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November 21 NYC "Clean Slate" Warrant Forgiveness Program -- District...
District Attorney Vance with Letitia James on his right and other officialsNew Yorkers Can Clear Summons Warrants at “Clean Slate” this Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Soul Saving Station...
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Passings: Zuccotti's Role In 1970s Fiscal Crises Recalled In Tributes
John ZuccottiSeveral current and former elected officials in statements recalled how the developer John E. Zuccotti, who has died at the age of 78, played an outsized role in New York City's history,...
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Sharpton To Recruit Black Church Leaders To Provide Sanctuary For Syrian...
Rev. SharptonNew initiative to deal with the Syrian refugee crisisAt the National Action Network's (NAN's) Saturday Action Rally, Rev. Al Sharpton will Announce that NAN is Convening a National Summit...
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#BlackLivesMatter: America's Universities Confront U.S. History of...
How a superpower was builtOn November 14, Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia announced the university will rename two buildings on campus named for two 19th century Georgetown University...
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Uganda's Path To Change After 30 Years Of Tyranny
Gen. Museveni in a familiar salute from the pages of history -- twilight after 30 years?[Africa Commentary: Uganda Elections 2016]If democracy were measured by the regularity and number of elections,...
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Democrat, Republican, & Libertarian Cowardly Lions
Ladies and gentlemen, I’m not going to parse my words today. There will be no pleasantries and no witty repartees. Instead, I’ll simply delve right to the heart of the matter. There is a list of names...
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Dr. Adelaide Sanford, Renowned Educator, Celebrates 90th Birthday In Harlem
[Tribute]Dr. Adelaide Sanford, a resolute and venerated scholar and “Queen Mother” of educational, social and Africanist activism celebrated her 90th birthday with the intellectual nationalist...
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Candidate Bernie Sanders As Mockingjay
[Future Hope Column]On November 19th Bernie Sanders gave a nationally-covered speech in Washington, D.C. about why he is a democratic socialist and what it means to him. On the very next day, the...
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Canelo, The Strong Young Bull Defeats Skilled Cotto -- Deplorable Scoring...
Cotto versus Alvarez -- many feel lop-sided scores preposterous[BoxingGlove Notes]Boxing analysts make predictions based I assume, on their interviews, viewing public workouts of the fighters,...
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Donald Trump: My Fans Were Right To Beat Up Black Protester
Trump--The man wants to be president of the entire U.S.[Elections 2016]After his supporters beat up a Black Lives Matter protester on video, Donald Trump suggested that they may have done the right...
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Gen. Museveni Denies That He Fears Competition--Says He'd Defeat Both...
Gen. Museveni -- said opposition presidential candidates Mbabazi and Besigye were both failures in NRM[Africa: Uganda Elections 2016]Gen. Yoweri K. Museveni, the Ugandan president held a news...
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2015 Black Star News Awards: Dinkins, Rangel, Barron, Peebles, Crew,...
So called "Central Park Five". The survivors of gross injustice: Kharey Wise, Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, and Yusef SalaamMayor David Dinkins, Rep. Charles Rangel, R. Donahue...
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The Repudiation Of Donald Trump's Bigotry
Donald Trump -- "Truth? I can't handle the truth"Through racially charged rhetoric and statements ripped from the fringes of the anti-immigrant and White nationalist movements, Donald Trump has been...
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Brooklyn Community Services Hosts "Engagement" Summit For Non-profits
Monroe FranceGroundbreaking Summit to explore community partnerships, volunteerism, and philanthropyTo strengthen and empower Brooklyn residents who live in poverty, Brooklyn Community Services (BCS)...
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New York City Affordable Housing Construction RFP For M/WBEs
Commissioner Vicki BeenTo Build Affordable Housing In Brooklyn, Bronx, ManhattanNew York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Vicki Been has announced the release...
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Burundi's highest risks
Burundian refugees in Mahama Refugee Camp on the Rwandan side of the Rwandan/Burundian borderThe massacres of the last 20 years in Rwanda and Burundi have followed the assassination of Hutu presidents....
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DNC Chair Deplores Shooting of Protestors in Minneapolis
DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement on last night’s shooting in Minneapolis: “The shooting last night of protesters in Minneapolis at an ongoing demonstration for...
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Medal of Freedom Honoree Shirley Chisholm Never Stood On The Sidelines Of...
Unbossed--the indomitable Shirley ChisholmI am immensely pleased that my dear friend and colleague, the late Shirley Chisholm from Brooklyn, will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President...
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By Linking Garner-Protests To Cop Killings Bratton Could Invite Open Season...
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton--what's his agenda?Commissioner Bratton’s unconscionable statement yesterday at a NYPD promotion ceremony was reckless and wildly inaccurate. (Bratton said: “We have been...
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Why Members Of Congress Must Spend More Time In Washington
Dysfunction-- Rep. Ryan, the speaker, is proud of being away from Washington, the seat of Congress When Paul Ryan became House Speaker a few weeks ago, he made it clear that he has no intention of...
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