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Jonetta Rose Barras

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Jonetta Rose Barras is a columnist for The Washington Examiner. She is the author of the critically acclaimed The Last of the Black Emperors, and former associate editor of the Washington City Paper. She has appeared as a commentator for CNN, C-SPAN, and PBS and is widely considered one of the freshest female voices speaking for the African-American community today.

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  • Jonetta Rose Barras: White-black political prison

    Jonetta Rose Barras

    Published: Mon, May 20, 2013

    Oh, let's nip it right now. Tommy Wells isn't running to be the city's first white mayor. If Jack Evans or David Catania jumps in the race, as has been predicted, they won't be vying to be the District's chief executive based on the color of their skin either. When a candidate plays the race...

  • Jonetta Rose Barras: Circulating the Circulator

    Jonetta Rose Barras

    Updated: Thu, May 16, 2013

    Call it the little red and gray bus that could. Launched in 2005, the Circulator had been designed mostly to get riders from one tourist attraction, entertainment center or retail hot spot to another. Inexpensive, reliable and clean, the Circulator has become so popular it seems every D.C....



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