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James Clingman

James Clingman is an Adjunct Professor, Univ. of Cincinnati, Dept. of African American Studies on "Black Entrepreneurship." He is the founder of the Greater Cincinnati African American Chamber of Commerce, served as its first Executive Director and President. Jim also writes a weekly syndicated newspaper column, Blackonomics, circulated via the National Newspaper Publishers Association. Watch for his column in your local newspaper. Jim also is the author of numerous books including the new book, Black O Knowledge. Contact him at P.O. Box 62642, Sharonville, OH 45262, (513) 489-4132 or visit his website at blackonomics.com. Home

3 pieces

Commentary

The Dumbing-Down of Black America by Black Media

By James Clingman

This article originally appeared in the Atlanta Voice. Much of what I hear, see, and read in Black media these days is an insult to Black people. Entertaining to some, no doubt, but still insulting. Knowing that very few positive messages are coming from so-called “mainstream” media, you would think our Black media would take…

This article originally appeared in the Atlanta Voice. Much of what I hear, see, and read in Black media these days is an insult to Black…

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Commentary

A New Iraq or a New Orleans?

By James Clingman

Why have we spent as much as $1 billion per week to build a “New Iraq,” yet our compassionate government, headed by George Bush and his boys and girls, cannot find a billion a week to spend on New Orleans and those wiped out by Hurricane Katrina? What kind of a country is this anyway?…

Why have we spent as much as $1 billion per week to build a "New Iraq," yet our compassionate government, headed by George Bush and his…

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Commentary

The Small and Minority Business Game

By James Clingman

This article originally appeared in BlackPressUSA.com. I have questioned the word “minority” and caused a few high-brow eyebrows to be raised at my exposure of the games they have been playing on Black businesses. Now they are conducting a stealth move away from one demeaning term to one that is more palatable. More and more…

This article originally appeared in BlackPressUSA.com. I have questioned the word "minority" and caused a few high-brow eyebrows to be raised at my exposure of the…

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