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Online Gambling Ban Won't Help U.S. Economy, Experts Claim
With the recent elections in Israel, Sheldon Adelson is a name that has been cropping up more and more often in the last few weeks.The U.S. casino magnate was the main financial backer behind...
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Five Questions to Ask Prospective Fundraising Hire
Pearl and Mel Shaw[FUNdraising Good Times]Need a magic cure for nonprofit fundraising blues? Hire fundraising staff. That’s it. Problem solved.Time to get back to what we were focusing on before we...
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Sean Bell Parents Want Cuomo To Okay Special Prosecutor In Police Killings
Vanzant with parents of victims In the wake of the killing of a 50- year-old Black man shot in the back 8 times by a White police officer in Charleston, S. Carolina, motivational speaker and author,...
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APPLE's Reversal Was Great, Now Re-Hire Fired Employees With Felony
Inclusion inspires innovation. This mantra, featured prominently on Apple's website, was put to the test last week when the company came under fire for dismissing several construction workers who had...
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April 14 National Shut-Down Day Against Police Abuses
Carl Dix and Cornel West [Community Announcement] April 14 National Shut-Down Day Against Police Abuses National Actions To Stop Murder By Police. No School! No Work! Stop Business As Usual!WHERE: 28...
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SUDANESE LEADER PRESUMED WINNER IN LARGELY UNCONTESTED POLL
Apr. 13, 2015 (GIN) – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is predicted to roll up an easy victory in national polls this week, adding another five year term to his already 26 years in office.Voting began...
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TOGOLESE CANDIDATES HOPE FOR CHANGE IN UPCOMING POLLS
Apr. 13 (GIN) – Togolese opposition leaders are issuing calls for change - the mantra of President Barack Obama – as they seek the end of the 50 year dynasty of the Gnassingbe family in Togolese...
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FIRST-EVER TRAINING IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE BEGINS IN GHANA
Apr. 13 (GIN) – In a collaborative effort between the University of Michigan, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, a teaching hospital and other medical groups, Ghana has launched its...
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KENYA ORDERS SOMALI REFUGEE CAMP SHELTERING THOUSANDS TO MOVE
Apr. 13 (GIN) – The United Nations, which is sheltering over 600,000 refugees from war-torn Somalia, has been ordered by Kenyan authorities to relocate the camp in three months.“We have asked the UNHCR...
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GOP Armageddon: Here's Hillary!
“I was dreamin' when I wrote thisForgive me if it goes astray. But when I woke up this morningCould've sworn it was Judgment Day.The sky was all purple,There were people runnin’ everywhere. Tryin’ to...
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On Anniversary, Two NYC Lawmakers Urge Nigeria To Press Search For Kidnapped...
President-elect Buhari. Will he have a better chance at tackling Boko Haram?[Op-Ed]As we mark the one-year anniversary of the tragic abduction of 300 Nigerian schoolgirls, we remember the families who...
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Rwanda Profits from Plight of African Refugees In Israel
Kagame and NetanyahuRecently, it became known that the Rwandan government had struck a multimillion dollar deal whose details remain unknown to the Rwandan people to accept deported African refugees...
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For April 23, 15 New Criminal Defamation Charges For Angolan Journo Who...
Crusading anti-corruption reporter Rafael Marques de MoraisThe Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Angolan authorities to drop all charges against journalist Rafael Marques de Morais.Marques de...
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The World Is Watching: UN Committee And Race Bias In U.S. Law Enforcement
The shots seen around the world Officer Michael Slager fired eight bullets at the back of Walter Scott, 50, an African-American, killing him, on April 4. Then, Officer Slager, 33, White, lied to cover...
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Woe Unto Us: Politicians Lie While Journalists Sleep
The noted investigative reporter says of the nation -- "Lying has become the staple"I have been involved in politics and policy-making for over 50 years, and as you can imagine I hold strong feelings...
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WOMEN CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS AND NAN MOUNT FASTING CAMPAIGN FOR LORETTA LYNCH
Rev. Sharpton-- pushes for Senate confirmation of Lynch As Senate leadership continues a historic delay in failing to confirm Loretta Lynch as U.S. Attorney General, the National Action Network (NAN),...
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Aaron Hernandez, Ex-Patriots Star, Convicted Of Murder Of Odin Lloyd
Aaron Hernandez A jury has found Aaron Hernandez guilty of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd.On Wednesday, Judge E. Susan Garsh sentenced Hernandez, the...
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World Bank's Bill Gates-Funded Anti-farmers Land Program Condemned By Civil...
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim[Commentary]As the World Bank prepares for its annual Spring Meetings, members of Our Land Our Business, a campaign of over 260 NGOs, farmer groups and trade unions...
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Young Man Who Recorded Walter Scott Killing Gets Award, Money Grant
Feidin Santana Feidin Santana will be awarded the Civic Engagement Award and also given a monetary grant. The 23-year-old was responsible for the recording and release of the Walter Scott shooting. His...
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National Crisis: Rep. Johnson Condemns "Open Season" On African Americans By...
Rep. Hank Johnsons[Comment: Speaking Truth To Power]Rep. Hank Johnsons (D-Ga) assessment that the spate of violence against African-Americans, by police, make it feel like there is open season...
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