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Cedric McClester has a Masters of Science in Education from Fordham University and is a noted journalist/ writer. The Legend of Nia Umoja is his second book on the Gumbs & Thomas imprint. His first book, "Kwanzaa, Everything You Always Wanted To Know, But

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Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) When should authorities step in to stave of the possibility of tragedy: 6 of 11
"Lifting Spirits And Touching Souls"Kansans were elated to learn President Bush planned to visit their state to tour the ravaged town of Greensburg and other areas in the state, recently hit by a horrific tornado and the floods that followed. Their elation turned to perplexity when they discovered he only came to "lift spirit... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace Where is the current threat: An overview of the conflicts and crises of the new millenium: 11 of 20
"Fool Me Once e"It is now becoming apparent that President Bush is setting the pretext for another preemptive strike, this time against Iran. Administration reports are beginning to ratchet up concerning Iran's alleged complicity in supplying arms and training for our enemies in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is doubtful that the m... More..
Politics, News & Issues > News (Other) Judging the ignorance of US citizens in world issues: 20 of 36
Now That The Cat Is Out of The Bag On TortureDespite frequent denials, torture is and has been official US policy under the Bush Administration. So deep is our fear of terrorism, we have allowed the President and various members of his Administration to have a free reign. They are masterful liars so it should come as no big s... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Disillusionment with the US Congress (2007): 5 of 9
PEOPLE AND P0LITICS"Cindy Sheehan, Another Casualty Of The War In Iraq"Cindy Sheehan has certainly given at the office, so to speak. She lost a son in Iraq, sacrificed her marriage and has gone into debt in the name of ending the war in Iraq. For two solid years she has worked tirelessly on behalf of the peace movement, which... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Iraq, Vietnam and President Bush's political strategy: 5 of 9
The Best Excuse For A Coup de TatGeorge Dubya Bush is the best excuse that I can think of for a coup de tat here in America. If the Pentagon's the Joint Chiefs of Staff had any stones, one would have occurred already. They must realize that he has decimated our armed services and is needlessly sacrificing lives, both Iraqi an... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US News The Jena 6: Looking for justice and equality: 5 of 9
The History of Lynching In The United StatesJena is a rural Louisiana town where a brouhaha over three nooses that were hung over a so-called whites only tree, once located on the Jena High School grounds. The nooses mysteriously appeared one day after a Black student, sat under the tree. The racial tension that ensued, which... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) The many woes of the Bush Administration: 12 of 21

Liar Liar Pants On FireYou can always tell when a conservative miscreant has a book to hustle. First it was the hateful Ann "It's a man baby" Coulter, now it's former presidential liar Scott McClellan who has a book to hawk. The salacious tid bit his publishers chose to leak was what we suspected all along, the President and ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Bush Administration Why President Bush should resign or be impeached: 18 of 31
If The Devil Is A Liar, What Does That Make George Bush?If the devil is a liar, and there's no doubt that he is, what does that make George Dubya Bush? Liar should be his middle name. He lied about the reasons for going to war. He lied about major combat ending and he is lying now, when he says there has been significant prog... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology Role of faith in politics: 25 of 42

This country was founded on the separation of church and state. Increasingly, we seem to be turning into a theocracy, if one listens to certain Republican presidential candidates, chief among them, Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor. According to his campaign literature, he is out to show people the American dream is... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Analyzing the war on Iraq: Justified or not: 99 of 159
Major Combat Operations In Iraq HAVE Ended! . All rights reserved.One of the few instances in recent memory when President George W. Bush, a proven pathological liar, told the truth, was when he four years ago announced from the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln, under a sign that read Mission Accomplished, major combat operati... More..