Black Agenda Report: Holding the Obama Admin Accountable

by Bruce Dixon.

With the election results a week old, the worst thing we can do now is sit back for too long admiring the new president, his family and ourselves for electing him, and “wait and see what he does.” No new administration waits till being sworn in before deciding and enacting its priorities on war, peace, credit, housing, jobs or heath care. While many are still boasting, roasting, coasting and toasting the election results the business of governing has already begun. So too the business of holding the new administration accountable must begin without delay.

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Black Agenda Report: New York Times Attempts to Define and Dictate Black Politics

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The Sunday magazine of the nation’s most influential newspaper predicts that Black politics as we know it is headed for extinction, that Barack Obama’s “brand of ‘race-neutrality’ shows Black politics is obsolete, and should be abandoned.”

Read Glen Ford’s analysis at Black Agenda Report.

Read The New York Time article here.

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Romaine “Chip” Fitzgerald: Former Panther up for Parole

From Black Agenda Report

Having expressed deep and sincere remorse for the acts he was convicted of so long ago, and posing no threat to anyone, Chip Fitzgerald now awaits a July 2 parole hearing.
We respectfully request that our readers sign the petition at the end of the article which will be presented to the parole board prior to the hearing.

Sign online petition. For more information: www.freechip.org

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