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Daniels: Beyond Obama and the Democrats, Part IV
Commentary, July, 30 2011
Ron Daniels
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If there is to be an independent force to fight for progressive change, the question is, what role will people of African descent, Black people, play in the process?
Daniels: Beyond Obama and the Democrats, Part III
Commentary, July, 28 2011
Ron Daniels
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A Progressive National Convention to Galvanize a Force for Change
Daniels: Implications for the Progressive Movement
Commentary, July, 14 2011
Ron Daniels
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There are ominous signs of an even more disastrous outcome for President Obama and the Democrats in 2012
Daniels: Beyond Obama and the Democrats, Part II
Commentary, July, 13 2011
Ron Daniels
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Liberals/progressives must boldly reclaim the mantle as the proponents/advocates for the "many against the few"
Daniels: Responding to the Winds of Change in Libya: The African Union Has It Right
Commentary, April, 06 2011
Ron Daniels
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The winds of change that have recently swept repressive regimes from power in Tunisia and Egypt and are swirling in Algeria, Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Yemen are blowing across the sands of Libya, posing the greatest threat to the governmen...
Daniels: Flawed Election Clouds Haiti's Future
Commentary, December, 28 2010
Ron Daniels
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As I pen this article, the Electoral Commission in Haiti is still "recounting" the ballots from an ill conceived and flawed election which threatens to further impede progress towards building a new Haiti.
Daniels: Marching on Ballot Boxes to Protect and Advance Our Interests
Commentary, October, 10 2010
Ron Daniels
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In my last article I posed the question of whether Black voters should rescue the Democrats again in the critical mid-term elections on November 2nd. It is clear that the Democrats are in serious danger of losing control of the House and Senate.
Daniels: The Life and Legacy of Dr. Ronald Walters
Commentary, September, 18 2010
Ron Daniels
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By now the World has received the stunning news that our Pre-eminent Political Scientist, scholar-activist extraordinaire and fearless Pan Africanist freedom fighter Dr. Ronald Walters now rests with the ancestors. Friday September 10, 2010 at ap...
Daniels: Wyclef Jean for President of Haiti: Will He Be Another Aristide?
Commentary, August, 12 2010
Ron Daniels
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Last week on CNN's Larry King Live the multi-Platinum, multi-Grammy Award winning recording artist and cultural icon Wyclef Jean made the long anticipated announcement that he will be a candidate for President of the Republic of Haiti.
Daniels: Africans in America and the Quest for Identity
Commentary, July, 14 2010
Ron Daniels
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As I write this article, I am just returning from my annual visit to the International African Arts Festival in Brooklyn, New York. Founded in 1971 as the African Street Festival by activists associated with the Nationalist organization The East,...
Daniels: When Will Obama Stand and Fight?
Commentary, July, 14 2009
Ron Daniels
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When President Barack Obama took office after a brilliant and historic election campaign, there were great hopes that he would utilize his margin of victory and enormous popularity to usher in an era of "change you can believe in." Though it is fa...
Daniels: In Defense of "Identity Politics"
Commentary, June, 27 2009
Ron Daniels
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The nomination of Judge Sotomayor for Justice on the Supreme Court has simply sent some conservatives into a tizzy, searching for anything that might derail her historic quest to be the first Latina to occupy a seat on this august body. One of the...
Daniels: Conservatives Use "Racism" to Confuse and Exploit
Commentary, June, 19 2009
Ron Daniels
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When rabid right wing radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh and conservative guru Newt Gingrich initially attacked Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor as a "racist," they were using a time-tested strategy to appeal to Whites who believe their...
Daniels: The Fragile State of Black Progress in America
Commentary, May, 12 2009
Ron Daniels
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With the election of Barack Obama, as the first Black President of the United States, there has been an open debate about whether this historic feat is the climax of the Black freedom struggle, minimizing the need for government to address issues ...
Daniels: On the Need for Presidential Accountability
Commentary, April, 19 2009
Ron Daniels
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Television and radio journalist Tavis Smiley took some major hits during the presidential campaign when he had the audacity to suggest that Black folks should expect then candidate Barack Obama to respond to Black issues and be held accountable in...
Daniels: In the Era of Obama, Is There a Need for a Black Agenda?
Commentary, April, 12 2009
Ron Daniels
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President Barack Obama speaks proudly of his days as an organizer on the South Side of Chicago where his wife Michelle was also raised in a working class family. There are certainly sections of Chicago's south side which are still "crime-haunted d...
Daniels: Selma: From Bloody Sunday to a Model City in a New South
Commentary, March, 31 2009
Ron Daniels
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Almost every year I make the Pilgrimage to Selma, Alabama for the Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee commemorating "Bloody Sunday" sponsored by the Voting Rights Museum under the leadership of Atty. Faya Rose Sanders. Sunday March 7, 1965 was that fat...
Daniels: Finishing the Unfinished Revolution: Strengthening Democracy and Development in Haiti
Commentary, March, 20 2009
Ron Daniels
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In my most recent article, I argued that the Haitian Revolution which produced the first Black Republic in the world was one of the most important revolutions in history. Never before had humankind witnessed an enslaved people rising up to defeat ...
Daniels: Making the American Flag "Our Flag"
Commentary, February, 23 2009
Ron Daniels
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On Inauguration Day in Washington, D.C., there was a veritable sea of Red, White and Blue as some two million proud Americans, including hundreds of thousands of Black people, furiously waved their American Flags on the National Mall. This overt e...
Daniels: The Significance of Black History in the Age of Obama
Commentary, February, 16 2009
Ron Daniels
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January 20, 2009, the day that Barack Hussein Obama took the oath of office as the 44th President of the United States of America, will forever be remembered as one of the great moments in the history of this nation and the world. Few can forget N...
