Dr. Horace Campbell, PhD

In the experiences of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and of Africa, the iterations of assassinations were meant to kill the genuine self-determination of the African peoples. Of these crimes, the murder and cover up of the assassination of Patrice Lumumba continues to reverberate across Africa, crying out for a break from the…

“The tax plan would extend all of the lowered income tax rates enacted under President George W. Bush, as well as the 15 percent rate on capital gains and dividends, which were due to expire at the end of this month. And it would set new estate tax parameters, including an exemption of $5 million…

A rally to restore sanity was held in the Washington Mall on October 30, 2010. Called by two comedians, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, the rally drew over 200,000 persons according to CBS News. Another 4 million persons watched this rally on cable television. The escalation of intolerance and use of violent language by the…

Revolution is not an overnight event. In revolutionary moments, political institutions and the law are all caught in the tumult. This tumult comes from the fact that there are earthquakes and seismic shifts in economic relations, gender relations, military relations, and class or power shifts. Institutions such as the legislature or the banking institutions may…

Intrigue and uncertainty surround the arrest of Agathe Habyarimana in France on Tuesday 2 March. Agathe is the widow of the former president of Rwanda Juvénal Habyarimana. The fastest genocide in human history took place in Rwanda between April and July 1994. Both Juvénal and Agathe Habyarimana had been associated with the most extreme section…

Promise that you won’t let anybody divide us, or turn us against each other. And promise that you will make your voices heard — for good jobs, justice, and education – today, and on Election Day! As the head of the largest trade union center in the country, Trunka could have been much more explicit…

Context When the news of the plans to burn more than 200 copies of the Koran reached international headlines, a sane person wondered if the US society had gone crazy. The incendiary plan came weeks after international debates about the plans by a group to build an Islamic community center in New York City. Conservatives…

BlackCommentator.com welcomes Dr. Horace Campbell as a member of the BC Editorial Board. His column “Emancipation from Mental Slavery” will appear on a regular basis. Note: Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, alleged drug lord and leader of Jamaican gang, the Shower Posse, was arrested on 22 June. Coke’s arrest, writes Horace Campbell, opens up the possibility to…