Independent since 2002 Issue No. 1102 Week of November 7, 2026 Get the free email dispatch →

Home Issue: 83

Issue: 83

March 25, 2004

Commentary

Haiti’s Troika of Terror: Thugs – a Buffoon – the Pirates

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

The United States has delivered George Bush’s ghoulish brand of democracy to Haiti. The nightmarish components of Haiti’s ruling troika gathered last Saturday, in Gonaives, the country’s fourth-largest city – a macabre assemblage that seemed designed to assault the sensibilities of civilized humans. The Buffoon As if to erase January’s bicentennial celebrations from Haitian and…

The United States has delivered George Bush’s ghoulish brand of democracy to Haiti. The nightmarish components of Haiti’s ruling troika gathered last Saturday, in Gonaives, the…

Continue reading 10 min

Commentary

Black New York: Out of Work and Off the Radar Screen

By Margaret Kimberley Guest Commentator

It is rare for every publication in New York City to give equal attention to the same news story. A report issued recently by the Community Service Society of New York accomplished that rare feat. The think tank and social service agency issued a report, “A Crisis of Black Male Employment: Unemployment and Joblessness in…

It is rare for every publication in New York City to give equal attention to the same news story. A report issued recently by the Community…

Continue reading 5 min

Commentary

Report from an Urban War Zone

By Daphne Muse

On September 20 of last year, three-year-old Chazarus Hill, Jr. met a violent death at the hands of his 23-year-old father, provoking an outpouring of grief and outrage in Oakland, California. Neighbors and family members say they repeatedly warned the local social service agency that Chazarus was being abused. Five months later, agency officials absolved…

On September 20 of last year, three-year-old Chazarus Hill, Jr. met a violent death at the hands of his 23-year-old father, provoking an outpouring of grief…

Continue reading 7 min

Commentary

Why Black Leaders Are Stone Silent on Wal-Mart Abuses

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The following article first appeared on The Hutchinson Report. During this year’s celebration of the Martin Luther King, Jr. national holiday, Wal-Mart saturated black-themed TV shows on cable and network stations with a torrent of ads. In the ads smiling, cheerful black shoppers praised Wal-Mart for selling top quality goods at bargain basement prices, and…

The following article first appeared on The Hutchinson Report. During this year’s celebration of the Martin Luther King, Jr. national holiday, Wal-Mart saturated black-themed TV shows…

Continue reading 5 min

Commentary

Inauguration of the Pan African Parliament

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

Statement by H.E. President Joaquim Chissano, President of the Republic of Mozambique and Current Chairperson of the African Union at the Inauguration of the Pan African Parliament, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 18, 2004: I have the pleasure to begin my statement by congratulating, on behalf of those present and on my own behalf, the…

Statement by H.E. President Joaquim Chissano, President of the Republic of Mozambique and Current Chairperson of the African Union at the Inauguration of the Pan African…

Continue reading 11 min

$ $ Contribute $ $