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In memory and honor of the innocent people injured or killed in the recent conflict in Jamrock.

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Commentary submission by Project 21 After a bomb was recently discovered in a smoking Nissan SUV in Times Square, America watched anxiously as city, state, and federal authorities investigated. In just 53 hours, law enforcement and national security teams working together successfully apprehended the terrorist — Pakistani born émigré Faisal Shahzad. His dramatic capture off [...]

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Commentary submission by Project 21 A couple of days ago, MSNBC’s David Shuster called me the n-word. Later, Chris Matthews called me a “sellout.” Keith Olbermann then called me a “Little Black Sambo.” CNN’s Rick Sanchez also called me a “biscuit-and-chicken eatin’ white wannabe.” I’m just kidding, of course. They never said those things — [...]

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Wangari Maathai became very involved in politics, joining the boards of a number of organizations such as the National Council of Women of Kenya. She became the director of the Kenyan Red Cross Society and was a member of the Kenya Association of University Women. In addition she was also a member of the Environment Liason Center which worked [...]

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Propaganda: 1. information, ideas or rumours deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, instituion, nation, etc., 2. Official government communications to the public that are designed to influence opinion. The information may be true or false, but it is always carefully selected for its political effect. I have always had a keen interest [...]

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When VA Gov. Bob McDonnell announced that the month of April will be “Confederate Month” in his state by decree it was just a matter of time before blood started leaking out of old oppressive wounds. Not only did he note that April was Confederate Month in VA, he also failed to mention SLAVERY or [...]

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Op-ed submission by Project 21  Washington, DC: Mychal Massie, chairman of the Project 21 black leadership network, is critical of the premise of talk show host Tavis Smiley’s upcoming March 20 conference that seeks to set a “black agenda” for America. “What is a black agenda?” asks Project 21′s Massie. “Jobs, retirement income, education, cost of [...]

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I abhor undemocratic means of ascending to power. When Capt. Mousa Dadis Camara survived an attempt on his life by his aide Boubakar Diakite, many thought it was just an isolated incident  and a passing cloud. To the contrary, thinkers had a different take of this. Is this the beginning of a new era whereby [...]

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