Issue: 634
December 17, 2015
Commentary
Eloquence and Arrogance
Editorial Board
"What does Judge Antonin Scalia mean by “lesser schools”? Is he familiar with the data on African American accomplishment? Does he share the same hubris that Abigail Fisher does, asserting that a deficient white student deserves an edge over a well-prepared black one?"
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Guest Commentary
No, Trump’s Racist Anti-Muslim Proposal Is Very American
Guest Commentator
one of my pet peeves is those who self-righteously claim that these fascist acts are “un-American”, when they are merely chickens coming home to roost.
Malcolm X’s critique resonates in an environment of in-your-face white supremacist vitriol stoked by nearly eight years of hating on Obama and social justice. Exhibit A…
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Commentary
Chicago’s Homan Square: Detainees, Activists and Legal Advocates Testify at Hearing on Secret Detention Facility That Makes Black Men Disappear
Guest Commentator
“Some of the activities in Homan Square fit into the definition of torture, internationally, under the UN’s definition, and Homan Square needs to be looked at under that light,”
In the city of Chicago, already reeling from a scandal involving police racism, violence and corruption, the next scandal involving law enforcement is about to take…
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View from the Battlefield
The Congress of African People – Understanding its importance from a personal narrative
Editorial Board
"The Congress of African People was one of few revolutionary nationalist organizations that saw the electoral arena as part of a legitimate strategy for building black political power."
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