheating trials ended in Atlanta…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
Before enrolling in one of these colleges, students need to consider other options, and also check on the placement records these schools like to brag about.
According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, about 1.7 million people will receive their Bachelor’s degrees, and another nearly 750,000 will receive associate’s degrees this…
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Commentary
Guest Commentator
if impunity is so pervasive in our world, how will there be justice anywhere, if those who commit crimes, big and small, are protected by laws, by custom, by tradition, or by trickery?
If impunity is the absence of justice, then there are many in positions of power in the so-called developed as well as the developing world who…
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Sharp n’ Blunt
Columnist
All that holier-than-thou cow-manure this nation’s “Patriots,” the self-anointed ‘real’ Americans, the good-n’-decent folk from the GOP Heartland to the TEA-Party Bible-Belt loudly, proudly profess-to embody, nonetheless they’re covering a cheater’s back.
You ain’t tryin’ if you ain’t cheatin’ . . . . That’s the genuine, authentic “All-American” attitude millions of American sportsfans embrace when it comes to…
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