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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Attorney General Confirmation Hearings: "...I will be Loretta Lynch."

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By Charles Brooks   Confirmation hearings were recently held for President’s Obama’s nominee for U.S. Attorney General, Ms. Loretta...
Saturday, January 24, 2015

2015 State of the Union: "...Imagine if we did something different..."

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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza By Charles Brooks  Typically the president uses the State of the Union to outline their po...
Monday, December 29, 2014

Ferguson/Garner protests: The uprisings will continue until...

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By Charles Brooks    Photo credit: digitaldefection via www.flickr.com For over a month now, the world has witnessed a special momen...
Monday, November 24, 2014

2014 Elections: The Democratic Party's problem with white Democrats

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By Charles Brooks While the 2014 elections showed Democrats their difficulties in defeating Republicans, the elections also revealed...

2014 Elections: Did Democrats run against Republicans or President Obama?

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By Charles Brooks The nation’s political landscape is remarkably more Republican now with their decisive victories a couple of weeks ...
Tuesday, November 4, 2014

2014 Elections: Can Black America rescue the Democrats?

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 By Charles Brooks The many months of political posturing and rhetoric will finally come to an end on Election night when we learn who’s...
Monday, August 25, 2014

Where will the next Ferguson uprising take place?

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By Charles Brooks Michael Brown has finally been laid to rest after he was gunned down two weeks ago by Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguso...
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Sunday, August 10, 2014

Eric Garner: Resisting arrest or Resisting harassment (Part II)

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By Charles Brooks The tragic death of Mr. Eric Garner that came as a result of the choke hold – an illegal police maneuver banned si...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

The tragic death of Eric Garner: Resisting arrest or resisting harassment?

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By Charles Brooks Last week, the body of Mr. Eric Garner was laid to rest after funeral services were held in Brooklyn, New York. Mr....
Sunday, July 13, 2014

BlackboardBlog Interview: NBUF Chairman Kofi Taharka

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By Charles Brooks The National Black United Front (NBUF) has just held their 35th annual convention in Washington D.C. at Howard Uni...