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December 17, 2015

The African World

Baltimore: A Canary in a Coal Mine – The Global African

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

December 17, 2015 – Issue 634 var addthis_config = {“data_track_clickback”:true}; Baltimore A Canary in a Coal Mine Video is courtesy of The Global African & teleSUR Mr. Fletcher talks to Baltimore activists about the ongoing Freddie Gray trial and what it means for the city, as well as the nation at-large. Fletcher also looks at…

December 17, 2015 - Issue 634 var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; Baltimore A Canary in a Coal Mine Video is courtesy of The Global African & teleSUR…

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Commentary

Remember Our Homeless LGBTQ Youth this Holiday Season

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

Our birth, as LGBTQ individuals and as a movement, mirrors that of Jesus. It comes at a time where there is still neither room nor tolerance for us - even in 2015 with U.S. Supreme ruling in favor of marriage equality - in some homes and families.

The holiday season is a difficult time of year for many. Too often we see the glitz and glamour that this holiday brings, totally missing its…

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Xmas Angel

Cartoon

Xmas Angel

By Chuck Siler

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Commentary

Connecting the Dots: Cartel Public Education Privatization Surrogate – Rahm Emanuel Will Go, Part V

By Dr. Walter C. Farrell, Jr., PhD, M.S.P.H. Columnist

Emanuel’s departure from office will be a model for the removal of other high profile Cartel surrogates who are decimating public education across the nation. It will also give them pause as they give further thought to carrying water for the Cartel.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is at a crossroads of survival in the political arena. He has rigidly adhered to the Cartel agenda of privatization of city…

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Guest Commentary

The New, Expanded Diasporic Africa Press Edition of Hubert H. Harrison – When Africa Awakes: The “Inside Story” of the Stirrings and Strivings of the New Negro in the Western World

By Jeffrey B. Perry Guest Commentator

The gap between rich and poor has reached record proportions, while white supremacy, war and militarism continue to shape the domestic and foreign policies of the United States. At the same time, growing numbers of people seek meaningful insights and analyses to make sense of our contemporary reality and pursue fundamental social change. The insights and analyses offered by Harrison can make a crucial contribution towards these aims.

Diasporic Africa Press has just published a new, expanded edition of Hubert H. Harrison’s When Africa Awakes: The "Inside Story" of the Stirrings and Strivings of…

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Guest Commentary

A Conservative Estimate of ‘The Wal-Mart Effect’

By Dr. Robert E. Scott, PhD, Economic Policy Institute Guest Commentator

Due to its own growing trade deficit with China, Wal-Mart alone was responsible for the loss of more than 400,000 U.S. jobs, 13.2 percent of total U.S. jobs lost in this period.

In the long history of false promises made by trade negotiators, the claim that China’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001 would reduce…

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Commentary

Kwanzaa – The Season And Economics and The Challenges Of A New Season

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

“The neighborhoods in which you spend your money become richer and richer and the neighborhoods in which the money is taken out of becomes poorer and poorer. This creates slums - all the wealth leaves.”

The Season And Economics Kwanzaa is an African in America celebration based on African agricultural/harvest celebrations and collective principles which contribute to the unity and development…

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Guest Commentary

The Paris Climate Talks – A Victory for President Obama, a Defeat for the Planet, and a Challenge to the Climate Justice Movement

By Eric Mann, Back from the Paris Climate Conference Guest Commentator

The battle over Paris is not at all over. In fact, it is just beginning and the battle of the sum-up is the critical ideological and scientific baseline in the battle between hope and despair.

The just concluded Paris Climate Conference--the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)—was a critical juncture in human and planetary history. Could the world's governments,…

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