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October 13, 2016

The African World

When is Aid Not of Assistance?

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

If a country—in this case Haiti—is attempting to get its local manufacturing off the ground in the sphere of clothes, it will be selling to a local market. If donated used clothes are shipped to that country and are then sold, rather than given to people in need, such clothes will certainly cost less than the newly manufactured clothing. Thus, rather than the used clothes actually helping an impoverished country, they serve to further under-develop the country in question.

In the aftermath of the disastrous impact of Hurricane Matthew on Haiti I was reminded of several things, not the least being the seemingly unending crises…

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Color of Law

In Tragedy and Disaster, The World Always Exploits Haiti

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

In the aftermath of the earthquake and other catastrophes, many international agencies have exploited Haiti’s tragedy, and the funds never reached the victims who desperately needed them. It was one big scam. Haiti was pimped.

Once again, Haiti is hurting. And this time, Hurricane Matthew has left hundreds dead in the black island nation. There is no doubt that Haiti needs…

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Year of Fear

Cartoon

Year of Fear

By Mark Hurwitt

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Commentary

Why Trump Mustn’t Win

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD Editorial Board

African Americans, especially, need to look at that which Mr. Trump has promised. He has promised discrimination. He has described our lives as hell. He has been a bully and a documented discriminator. He has been too much. He should be enough to repel us.

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) is anticipating a Trump win in November. Or, at least, he is preparing for it. He says that if…

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Sharp n’ Blunt

White America; So Desperate They’d Make A Deal With The Devil Himself In-Order To Make America White Again

By Desi Cortez Columnist

We need to create family friendly neighborhoods - that starts with a solid education and job opportunities to apply those skills to and earn a bread winner salary. We must practice what we’ve been preaching for 50 years - spend money with other Blacks, invest in Black business operations.

That’s the title of an E-book I’ve had out on Amazon.com, for the last few months, check it out . . . I’m starting to think…

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Commentary

Obama Calls Opponents of the TPP “CRUDE Populists”

By John Funiciello Columnist

As far as Obama’s slamming of the working people who oppose the TPP goes (crude populist is meant as a pejorative), he shows that he is not attuned to those who work for wages, more and more of whom are working in service 'industries,' where the pay is low, the benefits small, and the chance for climbing a little further on the pay ladder very slim.

When a large segment of the population opposes a vast, previously secret, program of the federal government, in collusion with other Pacific nations and a cabal…

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Commentary

“Pension Misogyny” and Teacher Pushback in the 2016 Elections

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

This ongoing war against female wage earners in the public sector that is dominated by women needs to stop, and it will be up to teachers, other public workers, and their unions to stanch this misogynistic battering.

Paterson Assemblywoman Shavonda Sumter is being advanced as a serious candidate for Murphy’s Lt. Governor, and would be the second women of color on a Democratic…

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Commentary

Why They Owe Us

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

part of our internal repair is to struggle, fight, mobilize, and organize to demand external reparations from those governments, corporations, and institutions that are responsible for our historical and continuing state of oppression.

Day-by-day, African people in America are becoming more familiar with the concept of reparations and what it means to our continued struggle in America for self-determination,…

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