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  • Bill Quigley
    Shame the Derelicts of the Congressional Black Caucus at the “Lawn Jockey Awards” in DC
    12 Sep 2007
    by BAR executive editor Glen Ford There has never in African American history been a greater imperative to examine Black people's political stance, than at the present moment.  The Congressional Black Caucus, which still boasts of being "the conscious of the Congress," has in some key…
  • Bill Quigley
    Black Reverend “Football Tackled” by Capitol Hill Police: Breaking Bones to Quell Dissent
    12 Sep 2007
    A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford The Fifties and Sixties southern scenario now plays itself out in the Capitol edifices of the United States Congress, in Washington, DC.  Freedom fighters get a beat-down, even when they pose no threat to anyone but the status quo…
  • Bill Quigley
    A Great Loss: The Passing of Dr. Asa Grant Hilliard III (1933-2007)
    12 Sep 2007
    by BAR contributing editor Donald H. Smith, Ph.D. There are times when a truly exemplary person dwells among us. Such was the case with Dr. Asa Grant Hilliard III, who fought on so many levels for excellence and equality for the African Diaspora - itself a global phenomenon that is the product…
  • Bill Quigley
    The Shock Doctrine: Katrina, 9/11 and Pirate Capital’s Plan for the World
    12 Sep 2007
    by Naomi Klein Corporate media constantly refer to the "mistakes" or "missteps" of the U.S. policy in Iraq, or the "incompetence" of U.S. handling of the Katrina catastrophe. A much darker truth exists. In recent decades, a corporate class and culture has evolved - and taken power in Washington…
  • Bill Quigley
    New Randall Robinson Book Reveals Truth on Aristide Kidnapping
    12 Sep 2007
    by Judith Scherr In the twilight of dawn, U.S. forces kidnapped a sovereign head of state from the Caribbean, sent him to a French-dominated neo-colony prison in Africa, and pretended that the prisoner and his wife were voluntarily leaving their country: Haiti. The U.S. corporate media bought…
  • Bill Quigley
    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 Hispanics, and everybody else but Blacks. The American paradigm of race requires that there be an "other…
  • Haiti 2007: The Struggle Continues under U.N. Occupation
    Akinyele Umoja
    Haiti 2007: The Struggle Continues under U.N. Occupation
    19 Sep 2007
    "Thousands of people - most of whom were supporters of Lavalas - were killed, disappeared, or forced into exile."  This article originally appeared in Haitian Action.net.
  • Bill Quigley
    Hurricane Katrina: Who's to Blame for this Unnatural Disaster
    05 Sep 2007
    by Ari Kelman Nothing can be clearer than that the Katrina catastrophe laid bare the contradictions of American society, centered on race. In the two years since the deluge, many books have been written on the subject, most of them by whites, who have greater access to publishers. Therefore, a…
  • Bill Quigley
    Zimbabwe Cane Cutters Fume Over 'Slave' Wages
    05 Sep 2007
    by Godfrey Mutimba The Zimbabwe Sunday newspaper, The Standard, opposes President Robert Mugabe's government, so their report should be reviewed in a political light. However, it is clear that the cadre of revolutionary fighters who overthrew the white regime are cashing in on their sacrifice and…
  • Bill Quigley
    Race Torture in West Virginia
    17 Oct 2007
    by Ashahed M. Muhammad Overshadowed by the huge demonstration in Jena, Louisiana, a case of rape and unspeakable torture of a 20-year-old West Virginia Black woman by a gang of mountain whites straight out of the movie, Deliverance got the attention of few news outlets other than the Nation…

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