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		<title>MJ and the Question of Color</title>
		<link>http://phiscalmatters.com/2009/07/07/mj-and-the-question-of-color-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Saabir</dc:creator>
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In the wake of MJ&#8217;s death, the question of race and color looms in the background.  Yeah, yeah &#8211; your boy had a red thriller jacket, black pleather pants, glitter socks and penny loafers in the second grade &#8211; I idolized Michael, along with millions of his other fans.  However, over time the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leslie Sanchez Questions Judge Sotomayor&#8217;s Committment to &#8220;Hispanic Values&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 15:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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When I see Judge Sotomayor I see my neighbors, my professors and mentors , my elders and all my heroes.  She is among those who have fought for access on behalf of the poor, and I&#8217;m proud of her nomination to the Supreme court.  As a NYC native and currently a Bronx resident, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rededicated</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J. Fahiym Ratcliffe</dc:creator>
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My wife told me this morning that this was the &#8220;first time she wanted to wave an American flag,&#8221; and I feel her. An extraordinary event occurred on November 4th, 2008 &#8211; an event that I and many Americans of African descent never thought we would ever see &#8211; the election of the United States [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Change MUST Come</title>
		<link>http://phiscalmatters.com/2008/10/30/a-change-must-come/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Did any of you happen to watch Barack Obama&#8217;s 30-minute infomercial on most of the major TV networks last night? Two words come to mind &#8211; emotionally brilliant. Whatever criticisms some contributors at Phiscal Matters have with the Senator, all of us recognize Mr. Obama&#8217;s brilliance, his sound intellect and measured candor &#8211; qualities befitting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Change&#8230;True</title>
		<link>http://phiscalmatters.com/2008/10/26/changetrue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Shout out to Jycorri and the big homie, Ryan for this one. Filmmaker Charles Stone III (Paid In Full, Drumline and Mr. 3000), most notably known for the Budweiser True ad campaign, a.k.a. &#8220;Whasssuuuppp&#8221; TV commercials in 2000, is back with a redux of that classic spoof &#8211; just in time for Election Day.
Stone is [...]]]></description>
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