"We Are Nilotic": South Sudanese Women In North America Highlight Homeland's...
Left to right: Nyabuoy Gatbel, Kent Forte, Proprietor Harlem Wine Gallery, Nykhor Paul founder “We Are Nilotic” and Nuerqueen Chaany.Photo: Hakim MutlaqSudanese women from different parts of the US and...
View ArticleMore Tributes For Basil Paterson, Pioneering Harlem Politico Who Died At 87
Basil Paterson shown with the late Bill Lynch, who was a long-time friend[Passings]Following the death at age 87 yesterday of Basil Paterson, a former New York Secretary of State and political...
View ArticleU.S. Must Top The World In College Graduates -- Michelle Obama
Michelle ObamaREMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY AT DISCUSSION WITH HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTSHoward University, Washington, D.C.April 17, 2:42 P.M. EDTMRS. OBAMA: Thank you. Thanks, you guys....
View ArticleJust The Facts Sally: The Conservative Agenda Continues Destroying America
Sally Kohn[Beneath The Spin]In her Article, "What I Learned As a Liberal Talking Head For Fox News," for The Christian Science Monitor, Sally Kohn indicated that while working for Fox News, she had...
View ArticleFundraising: Planning Too Early Will Get You A Long Way
Pearl and Mel Shaw[FUNdraising Good Times]How to keep a fundraising job-- Part two in a two part series. We have seen nonprofit executive directors and college presidents pull their hair out over their...
View ArticleAttorney General Eric Holder Takes On Some Racist Right-Wing Republicans
Yes Joe Scarborough, There's Still Racism In America [Speaking Truth To Power]This week Republicans introduced a bill to withhold pay from federal officials who have been held in contempt of court—in...
View ArticleUN Election: Why Secretary John Kerry Should Deny Visa To Uganda's Sam Kutesa
John Kerry Hon. Secretary of State John Kerry:Uganda's foreign affairs minister Sam Kutesa could become President of the United Nations General Assembly in June unless the world comes to its senses.As...
View ArticleEaster Reflections And Well Wishes -- President Obama
The First Family--President Obama, Sasha, Michelle, and MaliaStatement by the President on Easter WeekendThis weekend, Michelle and I join our fellow Christians in marking Good Friday and celebrating...
View ArticleCynthia Lopez Is Appointed To Head De Blasio's Office Of Media And...
Cynthia López[City Hall]Mayor Bill de Blasio has appointed Cynthia López as commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment.A native New Yorker, López brings more than two decades of...
View ArticleActivists Say World Bank 'Doing Business Rankings' Promotes 'Theft' From...
World Bank President Dr. Jim Yong Kim180 organizations, including NGOs, unions, and farmer and consumer groups from over 80 countries, demand that the World Bank end its Doing Business rankings and its...
View ArticleThe Slaver’s Dream Come True
Education may be able to reverse this [Commentary]“Danger, Educated Black Man!” is something we see from time to time on T-Shirts being sold and worn on the streets of our cities.Everyone knows that...
View ArticleIn D.C. Bout, Shumenov Could Test Bernard Hopkins' Longevity
Hopkins faces ShumenovWashington, D.C. will once again be the scene of a battle, but, not in the Senatorial, nor Congressional Political ring this time.The battle will be waged in the D.C. Armory ring,...
View ArticleBillions In Massive Cuts To Public R&D Money Threatens U.S. Technological...
Even great companies like Apple benefited from U.S. government research Five years ago, the federal government spent $169 billion to fund basic research and development. This fiscal year, it’s down to...
View ArticleSports: Categories: Such As "Clean Sweep,""Who Would'a Thunk" And...
UCon Coach Ken OllieIt is not uncommon for some of my fondest childhood memories to be tied to summer vacations…whether those vacays were at a historic site within an hour’s drive of home or places...
View ArticleNBA Champs: Who Will It Be This Year?
Bosh, Wade, James....of defending champions HEATAs the matchups for the NBA playoffs began to unfold, the prevailing questions throughout the last few weeks were….will the Miami Heat three-peat OR...
View ArticleMy Easter Sermon: And You Won't Have To Pay Me A Dime
Eric L. Wattree[Beneath The Spin]"IF YE WERE ABRAHAM'S CHILDREN, YE WOULD DO THE WORKS OF ABRAHAM"Ever since I wrote the column "Crabs in a Barrel," the gross hypocrisy of South Carolina State Senator,...
View ArticleRead About And Support the Indigenous Seed Initiative
(Visit The Campaign and read about why it's paramount to preserve indigenous seeds for planting)Help us in our mission to preserve seed diversity! We're dedicated to saving wild, indigenous,...
View ArticleDe Blasio Promotes Pre-K Sign Up In Visit With Youngsters
File photo: Mayor de Blasio visits Pre-K youngsters earlier this year[City Hall]Pool Reporting: Mayor Bill de Blasio, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina, state Sen....
View ArticleStrong Push For Pre-K Sign Up By De Blasio As April 23rd Deadline Looms
De Blasio and Chancellor Fariña push for sign ups[City Hall/Education]Visiting a pre-K program in Riverdale, Mayor Bill de Blasio joined Senate Co-Leader Jeff Klein and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña...
View ArticleMagic Johnson Theatre Screening "Tango MacBeth" on April 23
Award winning Filmmaker/writer/producer, Nadine Patterson, will be screening her film “Tango Macbeth” at the Magic Johnson Theater in Harlem, located at 2309 Frederick Douglas Boulevard in Manhattan,...
View Article