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Thursday, February 20, 2014

Turmoil at Temple: Excerpts of The Blackboard's interview with Dr. Anthony Monteiro

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By Charles Brooks See an excerpted version of The Blackboard’s interview with Dr. Anthony Monteiro below: The Blackboard (BB): So what ar...

Turmoil at Temple: Fired Dr. Monteiro demands his reinstatement!

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By Charles Brooks Temple University is embroiled in yet another controversy involving their African-American Studies Department – this tim...
Saturday, February 15, 2014

Blackboard Survey: Michael Dunn Trial

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As you know, the Michael Dunn trial is in the jury deliberation phase where the jury will decide the fate of Michael Dunn, who is charged wi...
Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Poverty in America: who is really deserving of help?

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By Charles Brooks The Economic Policy Institute recently reported that in the roughly three decades leading up to the most recent recessi...

The poor suffers again...billion$ in cut$ to food stamp$

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By Charles Brooks                          Photo credit: kevin dooley via photopin cc Just ten days after delivering his most recent S...
Tuesday, February 4, 2014

President Obama's State of the Union address - "At least they're thinking about it..."

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By Charles Brooks (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy) In the days leading up to President Barack Obama’s fifth State of the Un...
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

A look back at 1964: Part II - Johnson's War on Poverty

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                                            (Photo credit: LBJ Library photo by Cecil Stoughton)                                          ...
Tuesday, January 28, 2014

A look back at 1964: Part I - Johnson's War on Poverty

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                                   Photo credit: LBJ Library photo by Cecil Stoughton                                    As President B...
Monday, January 20, 2014

A look back at 1964: a Series

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The Sixties is well acknowledged as a period of transformative and fundamental change in America, especially as a time when race assumed a m...
Monday, January 13, 2014

The Blackboard is now on Facebook!

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The Blackboard is now on Facebook - check it out and like the page. Please feel free to leave a comment and start a discussion or debate......