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December 4, 2003

Commentary

Bush’s Phony “Grassroots” Voucher “Movement”

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

“These local, grassroots organizations have wonderful avenues into their communities and these grants will ensure that parents know about their options under the law,” says Education Secretary Rod Paige, $1.3 million check in hand. “There is no more powerful force in education reform than an informed parent with options.” Then Paige shakes the hands of…

“These local, grassroots organizations have wonderful avenues into their communities and these grants will ensure that parents know about their options under the law,” says Education…

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Commentary

e-Mailbox: Too Black, Too Proud Brit Poet and more

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

November 15 was a bad day for the Republicans’ phony minority outreach strategy, a super-cynical ploy to convince white “moderate” or “swing” voters that the Party isn’t racist at its core. Wunderkind Bobby Jindal, a 32-year-old Christian convert of East Indian ancestry whose career was carefully nurtured by the state and national Party, lost the…

November 15 was a bad day for the Republicans' phony minority outreach strategy, a super-cynical ploy to convince white “moderate” or “swing” voters that the Party…

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Commentary

Bush to Central Casting:”We Need Black People”

By Margaret Kimberley Guest Commentator

One of the first things I noticed when George W. Bush campaigned for the presidency was his obvious love of putting black people in photo opportunities. How better to prove the compatibility of conservatism and compassion than with a healthy dose of contented black faces. I always imagined his advance team screaming into their cell…

One of the first things I noticed when George W. Bush campaigned for the presidency was his obvious love of putting black people in photo opportunities.…

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Commentary

The Bush Administration’s End Game for Haiti

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

In the last three months Haiti has seen a spate of political assassinations of Lavalas militants, charges of government complicity in the killings by the opposition, and the corporate media’s constant trumpeting of the evils of “Aristide’s Lavalas regime.” These intrigues finally climax into a media circus on November 14th with the opposition Group 184…

In the last three months Haiti has seen a spate of political assassinations of Lavalas militants, charges of government complicity in the killings by the opposition,…

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Commentary

DC Feels the Pimphand

By Erik R. Fleming State Representative (D-MS)

On January 13, 2004, the District of Columbia will conduct its Presidential Primary, making it the first primary for the Democratic candidates to show what they have to offer. Problem is, some of those candidates will not be there when the voting gets started. U.S. Rep. Dick Gephardt, Ret. Gen. Wesley Clark, U.S. Sen. John…

On January 13, 2004, the District of Columbia will conduct its Presidential Primary, making it the first primary for the Democratic candidates to show what they…

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Commentary

Pretty Soon We’ll All Be Green

By Donna Jo Warren with Jonathan David Farley, D.Phil

I was sipping a white chocolate mocha outside Starbuck’s when my friend Susan walked up. She was wearing a purple jogging suit and high heels – she’s from L.A. – and her cheeks were an angry red. Throwing a copy of the Daily Breeze onto my table, she growled, “I hate this guy!” I looked…

I was sipping a white chocolate mocha outside Starbuck’s when my friend Susan walked up. She was wearing a purple jogging suit and high heels –…

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Commentary

Fred Hampton and Mark Clark

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

The following is a re-print from African American Publications. African American Publications is committed to providing students and adult researchers with accurate, authoritative, and accessible information on a wide variety of ethnic and ethno-religious groups in the United States and Canada. Fred Hampton 1948-1969 Nationality: American Occupation: Activist PERSONAL Born in 1948 in Chicago, IL;…

The following is a re-print from African American Publications. African American Publications is committed to providing students and adult researchers with accurate, authoritative, and accessible information…

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