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July 09, 2015

Color of Law

Confederate Flag and N-word Defenders Use the Same Lame

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

the parallels between the two powerful concepts, one a word, the other a symbol, are clear. Both have been used — often at the same time — to terrorize black men and women and to make the case for oppression. One might even say the Confederate flag is the n-word flying on a pole.

The Confederate flag has taken center stage in the media as South Carolina is expected to finally remove it from their state capitol following the massacre…

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Commentary

New Lynching Documentation In 12 Southern States Reveals Horrifying New

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

“Blacks were lynched for knocking on a white woman's door, refusing to remove an Army uniform after World War II and bumping into a white girl while running for a train. Often, Stevenson said, the hangings became public carnivals designed to instill fear."

I may-not be the most “interesting” man in the world, but I do have a vast-array of fascinations; I’m monitoring the search for both the “Yeti”…

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Commentary

Church Fires Really Fire Me Up

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD Editorial Board

The burnings ought to spark a resistance to racism unlike any we have seen in the past. These church fires ought to infuse us with the passion of Bree Newsome, the African American woman who climbed up a pole and snatched the Confederate flag from a pole outside the South Carolina statehouse.

It’s possible lightening may have caused one of the fires. Another may be the result of faulty electricity. Still, in the past couple of weeks, there…

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8 Churches Burn

Cartoon

8 Churches Burn

By Eric Garcia Cartoonist/Artist

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Guest Commentary

A Country Without a Military! Can That Ever Be Us? (Includes Video)

By Lila Guest

we hold onto our military as though they were saviors instead of instigators. What would happen if we faced reality? What would happen if we recognized that we start more wars than threaten us? What would happen if industry did not depend on war material to kick off our economy?

I'm just coming down from a 4th of July high. I must admit I do feel a pang of joy that our country was born and…

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Commentary

Examining the American Dynamic and Nationalism

By Dr.

When African people in America talk about nationalism, we are often charged with being racists or anti-white. However, the historical record demonstrates clearly that nationalism has been the primary method by which every national/ethnic group has achieved and maintains power.

In order for the African Community in America to continue our fight for self-determination and dignity, it is important that we remind ourselves of the nature…

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