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National Action Network Annual Convention 2015
President Obama joins Sharpton at past National Action Networkconvention NAN Annual ConventionJoin us for the ribbon cutting ceremony, Wednesday April 08th, 2015 at 8:45 amRegistration check-in opens...
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Build It Back: NYC Comptroller's Report Says Contractors Are Paid Millions,...
NYC Comptroller Stringer New York City’s recovery effort following Superstorm Sandy was a boon for consultants who failed to do required work and left thousands of victims without help long after the...
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Vice President Biden Congratulates Nigeria's Buhari and Jonathan...
Jonathan and Buhari shown in picture before last weekend's election Statement by the Vice President on the Nigerian ElectionsI congratulate the Nigerian people and their leaders on the conduct of a...
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Nuclear Talks: How U.S. Congress Undermined President Obama With Iran Letter
President Obama and Secretary of State Kerry who's leading delicate talks with Iran [Comment]Congress has developed a fondness for open letters when it comes to Iran.First came the warning shot signed...
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Respect: As You Celebrate "Empire" Remember C. Delores Tucker
C. Delores Tucker[Business Exchange Column] Many Black Americans are downright giddy over the success of Fox’s “Empire” drama television series and its success. The plot centers around a unique Black...
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A Hot Day In Gulu Town, Uganda
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"I Can't Breathe": Michigan Police Viciously Beat Unarmed Black Man
William Melendez; alleged thug copThe beating of an unarmed retired Detroit auto worker is another disturbing example of the lawless conduct some cops engage in when they encounter African-Americans on...
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"Lynching as Racial Terror": Need For U.S. Truth And Reconciliation Commission
For decades scholars have taught and activists labeled 19th century Southern white behavior towards African Americans as terrorism. Equally, in a serious but humorous manner a popular T-Shirt depicts...
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Sowore: Publisher Who's Site First To Call Nigerian Election For Buhari Sees...
SoworeOn March 31, a whole day before the official results of the Nigerian presidential election was announced, Saharareporters, the online news website, called the election in favor of challenger...
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Apollo Theater Partners With Irvin Mayfield
Irvin Mayfield[Entertainment: Music]The Apollo Theater has announced a new artistic partnership with renowned jazz musician Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, which will include a range...
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Biased "Freedom": Indiani Digs Itself Into Deeper Hole, Before Digging Out
What was Gov. Pence thinking? [Commentary]The American humorist Will Rogers would say: “If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.”The meaning of this truism is well-established in both science and...
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NCAA Hoops: Then There Were Four
Tom Izzo's Spartans -- hot at the right timeAs we flip our calendars to the month of April, madness has moved from total frenzy to controlled excitement at what remains in store….Kentucky’s Wildcats...
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President Obama Scores A Big Nuclear Deal With Iran
Honking for peace--celebration in the streets of Tehran History was made in Switzerland on Thursday. Under direction of President Obama, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had been in extended...
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Obama In Statement Condemns Attack In Kenya
Statement by the President on the Garissa University College Terrorist Attack Michelle and I join the American people in expressing our horror and sadness at the reports coming out of Garissa, Kenya....
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CCCADI Hosts First Annual Spring Gala
By Alicia EvansThe Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) will celebrate a new era on Saturday, April 25, via its First Annual Spring Gala, which will feature the internationally...
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Greater Refuge Temple Church's Bishop William Lee Bonner Dies At 93
Bishop William Lee Bonner[Passings]Greater Refuge Temple Church's Bishop William Lee Bonner Dies At 93Bishop William Lee Bonner, beloved pastor of the renowned Greater Refuge Temple Church (GRT) in...
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"Vitality" Is An Uplifting Must Have CD
Jamel Johnson[Music]Vitality as described by Webster’s dictionary is a state infused with “aliveness” - that which distinguishes the difference between blandness and vibrancy. Jamel Johnson must have...
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Melvin Van Peebles And Walter Mosley Look At Hollywood
Melvin Van Peebles [Education]NYU @ Institute of African American Affairs presentsReflections on the Post: Hollywood’s Representation of Race in the Obama Era featuringMELVIN VAN PEEBLES/WALTER...
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Emergency Event on Police Killings Of Unarmed People: Cornel West and Carl...
Emergency Event on Police Killings Of Unarmed People: Cornel West and Carl Dix DiscussionCornel West and Carl Dix “Emergency” Event Monday April 6 in NYCDr. Cornel West, Carl Dix to Address“Police Are...
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In Defeat, Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan Has His Finest Hour
Buhari and Jonathan- better days ahead?Goodluck Jonathan's quick concession statement after losing the Nigerian presidential election of March 29 to challenger Muhammadu Buhari could mark a watershed...
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