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Gen. Museveni Advisor's Misplaced Attacks on "The Observer" Unwarranted
Museveni advisor Nagenda-- too much truth for his own liking? Photo: Observer.ug[Africa: Commentary]Last Saturday, John Nagenda devoted a section of his Saturday Vision column to vitriolic attacks...
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Take Action: Mumia Abu-Jamal's Grave Condition
Mumia Abu-JamalCondition Critical: Friday Report From Prison Mumia Gravely IllMumia Abu-Jamal was seen [Friday] by his wife and his condition has worsened. He, is gravely ill. We are asking everyone...
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Freddie Gray's Brutal Death In Police Custody Sparks Growing Baltimore...
One of the march leaders Malik Zulu Shabazz of Black Lawyers for Justice [Black Star Editorial]People are rightly angry in Baltimore and have been demonstrating, including on Saturday, to protest the...
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Hubert Harrison: Remembering Leading Black Revolutionary Intellectual On...
Hubert HarrisonHubert H. Harrison (1883-1927) is a true giant of Black, Caribbean, Diasporic African, and U.S. radical history. He was a brilliant writer, orator, educator, critic, and political...
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New York City Rally Supports Sierra Leone Constitution Against Presidential...
New York Protest Against President Koroma's moves UNITED AFRICAN CONGRESS; GIVE THEM A HAND FOUNDATION; CONCERNED SIERRA LEONEANS USA; AND, CONCERNED CITIZENSA coalition of Sierra Leonean and non-...
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ADIFF: Two Films Capture "Stories Of Colorism" At Columbia
White Lies[African Diaspora International Film Festival]The 'Stories of Colorism' ProgramTwo Mexican filmmakers go behind the camera to depict stories of skin whitening. Dana Rotberg in White Lies sets...
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Hip Hop Disco Fever Reunion at Lehman Center in the Bronx
With Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in association with Sal Abbatiello of Fever Records, sponsoring the 38th Anniversary of the famed Bronx nightclub “Disco Fever” by presenting an Old School...
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Figthing Sexual Violence on Universities and Colleges
Campus sexual violence has been the subject of an intense national conversation recently, but that dialogue often lacks critical input from schools that are already taking steps to improve their...
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Why I'm Supporting Shirley Patterson For New York Assembly Seat
Visual Artist Charles Jean-Pierre, far right, Shirley Patterson and supporters unveiled the "Housing Matters" Mural on Sunday[Local Elections 2015]I created the "Housing Matters" mural with Shirley...
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Freddie Gray Death: Rev. Sharpton And Baltimore March On Washington
Rev. Al SharptonI have been asked by many in the Baltimore area since day one to get involved in the justice for Freddie Gray movement. Though I have discussed it on my daily radio and TV shows and...
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Will they ever give a White Girl a Black doll? : A Visual Activist’s outlook...
As a young girl, do you remember playing with a doll that did not look like you? Do you remember combing her long blonde hair and dressing her plastic nude skin with endless Velcro outfits? You...
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Fire In Baltimore As Police Coverup Of Freddie Gray's Killing Continues
One way to cool anger in the streets of Baltimore and douse the fires on the street is for the Police to end the coverup of the truth about the killing of 25-year-old Freddie Gray.Several individuals...
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Deadly Quake: Help Nepal In Its Hour Of Need
Helping Nepal Recover DonateA 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook the Kathmandu Valley before noon on Saturday. (As of Tuesday the death toll had exceeded 4,400)Tremors were also strongly felt in northern...
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Marissa Alexander's Backer Demand Freedom For Nan-Hui Jo; Domestic Violence...
Nan-Hui JoMembers of the activist network that organized for the freedom of Marissa Alexander is now calling for the immediate release of a California domestic violence survivor, Nan-Hui Jo.Though...
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U.S., Gen. Museveni's Patron, Must Lean On Him As Opposition Vows 'Any Means...
U.S. backing for Museveni since Ronald Reagan was in office[Africa: Uganda Election Analysis]Once again, Ugandans are being summoned to prepare for general elections next year between February 2016 and...
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Rough Ride: Baltimore Burning
In early April of 1968, Baltimore was on fire literally and figuratively. The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had just been assassinated. Profound sadness, anger, and disgust at the violent death...
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President Obama Says Questionable Interaction Between Police And Blacks Seems...
President ObamaPresident Obama made the following comments today while responding to a question about the crisis in Baltimore following the killing of Freddie Gray while in police custody. Calls On...
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Baltimore, Viewed By Police As Enemy-Combatants, Rebels
“When one body exerts a force on a second body, the second body simultaneously exerts a force equal in magnitude and opposite in direction on the first body.” Or, as it is more commonly stated, for...
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Families Of Police Killings Victims Press Cuomo On Special Prosecutor
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, under pressure to let Special Prosecutor handle all police killings casesThe surviving family members of New Yorkers killed by the police over the past decades brought their demand...
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“Emmett Down In My Heart” at the Castillo Theater
The Castillo Theatre, located at 543 West 42nd Street in Manhattan, is revisiting the story of Emmett Till via “Emmett Down In My Heart.” Written by Clare Coss, and directed by Erica Gould, the story...
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