Category: Political Studies
Do Boycotts Work?
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This program was taped in West Palm Beach, Florida at the annual convention of the National Bar Association in 1993 because the organization moved the meeting from Miami to Boca Raton because of a Black-led boycott of...
The GOP From an Insider Black
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The Trent Lott affair has set off a firestorm of political introspection and soul searching in both major political parties. Robert A. George, a columnist for The New York Post and a Republican, defended the presence...
Can the Democrats Win in 1992?
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Peter Brown, political correspondent and author of Minority Party: Why Democrats Face Defeat in 1992 and Beyond (Regnery Gateway) explains why White voters have increasingly supported the Republicans instead of the D...
Why The Congress of the Black Caucus Opposes President Bush
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The 39-member Congressional Black Caucus calls itself the “Conscience of the Congress.” Representative Elijah Cummings, who represents Maryland’s 7th district, serves as chair of the all-Democratic caucus. When he w...
African Versus European Culture
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Afrocentric historians have challenged the Eurocentric world-view of African history and culture. In his newest work, Dr. Molefi Kete Asante, author of The Afrocentric Idea, boldly confronts critics of Afrocentric th...
How Much Do Blacks Pay for Being Black?
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No matter how hard Blacks work or how well educated they become, they cannot close the well-being gap with Whites unless they significantly improve their accumulated investments. That is the conclusion of Professor Th...
Blacks and the GOP
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The New York Times, in a 6-column headline, concluded that the Republican Party’s efforts to attract more Black votes had come up short. What is it that prevents the Republican Party from attracting a large Black bloc...
What Clinical Definitions Would You Give to President Clinton’s Behavior
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As the nation ponders President Bill Clinton’s fate in the Monica Lewinsky scandal, many are asking the same question: Why? Why would a powerful and intelligent man risk engaging in illicit sexual behavior within the...
The President and Black America
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Although hugely unpopular among African Americans, one Black person, after seeing the program, stated: “For the first time in my experience, this interview revealed President Ronald Reagan as a real person.” Tony Brow...
The Black Leaders Summit of 1972 and the 1998 Follow Up: Part I
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An unprecedented gathering of the top Black leaders in 1972 appeared in a live 90-minute special, among the guests: Charles Diggs, Dorothy Height, Vernon Jordan, Albert Cleage, Jr., Dick Gregory, and Elijah Muhammad (...
