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Columnist

Jane Stillwater

BlackCommentator.com Columnist Jane Stillwater is a freelance writer, civil rights and peace activist from Berkeley, California. She is also the author of Bring Your Own Flak Jacket: Helpful Tips for Touring Today’s Middle East. Click here to contact Ms. Stillwater.

20 pieces

Commentary

Sidetracked: How I never heard Malcolm X speak

By Jane Stillwater Columnist

I can’t believe that I threw out the freaking program! 15 years ago I was cleaning house and I came across this drawer full of 1960s memorabilia — out it all went. The anti-war memorabilia, the sex-drugs-and-rock-and-roll memorabilia and the civil rights memorabilia. 15 years later, I shrug when I think of those old Fillmore…

I can't believe that I threw out the freaking program! 15 years ago I was cleaning house and I came across this drawer full of 1960s…

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Sidetracked: Putting America in peril – The deadly Toilet Bomb

By Jane Stillwater Columnist

Now that I’ve got your attention, you are probably asking, “Jane, what the freak is a toilet bomb?” Aha! You’ll have to read through the rest of this story to find out. Before I talk about the dangers of toilets, I want to talk about the dangers of sugar. Remember when we NEVER used to…

Now that I've got your attention, you are probably asking, "Jane, what the freak is a toilet bomb?" Aha! You'll have to read through the rest…

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