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Issue: 782

March 28, 2019

Commentary

The Myth of Meritocracy

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD Editorial Board

That the man who lives in the House that Enslaved People Built brought his law-breaking daughter and son-in-law onto his staff as "senior advisors" flies in the face of meritocracy. That the administration is actively seeking appeals court judges whose primary qualifications are their youth and conservatism flies in the face of meritocracy!

William Singer is going to jail. He's the man who masterminded the college cheating scandal, collecting more than $25 million in bribes between 2011 and 2018…

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Commentary

Everyone Wants a Piece of the American Pie

By Dr. Lenore Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

If there’s one thing the US college bribery scandal has taught us, it’s that everyone is climbing, everyone is climbing that ladder to success—by hook or crook—and in America, over the majority of Americans who’s ancestors built this nation. Whether or not individual Americans profess an oath to uphold the principles of the KKK or any other organized white supremacist group, the laws and policies benefit the wealthy ownership class and white Americans.

All of the Western nations have been caught in a lie, the lie of pretended humanism; this means that their history has no moral justification, and…

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Commentary

How Much Is Enough? – Solidarity America

By John Funiciello Columnist

there is endless war, violently imbalanced budgets, the suffering of the poor and minorities and the destruction of the environment, the source of all life. Only action by the people will change what the bullies and would-be rulers have wrought and it will have to be done by taking to the streets, since other means of communication are not very effective.

The question on the minds of both current and retired General Electric workers is: “How much is enough, when the current CEO, Larry Culp, is paid…

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Commentary

Two Davids Defeat Two Goliaths’ NJ Marijuana Bill

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

many members of the corporate billionaire school choice Cartel that promotes publicly-funded, private school vouchers, charter schools, and charter management companies are also heavy investors in the cannabis industry. The Cartel has been created to wring profits out of the public sector—public schools, prisons, state and city governments, and other public entities.

Congressional Democrats must avoid falling into the political trap of advocating and voting for Trump’s impeachment as they head toward the 2020 presidential election. Otherwise, it’s…

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Commentary

Women’s History Month – Shirley Chisholm, Unbought & Unbossed (includes video)

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

The Constitution they wrote was designed to protect the rights of white, male citizens. As there were no black Founding Fathers, there were no founding mothers -- a great pity, on both counts. It is not too late to complete the work they left undone. Today, here, we should start to do so.

One of Ms. Chisholm’s most famous speeches was in support of the Equal Rights Amendment. It was delivered August 10, 1970 in Washington, DC before the…

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Commentary

Reparations and Full Repair – Key 21st Century Issues – Worrill’s World

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

International law supports the position that the enslavement of Africans was a crime against humanity. The Charter of the Nuremberg Tribunal defined crimes against humanity in this manner: “Murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation, and other inhumane acts committed against any civilian population… whether or not in violation of the domestic law of the country where perpetuated.”

In 1999, the National Black United Front (NBUF) joined forces with the December 12th Movement in organizing a delegation of Africans in America to attend the…

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No Collusion

Cartoon

No Collusion

By Mr. Fish Cartoonist and writer

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MAGA?

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MAGA?

By Chuck Siler

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Color of Law

Brazil’s New President Bolsonaro Gets Blessings From Trump, Netanyahu for Policy of Racial Genocide

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

The rise of Bolsonaro threatens to undermine the progress people of African descent had made in Brazil in recent years, including an affirmative action program leading to a 268 percent increase in Black college matriculation, and efforts to fight racism and Black youth genocide.

Newly elected Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has wasted no time in cultivating positive relationships with U.S. president Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, fellow…

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