Published in Issue 492 of The Black Commentator on November 1, 2012
By Larry Pinkney

“There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.”

– Howard Zinn

“America is false to the past, false to the present, and solemnly binds herself to be false to the future.”

– Frederick […]

Published in Issue 490 of The Black Commentator on October 18, 2012.
By Larry Pinkney

“To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal.”
– Malcolm X [el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz

“We, as freedom fighters, are not weeping for the death of […]

Published in Issue 489 of The Black Commentator on October 11, 2012
By Larry Pinkney

“…the two parties have combined against us to nullify our power by a ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ of non-recognition, no matter how we vote…May God write us down as asses if ever again we are found putting our trust in either […]

Published in Issue 488 of The Black Commentator on October 4, 2012
By Larry Pinkney

“The fascists already have power. The point is that some way must be found to expose them and combat them. An electoral choice of ten different fascists is like choosing which way one wishes to die. The holder of so called public […]

Published in Issue 487 of The Black Commentator on September 27, 2012
By Larry Pinkney

“History shows that it does not matter who is in power…those who have not learned to do for themselves and have to depend solely on others never obtain any more rights in the end than they did in the […]