Five years ago the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands started assembling a case against former Liberian leader Charles Taylor. The case stemmed from Taylor’s role in Sierra Leone’s 1991-2002 civil […]
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Why Dr. Manning Marable’s Pulitzer Prize Is Well Deserved
Editor’s Note: Due to the reaction in the Black intellectual community over the posthumous awarding of Dr. Manning Marable the Pulitzer prize, Polite On Society is initiating a discussion on […]
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The book that prompted much discussion over the legacy of Malcolm X last year is now a pulitzer prize winner. Manning Marable’s 600 page opus Malcolm X: A Life of […]
Read moreR.I.P. Gil Noble
As I am sure many of you have heard by now, legendary journalist Gil Noble has passed. The host of “Like It Is” for over forty years interviewed countless figures […]
Read moreWomen Make a Difference
The experience of women around the world is different based on their immediate circumstances and challenges faced daily. Essentially, however, women are the same no matter what language they speak, […]
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