Bill Quigley

Bill Quigley
Jena: Baby Steps Toward a New Mass Movement
03 Oct 2007
by BAR managing Editor Bruce Dixon In September more than 50,000 African…
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From Imus to Industry: The Business of Stereotypes and Degrading Images
03 Oct 2007
by Lisa Fager There can be no doubt that much Hip Hop product is pathological. But who's product is it? Industry activist Lisa Fager went to Capitol Hill to school lawmakers on the real purveyors…
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Ethnic Cleansing in San Francisco
03 Oct 2007
by Don Santina Not so long ago, San Francisco was home to about 100,000 Blacks, and the Fillmore district was a thriving Mecca of African American life. Today, Fillmore is gone, wiped out by "…
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Studies Plumb Depths of Black Maternal Health Woes
03 Oct 2007
by Molly M. Ginty The stresses of racism contribute mightily to horrendous mortality levels among Black women and infants in the United States, according to a group of studies recently released…
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Jena: the Next Step
26 Sep 2007
by Gary Younge The author, a Black Brit, reminds America that "the world is watching" the unfolding drama of American race relations, recently centered on Jena. Possibly the most notable aspect of…
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Living for Change: Detroit, City of Hope
26 Sep 2007
by Grace Lee Boggs How does one - no, how does a community tackle devastation that descended from outside sources, but also set loose internal demons that eat away at the very foundations of civic…
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Don’t Let Jena’s Momentum be Sidetracked by the Black Misleadership Class
26 Sep 2007
A Black Agenda Radio Commentary by executive editor Glen Ford As Black folks and progressives marvel at the success of the Jena demonstration, and plan for a future of mass activism, they must…
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The Black Church and the Civil Rights Movement: Where is the Church Now?
26 Sep 2007
by Reverend Jeanette M. Pollard, RN, APRN, BC, M.Div. The Black church isn't what it used to be. Mega-churches preach "prosperity" to their multi-thousand congregations, but often ignore the…
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Ending Uganda’s “Brilliant” Genocide
19 Sep 2007
by Milton Allimadi The United States' biggest ally in sub-Saharan Africa is Uganda, ruled by Yoweri Museveni, the butcher of the Congo, where at least three million people died because of the…
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The Dual Melting Pot
19 Sep 2007
by BAR contributing editor Stephen Steinberg There is a "melting pot" of all the races of Europe in America, but it does not include African Americans. It may someday include light-skinned…