By this second decade of the 21st century, it remains an intellectual oddity that although scholars
Category: Opinion
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Counting the Cost
The build-up began right after Halloween, when the newspapers got thicker; the advertising inserts longer,
Posted inPractical Politics
Practical Politics
Most of us know very little about the Native American history of California or of the United States, save that several California tribes currently own gambling casinos. This column will deal with adding a bit more information to that ledger in the coming weeks.
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Republicans ignore Black people
As I watched the Republican debate on Oct. 10, I thought about Kanye West and the comments he made after Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans. He said, “George Bush doesn’t care about Black people.” Later he tiptoed away from the comment by saying he “regretted” it, but he never apologized.
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The politics of the African Diaspora and Agenda 2063
Counting Western Sahara (a.k.a the Sahrawi Arab Republic), the African Union currently has 55 member countries. The African Union has, as its primary mission, the uniting of 54 of those countries (Morocco is not yet a member of the AU) into one large entity,
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Counting the Cost
Bye, bye Biden. The vice president who might have given the honorable Hillary Clinton a run for her money has concluded that the timing is not right for him. Clinton needs someone to rattle her cage, to push her to be more focused in the general election. Now, Sen. Bernie Sanders will push her to the left. Biden may have pushed her back to center, enhancing her electability.
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What the Democratic presidential debate showed us about candidates
In contrast to the more entertaining Republican presidential candidate debates, the first Democratic presidential candidate debate was more absorbing.
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Counting the Cost
You can run, but you can’t hide from racism. I was preparing to write a column on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the trade agreement that President Barack Obama wants to fast track through Congress.
Posted inPractical Politics
Practical Politics
On Saturday, Oct. 11, a 20-year commemoration and attempted repeat of the 1995 Million Man March occurred in Washington, D.C., on the National Mall where they are building the gigantic National African American History Museum and not far from the 30-foot Martin Luther King memorial statue.
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100 days of work
It has been 100 days since Marqueece Harris-Dawson joined the Los Angeles City council to represent the 8th District, and on Saturday the community will have the opportunity to come out to Crenshaw High School from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to mark the occasion.
The event will feature activist and journalist Dominique Diprima as a special guest as well as music, food and entertainment for the entire family.
