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Jamala Rogers

BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board member and Columnist, Jamala Rogers, founder and Chair Emeritus of the Organization for Black Struggle in St. Louis. She is an organizer, trainer and speaker. She is the author of The Best of the Way I See It – A Chronicle of Struggle. Other writings by Ms. Rogers can be found on her blog jamalarogers.com. Contact Ms. Rogers and BC.

272 pieces

Commentary

The Day After – Election Reaction & Analysis

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

On Election Day, Amiri Baraka sent out an email with the charge for the day: …”get rid of the Republican Majority. If you’re getting yr butt whipped, you got to disrupt that butt whipping…” My response was simply an affirmation of “Ashe!” I’m not in love with dem Dems but any organizer worth his or…

On Election Day, Amiri Baraka sent out an email with the charge for the day: …”get rid of the Republican Majority. If you’re getting yr butt…

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Commentary

No fig leaf big enough for Foley

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

The Republican Party has enjoyed being King of the Hill (Capitol Hill, that is). Republicans have taken, snatched or stolen gifts, tax dollars, positions and civil liberties in a nose-thumbing way that has been politically debilitating for most Americans. The recent incident involving Florida Congressman Mark Foley has made the screeching wheels of their run-away…

The Republican Party has enjoyed being King of the Hill (Capitol Hill, that is). Republicans have taken, snatched or stolen gifts, tax dollars, positions and civil…

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