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Ella Baker Was My Civil Rights Generation's "Fundi"
Ella Baker[Women's History Month Tribute: Ella Baker]This is how Ella Baker put it: Until the killing of Black men, Black mothers’ sons, becomes as important to the rest of the country as the killing...
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Apollo Theater's Tribute To The Great Celia “Azucar” Cruz
Celia “Azucar” Cruz[Women's History Month]I “went home” to the Apollo Theatre, March 22, and for three hours witnessed, in this month of March honoring our women, a musical tribute honoring one of, if...
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Highlights From NY State 2014 Budget Agreement
Governor Cuomo[Budget 2014]The 2014-15 Budget Agreement holds spending growth below two percent for the fourth consecutive year, continuing a record of fiscal discipline that has reversed decades of...
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De Blasio Lauds NY State's $300 Million For Pre-K Education
Mayor De Blasio[City Hall]New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has lauded the $300 million slated for Pre-K education in the State budget agreement calling it a "powerful and historic decision that will...
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Ugandan Drama: Dictator Museveni vs. Enforcer Mbabazi
The dictator and the enforcer: Museveni shown with MbabaziA Shakespearan power struggle is underway in Uganda between the U.S.-backed dictator of 28 years Gen. Yoweri Museveni and his prime minister...
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ADVERTISING BLITZ AS NEW YORK CITY’S PAID SICK LEAVE LAW GOES INTO EFFECT
Mayor de Blasio [City Hall]Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) First Deputy Commissioner Alba Pico announced that the city’s new paid sick leave law is now in effect and...
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Republicans' Budget Harms Middle Class While Rewarding Multi-Millionaires --...
The 'I'm a multi-millionaire so what do I care?' look: Republican House budget chairman Paul Ryan [The While House]Statement released on behalf of President Obama by his Press SecretaryTo build real,...
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REP. JEFFRIES DENOUNCES REPUBLICAN PLANS TO TURN MEDICARE INTO VOUCHER PROGRAM
Rep. JeffriesCongressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) issued the following statement today after House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan released the fiscal year 2015 House Republican budget:"House...
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Year 45 As Dance Theatre of Harlem Celebrates 2014 Season
DTH performersNYC SEASON AT JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER’S Frederick P. Rose HALLTime Warner Center, New York CityAPRIL 23 THROUGH 27WILL FEATURE NEW WORKS PAST-CARRY-FORWARD, DANCING ON THE FRONT PORCH OF...
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Without End To Conflict Widespread Development Will Elude Much Of Africa
Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Chairperson of the African Union CommissionAfrican leaders have agreed that conflict resolution is a prerequisite to development and poverty eradication.From time immemorial...
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B.B. King Brings Lucille to the Concert Stage
One of the most famous guitarists in the world of Blues, B.B. King, will be appearing at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, April 19th at 8:00 p.m. Known around the world, at age 88,...
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Obama Highlights ACA's Gains, From Pre-Existing Cancer Coverage To Closing...
President Obama sold ACA all over the country last year REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACTRose GardenTHE PRESIDENT: Everybody, please have a seat. Thank you so much. Welcome to the...
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General Motors: Putting Corporate Profits Before American Lives
CEO Mary Barra [Speaking Truth To Power]This week, General Motors CEO Mary Barra apologized to the families of 13 people killed by faulty ignition switches in several models of G.M. cars—during the...
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How To Make U.S. Government More Efficient And Effective
Wilbur Mills, back in the day[State Of Our Union]In 1965, the chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, Wilbur Mills, brought legislation establishing Medicare and Medicaid to the floor of the...
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Narrative Shift: U.S. Lawyer Highlights Kagame's Role In Rwanda Genocide And...
Gen. Paul Kagame -- even corporate media are now re-evaluating the narrative placing him as "savior"[The Rwanda Calamity In Perspective]April 6 marks exactly 20 years since the cataclysmic massacres...
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For Dr. King, Learn to Dream -- Let's Liberate Our Youth Through Education
Honoring Dr. King by dedicating ourselves to educating the communityIt was 46 years ago that an assassin took the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968.He gave his life implementing a plan...
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Michael Schlein Appointed Chair Of NYC Economic Development Corp De Blasio
Mayor de Blasio[City Hall]The de Blasio administration today announced the appointment of Michael Schlein as New York City Economic Development Corporation’s (NYCEDC) board chairman. An experienced...
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President Obama Warns S. Sudan's Kiir And Machar Of Sanctions
President Obama has signed an executive order clearing the way for U.S. sanctions against South Sudan president Salva Kiir and former vice president Riek Machar unless they halted the fighting and...
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Some History On The Decline Of Unions In U.S. -- With Veteran Unionist...
Staughton Lynd Says McCarthyism, And 'Dues Check Off', Are Some Factors That Contributed To Decline For more than 50 years, Staughton Lynd has been a leading radical in the United States. He was an...
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Hugh Masekela Celebrates 75th Birthday Tour At NJPAC On Sunday
PHOTO NJPAC: Hugh Masekela In Honor of Mandela. Sunday, April 6 at 2pm & 7pmVictoria TheaterLegendary South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela (“Grazing in the Grass”) returns to NJPAC with a...
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