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A flawed system: Affordability and accessibility still major obstacles to...
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, mental illness affects approximately 1 in 5 American adults.In recent years, America has made great strides to combat the...
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Rebellion Or Riots?: History Of Race- Based Confrontations In The United States
[Commentary]The most noteworthy aspect of the series of popular demonstrations in response to the police lynchings of African-Americans that have occurred over the last few years may well be how few...
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Fostering collaboration and creativity: Facebook unveils new open office
Earlier this year, Facebook unveiled its new open office, MPK20, located in Menlo Park.Designed by world renowned Frank Gehry, the architect behind the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, the...
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Stanley Nelson Interview: "The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution"...
The Black Star News' Elizabeth Alvarez and Milton Allimadi caught up recently with award-winning documentarian Stanley Nelson about his new film "The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution."...
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Lament Of A Black Republican: Illusion Of Inclusion
Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, are you listening[Elections 2016]I want my readers to fully understand why I criticize my party when it comes to their total lack of...
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Loving The Skin I'm In Or How I Found Out I'm Beautiful.....
[Commentary]As a little girl, I didn’t love the skin I was in, I was called “Darkie, Boot, Charcoal.”It was always understood that light is better and White is Right.As a result, I used the Brillo...
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Honors Bassist Carlos Henriquez at Lehman Center
Photos: Frank Stewart and Joe Martinez Bassist Carlos Henriquez had just returned from Cleveland having worked with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in collaboration with the Cleveland Orchestra...
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Elections 2016: America's Barren Political Choices In The Era Of Trump And...
[Elections 2016]Historically, America has been a country of broad ideas and vision as evidenced by the words of the 1776 Declaration of Independence:“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all...
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Schools: New York City Department Of Ed To Expand Sports Programs
Carmen Fariña. Photo credit: NYC Department of Education[Education]As part of our effort to provide the wonderful, well-rounded education all our students deserve, I am thrilled to announce that we are...
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85% Of Latinos Have Negative View Of Donald Trump -- Survey
Trump power-- what goes up ....[Election 2016]Election 2016: How Latino Voting Power Will School Donald Trump And GOPDonald Trump’s campaign, as well as the emphasis of most of the GOP 2016 field, is a...
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The beauty of transifixion
Have you ever been transfixed? That’s not a trick question. The answer, by the way, is yes. At some point in your life, you’ve either seen something so beautiful – or heard something so wonderful –...
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NY City, In Court, Claims Businessman Can't Sue For "False Arrest" Because...
Gounden says photograph shows him reporting 2012 incident to cops; he's provided a copy to Internal Affairs, he says.Two years after a Queens businessman claimed he'd been falsely arrested by a New...
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Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce: Breakfast with NYC Deputy Mayor, Alicia Glen
Deputy Mayor, Alicia GlenIn March 2014, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with NYU and the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, launched an exciting new series - Brooklyn Newsmakers -...
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Jewish Labor Committee Deplores Ugly Vitriol Surrounding U.S.-Iran Nuclear...
Rep. Nadler, deal supporter-- abused by critics of deal as "kapo"The Jewish Labor Committee condemns the recent spate of hate speech directed against members of the United States Congress because of...
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Fed Reserve Must Narrow Black-White Unemployment Gap By Striving For Full...
William E. Spriggs[Commentary: The Economy]The recently released minutes of the last meeting of the Federal Reserve Board's Open Market Committee revealed there was serious discussion of the fact the...
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Secretary Kerry In Sharpton Interview Says 'The Agreement Rolls Back Iranian...
Secretary of State Kerry Appearance on Rev. Sharpton's Nationally Syndicated Radio ShowKerry Dismisses Cheney Criticism -- Says Iraq Invasion Empowered Iran Rev. Al Sharpton: Let me ask you to explain...
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Ten solutions for a board who won’t fundraise
What do you do if your board doesn’t have the connections, experience or willingness to be involved in fundraising? How will your nonprofit secure the money and resources it needs to deliver on its...
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INFORMAL CROSS BORDER TRADE TURNS SOUR FOR UGANDA TRADERS IN SOUTH SUDAN:...
Two-year old Gibson Okello is not sure of his future if his father is not paid by South Sudan government for destroyed merchandize.GULU-UGANDA: A group of thirteen Ugandans who were doing informal...
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Baltimore Judge Rules Cops Who Killed Freddie Gray Aren't Above The Law
Clockwise from top left: Officer Caesar Goodson; Lt. Brian Rice; Sgt. Alicia White; Officer Garrett Miller; Officer William Porter; and Officer Edward Nero.On Wednesday, a Baltimore judge ruled out...
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Without A Truth Process How Can We Have Reconciliation In The US?
In South Africa it was Bishop Tutu who chaired Truth and Reconciliation Commission This is the cry of the Hebrew prophet Habakkuk: “O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not listen? Or...
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