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Guest Commentator

Peter Hardie

Peter Hardie is Vice-President for Campaigns and Labor Affairs for TransAfrica Forum. He is father of three, husband, errant poet and sailor, with a history of activism in labor, public education, community advocacy, and the issues of youth.

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Guest Commentary

Apartheid Still Matters

By Peter Hardie Guest Commentator

A recent editorial chastised African Americans for being “stuck” and “isolated”, “not part of the global village.” The writer was reviewing the recent events in Liberia, and the lukewarm attention of the African American community. Liberia is not the only thing about which we are lukewarm. We are lukewarm about political parties, though perhaps for…

A recent editorial chastised African Americans for being “stuck” and “isolated”, “not part of the global village.” The writer was reviewing the recent events in Liberia,…

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