March 24, 2016
Cover Story
Editorial Board
I mentioned - a law professor, a publisher, a progressive, an Africa American - but somehow, when I think of my activism, I tend to overlook the core of what I am - a woman. Or as Sojourner Truth so eloquently put it, “Ain’t I a Woman”?
But having said that, recently I accepted an invitation to deliver the keynote speech to The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom of Los Angeles…
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Color of Law
Executive Editor
One in three Black males and one in six Latino males can expect to go to prison in their lifetime — and we know this was no accident, and not by happenstance or the result of immoral people making bad choices in their personal life. Rather, the war on drugs was about devious people in high places choosing to wage a multi-generational assault on Black America.
We have known for years that the war on drugs is a war on Black people, their families and their communities. Books such as Michelle Alexander’s…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
Sane, calm voices are missing in these presidential debates. We are also missing a future focus that takes the futility of increasing militarism into consideration.
Some words seem rarely mentioned in this highly toxic political season. We’ve heard about bombs and walls, but very little about peace. One is almost tempted,…
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Commentary
Columnist
A penny a pound doesn’t sound like much…and it isn’t. But Wendy’s apparently saw it as an unbearable burden for the giant corporations and looked for ways to get out of paying that extra penny.
The U.S. fast food burger chain, Wendy’s, thought it had outsmarted the farm workers who pick their tomatoes in Florida, but their plan has backfired, with…
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Commentary
Columnist
To date, the Cartel has been unable to wrest control of the Montclair Public Schools from its citizens and teachers. However, Montclair residents must remain vigilant as its current interim superintendent, Dr. Ronald Bolnadi, a staunch supporter of public education, will leave soon.
Promote High Stakes Testing. Dr. MacCormack immediately began to pursue these Broad strategies by manipulating the standardized test scores of Montclair’s African American and white students…
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The African World
Editorial Board
I write about Bianca every March 18th. It is important for me to remember her and to remember the moment that she came into our lives. It is important that I remember those three days; days that mixed hope with the most profound sadness.
My first born would have been 30 on March 18th. She was supposed to have been born in June 1986, my own birthday month. Yet something…
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Guest Commentary
Guest Commentator
Donald Trump’s campaign tagline of “Make America Great Again” is no more than a euphemism for “Make America White Again” and “Keep Minorities Oppressed”.
As Presidential candidate Donald Trump continues his campaign we have seen outrageous and brutal acts of violence towards those who have chosen to exercise their right…
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