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The unreconstructed racists at the helm of the Republican Party have elevated the most widely despised Black man in the nation as their principle African American political spokesman. Armstrong Williams, the raving reactionary whose opinions are shared by no significant segment of Black America, has positioned himself as the GOP’s Director of Black Personnel, the…
The unreconstructed racists at the helm of the Republican Party have elevated the most widely despised Black man in the nation as their principle African American…
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The A.N.S.W.E.R. coalition is serious about creating a genuinely multi-racial movement against the pirates who control the U.S. government. Of the 30 or so speakers that addressed hundreds of thousands of anti-war protesters in Washington, January 18, at least 17 were African Americans. Native-born whites were a distinct minority on the microphone, also sharing the…
The A.N.S.W.E.R. coalition is serious about creating a genuinely multi-racial movement against the pirates who control the U.S. government. Of the 30 or so speakers that…
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Condoleezza Rice: The Devil’s Handmaiden
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Noah thought he had it bad. For 41 days and 41 nights, the Republican Party rained down racial obscenity upon Black America, beginning with Trent Lott’s December 5 birthday greeting to Strom Thurmond and climaxing on Martin Luther King’s birthday, January 15, when George Bush declared the University of Michigan law school’s affirmative action program…
Noah thought he had it bad. For 41 days and 41 nights, the Republican Party rained down racial obscenity upon Black America, beginning with Trent Lott's…
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BEYOND VIETNAM: A TIME TO BREAK SILENCE
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968 I come to this magnificent house of worship tonight because my conscience leaves me no other choice. I join with you in this meeting because I am in deepest agreement with the aims and work of the organization which has brought us together:…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968 I come to this magnificent house of worship tonight because my conscience leaves me…
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Our January 9 commentary “No Draft, No Peace: Rangel and Conyers are right,” endorsed universal national service, as proposed by Reps. Charles Rangel (D-NY) and John Conyers (D-MI). “By immunizing 95 percent of American families from the immediate consequences of war,” we wrote, “the militarists have purchased consent to use the armed forces as they…
Our January 9 commentary "No Draft, No Peace: Rangel and Conyers are right," endorsed universal national service, as proposed by Reps. Charles Rangel (D-NY) and John…
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“I will continue to do exactly what I’ve been doing,” said Kane County, Illinois prosecutor Meg Gorecki. “I will not let one moment in time, which I don’t believe was well reasoned and well thought out, to change a process and a system that has worked.” “One moment in time” spared the lives of 163…
"I will continue to do exactly what I've been doing," said Kane County, Illinois prosecutor Meg Gorecki. "I will not let one moment in time, which…
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Armstrong Williams’ Big Move
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The week began in high anticipation and, for most politically conscious African Americans, great anxiety. George Bush was once again wallowing in Mississippi mud, his U.S. Court of Appeals nomination of Charles Pickering up for a second time before the Senate Judiciary Committee. History seemed about to march backwards on affirmative action, as Bush prepared…
The week began in high anticipation and, for most politically conscious African Americans, great anxiety. George Bush was once again wallowing in Mississippi mud, his U.S.…
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