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July 25, 2002

Commentary

Hilliard Calls for New Institutions to Protect Black Interests

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

The core facts of Earl Hilliard’s defeat by Arthur Davis are clear. Davis, a 34 year-old Harvard Law School graduate, formerly a federal prosecutor, first ran against 60 year-old Hilliard, a product of Howard Law School, in 2000. Davis lost by 24 percentage points. This year, Davis vastly outspent Hilliard; the last figures posted by…

The core facts of Earl Hilliard's defeat by Arthur Davis are clear. Davis, a 34 year-old Harvard Law School graduate, formerly a federal prosecutor, first ran…

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Guest Commentary

Peace and Justice Forces Rally to McKinney

By Frances M. Beal Guest Commentator

Frances M. Beal is a political columnist for the San Francisco Bayview newspaper and national secretary of the Black Radical Congress. AIPAC, the American Israel Political Affairs Committee is tasting blood with the defeat of Earl Hilliard in Alabama. The U.S. Congressman had enraged the Zionist lobbying group by often voting against legislation that one-sidedly…

Frances M. Beal is a political columnist for the San Francisco Bayview newspaper and national secretary of the Black Radical Congress. AIPAC, the American Israel Political…

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Commentary

A letter to our readers Reparations: The Value of White Privilege Highly Suspicious Christian Soldiers Neighborhood Watch in Havana Binges and Wars Over Wall Street

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

The grand scope of the – literal – American reconstruction after World War Two was designed to meet a howling white demand: affordable housing and racial segregation. To achieve this, the national landscape would have to be reconfigured. The suburbs were born, and the core cities were brought near to death. Now, how many billions…

The grand scope of the - literal - American reconstruction after World War Two was designed to meet a howling white demand: affordable housing and racial…

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Commentary

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By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

As you requested, we will make space available in The Black Commentator for your response “to the charges that have been aimed at me and my work by you and Professor Kilson.” Please use as much space as you feel necessary. We will publish every word, as written. We promise our readers a very interesting…

As you requested, we will make space available in The Black Commentator for your response "to the charges that have been aimed at me and my…

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