Commentary

ABOVE PHOTO:  Rev. Al Sharpton Leads March, rally over Eric Garner’s death on Staten Island. Gerard Flynn, (Photo: Flickr Creative Commons) By Denise Clay Thanks to the decisions by grand juries in Ferguson, Mo., and New York City, the Rev. Al Sharpton has put his marching shoes on. He wants to clog the streets of…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Ben Watson By Curtis Bunn Atlanta Black Star.com Athletes, especially Black athletes, often are lumped in one dishonorable group: dumb jocks. Most are not. And many are quite smart, like the New Orleans Saints’ Benjamin Watson. The tight end wrote eloquently about the Ferguson grand jury’s decision not to put officer Darren Wilson…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Roland Martin (insert.) Because Americans are willing to cede their power to police, getting indictments when that power is abused is a challenge, according to Roland Martin. By Denise Clay It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than it is to get a police officer charged with…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Darren Wilson By Earl Ofari Hutchinson The moment that Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson gunned down Michael Brown, the cry went up for a federal investigation and prosecution of Wilson on civil rights charges. Brown’s family, attorney and many civil rights leaders had absolutely no confidence that Wilson would ever be arrested, charged…

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By Rahim Islam I’ve written many times that the instability of the Black community is tied to the instability of the Black family, which is also linked to the instability of the Black man. The Black man has been a target since being enslaved for some 450 years. Nearly every demographic screams out loud that…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Sen. Tim Scott R-SC  (Courtesy of US Congress / MGN) By Earl Ofari Hutchinson The numbers tell the pathetic tale for the GOP.  In 39 states, there is not a single black Republican that holds a state or federal office. There is not a single black Republican in the 42 member Congressional Black Caucus….

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ABOVE PHOTO:  President Barack Obama  (The White House / MGN) By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA  Here are a few election-time questions to think over: Why in the world do Democrats think they can bash President Barack Obama and his policies and still win Black votes?  Why should Black voters be motivated to turn out after…

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By Earl Ofari Hutchinson The clamor for police departments to fully outfit all their officers with body cameras was loud long before Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson gunned down Michael Brown. But when Wilson shot Brown, some said that if he had been wearing a body cam, the shooting may not have happened. The presumption…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Nina Pham  (Photo: Pham Family / MGN) By Matt Sedensky and Martha Mendoza Associated Press DALLAS— A Liberian Ebola patient was left in an open area of a Dallas emergency room for hours, and nurses treating him worked without proper protective gear and faced constantly changing protocols, according to a statement released by…

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By Ana Fadich It’s rare to find the words “prostate cancer” and “breast cancer” in the same sentence. After all, one (prostate cancer) affects only men. The other affects mostly women. But despite their differences, the two diseases actually have a lot in common, particularly in the way those diagnosed^ with either one evaluate their…

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