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Clarity and the New Black Panther Party

Alan from NJ Wrote: Jul 20, 2010 6:25 AM
Is no one teaching that slavery was almost universal, until recent history, all over the world. It still exists, in that young kids are kidnapped by muslims in Sudan and used for domestic service. I was told, in the 70's, that among the sheiks of Arabia, Swahili speaking black slaves were used, unable to go away into a hostile desert and given rules as to when to speak Swahili and when not to. They were children of generations of such. I doubt this still exists, if it ever did. Why would an oilman include that in his tales of his business among such people? It is likely that the poorest among us is richer than the average African, and bringing Africans, as slaves, was done more in Brazil then here. The guilt lies with them, English,...

In its coverage of the Philadelphia voter intimidation case, conservative media has unfortunately chosen sensationalism over clarity. There are layers to this case to be explored that might highlight the idealism of the right and expose the pessimism of the left. Unfortunately, those layers of exploration are not as sexy as the continuous video loop depicting New Black Panther Party member King Samir Shabazz screaming about killing crackers.

The vast majority of black people respond to such rants this way: “That brother is crazy!” Indeed, to see the video of Samir suggesting that black liberation can be had only through...