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May 05, 2016

Color of Law

Larry Wilmore’s ‘Barry, you did it my n*gga!’ moment was expected and 100% authentic

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

the Correspondents’ Dinner was a roast, a form of comedy and satire where far worse has been said in the past. Larry was the hired entertainment, and people knew what they were getting. You’d better believe the brother and his speech was vetted, and Obama, Michelle and them knew what the man was going to say.

Did you see Larry Wilmore at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday night? The comedian and host of Comedy Central’s “The Nightly Show” roasted President Obama…

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Commentary

Obama’s Send-off at Last White House Correspondents’ Dinner Ends with the N-word – Inclusion By The Reverend Irene Monroe, BC Editorial BoardBlackCommentator.com May 05, 2016 – Issue 652: Obama’s Send-off at Last White House Correspondents’ Dinner Ends with the N-word

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

the notion that it is acceptable for African-Americans to use the n-word with each other yet it is considered racist for others outside the race to use it unquestionably sets up a double standard. And because language is a public enterprise, the notion that one ethnic group has property rights to the term is an absurdly narrow argument. The fact that African-Americans have appropriated the n-word does not negate our long history of self-hatred.

What was expected to be a friendly and light-hearted skewering of political and media elites at the White House correspondents’ dinner by Larry Wilmore, comedian and…

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Commentary

The Fight for What is Possible

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD Editorial Board

DeRay Mckesson says he “challenged the status quo of Baltimore’s politics”, and in many ways he did. He and his team took the pain of the Freddie Gray murder and turned it into the power of a galvanizing campaign.

Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson deserves high props. The young man used his activism as a platform to run for Mayor of Baltimore, and he…

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Sleeping Soundly

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Sleeping Soundly

By Eric Garcia Cartoonist/Artist

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Commentary

Imminent Pension Collapse a Confirmation of Much That is Wrong with U.S. Priorities

By John Funiciello Columnist

In the past several decades, the corporations which provided some of the best pensions started to look at the pension funds as another pile of money that they could milk for the benefit of the stockholders and the company’s hierarchy. Many workers have lost pension benefits, if not their entire retirement benefit, because of the greed of the corporations.

The pensions of hundreds of thousands of workers represented by the Central States Pension Fund are waiting for the U.S. Treasury Department to give the go-ahead…

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Commentary

Trenton, New Jersey School Board Member Dr. Jane Rosenbaum: ‘Sleeping’ While Privatizing the Trenton Public Schools

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

The Cartel is hell bent on making New Jersey’s capitol city a shining example of public school privatization with an African American mayor at the helm. The achievement of this objective will have an even greater impact statewide and nationally

At its April 25th meeting, the Trenton Board of Education took giant steps toward privatizing its public schools: laying-off staff and privatizing special education and other…

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Guest Commentary

It’s Time to Get Cops Out of Schools

By Karen Dolan, Institute for Policy Studies Guest Commentator

School administrators and counselors should be properly trained to treat trauma and address the complex stressors that more acutely affect children living in poverty. Policies should explicitly address the unique stressors and dangers to girls, particularly girls of color.

The child was reportedly talking with another student when other kids gathered to see if there was an argument brewing. Officer Joshua Kehm apparently didn’t want…

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Commentary

African Liberation Day 2016: Part I

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

The idea of ALD has its origins in the long history of African people to break free of the yoke of European domination and white supremacy. This is a time in which we emphasize our oneness as a people with a common past, common set of problems, and a common future.

Read Part 2 of this Series This is the first of a two-part article on the origin and development of African Liberation Day (ALD). The celebration…

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Respect Us Or Else

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Respect Us Or Else

By Mr. Fish Cartoonist and writer

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