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By Mumia Abu-Jamal
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THEIR CULTURAL SYM.
BO or images are repre­
sented everyw nere, from the
engravings on their money to the
artworks in their museums,
from the photographs in news­
papers and textbooks to the
spiritual symbols placed above
the altars in our churches.
For those without power, and
for tho whose labor power is
exploited, their identities are
denigrated, ignored or devalued.
In Brazil, they use the xpres-
ion, "Money lightens he skin."
"Blackn " is in thi context not
a function of color, genetics or
biological heritage, but instead,
is primarily defined by one's ac­
cess to money, property, and
pow r.
Dr. Manning Marable i Director of
the In titute for He arch in African­
Amencan Studies at Columbia Unioer-
ity, New York City. "Along the Color
Line" app ars in over 250 publicauons
and l broaden t by 75 radio taiions
internationally .
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From Death
Row
ri !
Fr 111 ath Row, t his i Mu-
mia A u-Iamal.