September 24, 2015
Color of Law
Executive Editor
For Birthers in the age of Obama, the word “Muslim” has served as a stand in for the n-word, the “other,”
With his cold and callous attack on Muslim Americans, Ben Carson is competing with Donald Trump for the xenophobic, Islamophobic, white supremacist vote. This is a…
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Commentary
Guest Commentator
Condoleezza Rice, who coauthored a report championing school choice and privatization for the Council on Foreign Affairs; Gen. Colin and Alma Powell who promote choice through their America’s Promise non-profit; and the Hon. Andrew Young, Congressman Charles Rangel, Martin Luther King, III, Robert Johnson, founder and former CEO of BET, and Will Smith, the actor, all of whom have served on the National Advisory Board of the Children’s Scholarship Fund, a major private-funder of vouchers for urban school children of color.
Note: We welcome Dr. Farrell as a BC columnist. His writings will appear on a regular basis. Public education has historically served as a lifeline for…
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View from the Battlefield
Editorial Board
"Are we allowing Hillary to ride the wave of her president-husband who somehow received the undeserved and unearned title of “black” president because he played the saxophone on the Arsenio Hall Show? President Bill Clinton severely altered black lives with his crippling welfare and criminal justice reforms that will impact black families for generations."
September 24, 2015 - Issue 622 var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; Presidential Candidates Court the Black Vote Will doing the Nay Nay Help Hillary Get in the…
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Guest Commentary
Guest Commentator
the biggest risks from aging machines are increased failures and crashes, which can lead to long lines and lost votes. Elections officials also expressed concerns over "flipped votes"
The nation's voting machines are aging out, and experts are raising concerns about what that could mean for next year's elections. A new report by the…
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Commentary
Columnist
Even working class Americans who are Republicans should have been somewhat alarmed when he made his pronouncement about the similarity between workers wanting to organize into unions and the Islamic State.
The news early this week that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker was dropping out of the running for the Republican nomination for president was a surprise to…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
"Due process is defined as the legal requirement that the state must respect all the legal rights due to a person. When did James Blake get due process? Frascatore tackled Blake with neither provocation nor even conversation."
September 24, 2015 - Issue 622 var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; Who Gets Due Process Blake Or Frascatore? "Due process is defined as the legal requirement that…
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Commentary
Columnist
Whenever someone like Marion leaves our midst and makes their transition, forces outside of the African Community always try to interpret these giants to fit their own interests. This is the model that white supremacy forces use in their efforts to explain and control African contributions.
The spirit of Marion Nzinga Stamps, one of Chicago’s great activists, is much needed today. Marion possessed the kind of fighting spirit in her organizing work…
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