Brooklyn D.A. Ken Thompson Denies He's "Abandoned" Pledge To Re-Examine '94...
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Sadler, joined two other Americans on train incidentThree Americans who happened to be at the wrong place at the right time and knocked out a gunman, helped avert a potential catastrophe yesterday...
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Tonya BoldenAs a new school year starts, many parents are making sure their children have the right supplies from their back-to-school lists and double-checking their courses and schedules.But are we...
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Donald Trump-- CEO of race hate Citizens, Immigrants and Legal Experts Respond to GOP’s Support for Ending Birthright Citizenship As Bad Politics, Terrible Policy, and Disastrous for the Country On a...
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Curley Dossman [Business Exchange Column] What do you think of the Koch brothers? Many Blacks may want to take a look beyond the headlines to see what Koch money has been doing where we live. Koch...
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Colby Christina [Theater] Colby Christina, New York's very own Rising Star has achieved success that has led her to a National Stage at the National Black Theatre Festival. Colbys work to date at...
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“J.P.P.’s Road to Perdition”N.F.L. SportsDistinio Lois, Jr.For as long as I could remember children-boys or girls-globally, would begin to play sports almost from the age 6 years.Sometimes as they are...
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It has happened again. We've seen the scenario countless times....an athlete is asked a question about his or her skill set....regardless of the reply--it literally becomes the talk of the town for...
View ArticleThree days before Dr. Bradstreet was found dead in a river, U.S. govt....
Dr. James Jeffrey Bradstreet deadThe history of the suppression of medical science in America is a long one, filled with true accounts of pioneering doctors and clinicians being threatened, intimidated...
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Mike Brown[Commentary]Anticipation for the commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the killing of Mike Brown Jr. by then-Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson was high. Clergy community and civil...
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U. S. Black Chamber President/CEO Ron Busby signs Memorandum of Understanding with NAMAD President Damon Lester. Marc Bland, IHS vice president of diversity and inclusion, looks on.U. S. Black Chamber...
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[Music]MORE THAN 50 SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS CONFIRMED FOR THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL MUSIC CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 16-20, ATLANTA, GACLICK HERE TO REGISTER.The International Music Conference is fast...
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"Go back to Univision."Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissively told highly respected television anchor Jorge Ramos to "go back to Univision" before security physically removed the Mexican-American...
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Citywide Discussion August 28From Katrina to Ferguson What is America's Message to Black People?WHAT: Citywide Discussion on “Lessons Learned and Which Way Forward”?WHEN: Friday, August 28, 2015 –...
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Many have already forgotten....There was a moment in the aftermath of the Katrina debacle 10 years ago when the message that there are a lot of poor in New Orleans and America who are routinely...
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[Education]Journalism: Social Justice FellowshipCall for Proposals: Social Justice News Nexus Fellowship - Deadline: August 30, 2015An Invitation From Our NAM Partner in Chicago: Social Justice News...
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Alderman Walter BurnettThe Chicago Housing Authority’s ambitious Plan for Transformation, begun in 2000, was meant to replace the city’s notorious public housing developments – including many...
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