Guest Commentator

Jean Damu

BlackCommentator.com Guest Commentator, Jean Damu is the Acting Western Coordinator for N'COBRA, the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America and he chairs the California Coalition for H.R. 40, Congressman John Conyers' African-American Reparations Study Bill. Click here to contact Mr. Damu.

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Guest Commentary

Remembering Bob Feller – he laid out the welcome mat for Black players in the major leagues

By Jean Damu Guest Commentator

Baseball great Bob “Fireball” Feller, a man whose role in helping to integrate baseball’s major leagues has largely been overlooked, died December 15th, 2010 from leukemia complications. Feller, unarguably one of baseball’s greatest pitchers, joined the Cleveland Indians, the only team he ever played for, in 1936 as a 17 year old high school junior.…

Baseball great Bob “Fireball” Feller, a man whose role in helping to integrate baseball's major leagues has largely been overlooked, died December 15th, 2010 from leukemia…

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The Obamas and Washington D.C. Statehood

By Jean Damu Guest Commentator

News item: In a press release dated Feb. 2, 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama announced the theme of this year’s African American History Month as “The Quest for Black Citizenship in the Americas.” In a recent Washington Post column that focuses on local issues it was noted that on the Sunday preceding the inauguration, the…

News item: In a press release dated Feb. 2, 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama announced the theme of this year’s African American History Month as “The…

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Barack Obama and the Great Yearning

By Jean Damu Guest Commentator

The election of Barack Obama as 44th President of the United States is a benchmark event in African American’s long, long history in this country. However, the overwhelming support Obama received from the nation’s Black communities, support that saw unprecedented numbers of African Americans marching as one to the polling booths, stemmed from emotions and…

The election of Barack Obama as 44th President of the United States is a benchmark event in African American’s long, long history in this country. However,…

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Did the White House Force the Indictment of Barry Bonds?

By Jean Damu Guest Commentator

The current issue is always free to everyone Beware! This is a conspiracy theory alert: Did the White House lend a hand in pushing forward the indictment of ex-SF Giants slugger, Barry Bonds? “Preposterous!” you say? Maybe, maybe not. The most obvious question is, why would anyone in the White House even want to be…

The current issue is always free to everyone Beware! This is a conspiracy theory alert: Did the White House lend a hand in pushing forward the…

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