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Dr. Carlos E. Russell

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BlackCommentator.com Guest Commentator, Carlos E. Russell, PhD is Professor Emeritus C.U.N.Y. - Brooklyn College. In the sixties, he served as an Associate Editor of the Liberator magazine. As such, he was one of the first to interview Malcolm X after he left the Nation. He is best remembered as the founder of Black Solidarity Day in New York in 1969 and as the Chair of the Black Caucus of the Conference on New Politics in 1967. In addition, he was a consultant to Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. during the planning for the Poor Peoples March. Excerpts of his participation can be seen in Citizen King and Eyes on the Prize (PBS Mini Series Boxed Set). Born in the Republic of Panama he has served as that country's representative to the U.N and the O.A.S. with the rank of Ambassador. He has also served as the nightly host of "Thinking it Through" a talk show that was aired on WLIB in New York. He is a playwright and poet as well. Click here to contact Dr. Russell.

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Guest Commentary

President Obama’s African Speech – Shades of the “Gunga Din” Syndrome

By Dr. Carlos E. Russell Guest Commentator

In the mid nineteen-forties, back in the Republic of Panama, I saw a movie called “Gunga Din” In one of its final scenes, “Gunga Din” a native “water carrier” for the British, is seen perched on the golden dome of a temple in his native land, furiously blowing his bugle attempting to warn the British…

In the mid nineteen-forties, back in the Republic of Panama, I saw a movie called “Gunga Din” In one of its final scenes, “Gunga Din” a…

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Guest Commentary

“Barking at the Light of the Moon…”

By Dr. Carlos E. Russell Guest Commentator

I do not envy President Barack Obama. Yes, he may be, as some would argue one of the most, if not the most, powerful person on the planet and, as such, is the object of envy of many. Also, he is where he is because he tenaciously sought and fought for the political space which,…

I do not envy President Barack Obama. Yes, he may be, as some would argue one of the most, if not the most, powerful person on…

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Guest Commentary

If Obama fails… America fails

By Dr. Carlos E. Russell Guest Commentator

Evidently there is a schism between the American public and the media pundits, written and electronic, perceptions of President Obama’s brief tenure in office. While his approval ratings have been continuously high; those in the media seemingly have a need to micro scrutinizing his every policy or political move. Clearly, it is their professional responsibility…

Evidently there is a schism between the American public and the media pundits, written and electronic, perceptions of President Obama’s brief tenure in office. While his…

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Commentary

Is Barack Obama a Contemporary Don Quixote? – Think Piece

By Dr. Carlos E. Russell Guest Commentator

The current issue is always free to everyone Few of us have really stopped to think of the almost insurmountable obstacles that Barack Obama must and is facing in his quest of the presidency. I have used the word “quest” purposefully since that, which, in my view, Senator Obama is facing, reminds me of what…

The current issue is always free to everyone Few of us have really stopped to think of the almost insurmountable obstacles that Barack Obama must and…

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Cover Story

Why Have We Become A Nation of Sheep? – Musings of A Movement Veteran

By Dr. Carlos E. Russell Guest Commentator

My concern is that the concept of a Black Nation within the Nation has all but disappeared – vanished, as if white America had successfully exorcised a demon that ate at its entrails. The vision of a chocolate-colored necklace of cities strewn across America, controlled and governed by Black folks, a concrete expression of Black…

My concern is that the concept of a Black Nation within the Nation has all but disappeared – vanished, as if white America had successfully exorcised…

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