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Political Affairs, 01/29/2004
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February 2004 -- Let the Dreamer Awake
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Jarvis Tyner, 01/27/2004
This African American history month, as the nation approaches one of its most important elections, is a good time to remember the great significance, both past and present, of the Black vote. Without the African American component of the anti-Bush vote it will not be possible to defeat the administration and the ultra-right Republican domination of Congress or change the Supreme Court.
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Debbie Bell, 01/27/2004
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Political Affairs, 01/27/2004
Author/activist Robin D. G. Kelley teaches at Columbia University in New York City. He is the author of Hammer and Hoe and Freedom Dreams. He is currently working on a book on musician Thelonius Monk.
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Political Affairs, 01/27/2004
Editor’s Note: Paris is a Bay-area artist who has made a big impact on Hip-hop as an independent artist through his use of the Internet as an organizing tool for political activism as well as making his work available to the public. His most recent album, Sonic Jihad, was released last summer. Most recently, he has come under fire for his criticism of Bush’s perpetual “war on terrorism” and on Iraq.
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Political Affairs, 01/27/2004
A young woman looking for work as a live-in personal secretary in the Cosey household rekindles memories long since tucked away in the mind of the quiet neighborhood. Within the Cosey household, the arrival of this young woman, Junior Viviane, sparks suspicion and fear.
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Amina Baraka, 01/27/2004
A poem dedicated to the memory of Shani Baraka.
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Political Affairs, 01/28/2004
Victory. There is no other way to describe the US Postal Service’s decision to honor the life of Paul Robeson with a commemorative stamp. After eight years of struggle and with the support of a quarter of a million signatures from Robeson supporters, the USPS relented and decided to honor the life of this working-class giant.
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Phil E. Benjamin, 01/28/2004
The figures are staggering. The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, using figures from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, reports that mental illnesses and depression are the leading causes of disability and premature mortality, costing more than $150 billion in 1997 alone.
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Joe Sims, 01/28/2004
"Our reform and innovation process arose from the fact that we made some quite serious mistakes. The first mistake was a simplistic understanding of socialism. Vietnam was at best at the beginning of the transition period. At that time we wanted to build pure socialism instantly."
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