Dr. Basil Wilson Co-Hosting Commentaries On the Times Radio

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Dr. Basil Wilson Joins TruthWorks Network Radio as Co-Host

“Commentaries On the Times Radio”

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"Commentaries on the Time Radio"  welcomes Dr. Basil Wilson, Culture and Political Scientist as Co-Host

 

TruthWorks Network Executive Producer, Janice Graham announces the addition of Dr. Basil Wilson as co-host of the weekly broadcast of “Commentaries On the Times Radio”. Dr. Wilson, a frequent commentator on the program since its premiere in February, 2013 joins host and journalism colleague, Playthell Benjamin.

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Ishmael Reed: “All the Demons Of American Racism Are Rising From the Sewer”

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Author and cultural critic Ishmael Reed reflects on the role of race in national politics.

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"It’s [race] always a factor. The president is like that Catholic priest in The Exorcist: as a result of his presidency, all the demons of American racism are rising from the sewer. . . "

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Melissa Harris-Perry Addresses Rape Culture at Spelman and Morehouse

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“My fellow Spelman sisters are so concerned about Morehouse’s reputation being tainted, they’re not focused on the true issues here involving humanity, the sacredness of a woman’s body, and the fact that we are our sisters’ keeper.”

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Assata Shakur Is Not a Terrorist | The Nation

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The former Black Panther has become the first woman placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist list and reminds us that the struggle for freedom is far from over.

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Does Feminism Have a Race Problem?

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In response to critiques to feminism’s lack of spaces for diversity and intersectionality, writer Loretta J. Ross is branding herself as a “justice feminism.” But what exactly is this?

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"So what exactly is a justice feminist?

According to Ross, justice feminism does not center on achieving gender equality because, "who says what men have is what women want or need?" Instead, justice feminism tries to achieve justice and rights for both men and women. Rather than try to achieve what men have in society, Ross argues that feminists should be trying to "change the rules of the game rather than seeking our own equal opportunity to oppress."

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This Week at Soul AFire “ Beleaguered Humanity: The American Descent Into Cultural Insanity” May 8 – 10 pm ET

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This Week on Soul AFIRE with Dr. Matthew V. Johnson

“ Beleaguered Humanity:  The American Descent Into Cultural Insanity”

SCHIZOPHRENIC MORALITY ROMANTIC MILITARISM DELUSIONAL DUPLICITY PATRIOTIC LUNACY ARBITRARY EXECUTION CRIPPLING ANTI-INTELLECUALISM 

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“ Beleaguered Humanity:  The American Descent Into Cultural Insanity”

SCHIZOPHRENIC MORALITYROMANTIC MILITARISMDELUSIONAL DUPLICITYPATRIOTIC LUNACYARBITRARY EXECUTIONCRIPPLING ANTI-INTELLECUALISM 

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The Troubling Viral Trend of the “Hilarious” Black Neighbor

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Charles Ramsey, the man who helped rescue three Cleveland women presumed dead after going missing a decade ago, has become aninstant Internet meme.

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"Those who are simply having fun with the footage of Ramsey might pause for a second to actually listen to the man. He clearly knows a thing or two about the way racism prevents us from seeing each other as people."

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Opinion: Historically black colleges as relevant today as when they began

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Editor’s Note: Michael Lomax, Ph.D, is president and CEO of UNCF, the United Negro College Fund, the largest private provider of scholarships and other educational support to minority and low-income students.

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"More than 35,000 students will graduate from college this year because of something that happened 159 years ago Monday."

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AP News : Lauryn Hill gets 3 months for failing to pay taxes

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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill stood in federal court Monday and compared her experience in the music business to the slavery her ancestors endured before a judge sentenced her to three months in prison for failing to pay about $1 million in taxes over the past decade.

“I am a child of former slaves who had a system imposed on them,” Hill said before U.S. Magistrate Madeline Cox Arleo. “I had an economic system imposed on me.”

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In addition to serving three months in prison, Hill must pay a $60,000 fine. After she is released from prison, she will be under parole supervision for a year, the first three months of which will be spent under home confinement.

The 37-year-old South Orange resident had faced a maximum sentence of one year each on three counts of failing to file taxes. Her attorney had sought probation, arguing that Hill’s charitable works, her family circumstances and the fact she paid back the taxes she owed should merit consideration.

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Dr. Frances Cress Welsing property rights struggle

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Petitioning Council Person Muriel Bowser, Ward 4 of the District of Columbia 

Enforce the BZA mandate against JPDS for Dr. Frances Cress Welsing property

 

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There is no other residential home in the District of Columbia where a playground was constructed up to the property line of an adjacent residential home with this same level of noise disturbance. Dr. Welsing is a senior citizen and highly respected professional who deserves peace and quiet.

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