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UGANDA WRITER DECLARES LIBYA 'THE BIGGEST MESS'
June 2 (GIN) – Ugandan opinion writer Charles Onyango-Obbo took up his pen this past week to denounce the deadly meltdown in the north African nation of Libya and the apparent neglect of that country...
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NIGERIA TRIES TO STEM PROTESTS OVER ABDUCTED GIRLS
June 2 (GIN) – Under heavy pressure from civil society, lawyers and human rights groups, police in Nigeria are poised to reverse their ban on protests by Nigerian citizens, mostly women, who are...
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AFRICAN UNION TO CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHILD MARRIAGES
June 2 (GIN) - The West African nation of Niger has one of the highest rates of child marriage.About a quarter of all girls are married by 15 and on the road to child-bearing. That rises to nearly 80%...
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"Victory Dance" -- New Dance Performance For NYC Kids
Ballet Hispanico Sombrerísimo by Annabelle Lopez OchoaNew Initiative Provides Free Dance Series for New York City KidsJuly 16 – August 1, 2014The New Victory Theater, New York’s premier performing arts...
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War And Kutesa's Profits: New Questions About Conflict Of Interest For...
Sam Kutesa-- does ENHAS, company he founded, operate like Halliburton of East and Central Africa? [Publisher's Commentary]New Conflict Of Interest Questions; In Earlier Case, Kutesa Said To Threaten...
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Why I Remain Hopeful That Change Will Come To America
Even with all his Republican and Tea Party detractors President Obama has accomplished much in his 6 years so farI sincerely wish you could see what I’m seeing right now.As I’m writing this particular...
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Bad Blood: All Latino Fistic Duel At Madison Square Garden
Miguel Cotto -- can he make history again?[BoxingGlove Notes]Amid all of the controversy and all of the accusations, fight fans are going to be treated to a mega pay-per-view World Middleweight...
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New York Communities For Change Endorses John Liu For State Senate
John LiuCiting John Liu’s proven track record of fighting for progressive change, New York Communities for Change, a grassroots activist group that fights for workplace justice, an equitable public...
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Michelle Obama: Maya Angelou Taught Us To Love Our God-Given Selves
Maya Angelou THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the First LadyREMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY AT MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR DR. MAYA ANGELOUWait Chapel at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North CarolinaTo the family,...
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Conflict Of Interest? United Nations Will Look Into Business Deals Between UN...
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon Responding to inquiries by The Black Star News about a possible conflict of interest involving Sam Kutesa the presumptive new president of the General Assembly, a UN...
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Inspiring Initiative: John Lewis Urges Youth To Get in 'Necessary Trouble'
Rep. John LewisNot every speaker tells a crowd of young leaders that their job is to get into trouble. But that’s part of the message iconic civil rights warrior and now Congressman John Lewis (D-GA)...
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The Line Forms To The Left
For the fourth year in a row, without fail, it has arrived…I imagine the whole scenario to look somewhat like this….occasionally I will run an 8K for a charitable organization…along the route---far too...
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Rangel Joins Obama As Congressional Gold Medal Awarded Borinqueneers
Rangel at earlier event for 65thCongressman Charles B. Rangel will be joining with President Barack Obama for a bill signing ceremony for H.R. 1726, to Award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th...
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Obama: Making Higher Education Affordable
President Barack Obama signs a Presidential Memorandum on reducing the burden of student loan debt, in the East Room of the White House, June 9, 2014.REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENTON OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL:...
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War And Books: When Palestinian Refugees Risk Their Lives To Take College...
Palestinian refugeesMasnaa border crossing (Syria/Lebanon)---Predictions about the likely course of events in this region, including occasional ones by this observer, have a way of not panning out as...
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Waiting On UN's Ban Ki-Moon For Answers About Contractual Arrangements...
Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon[Editorial Commentary]Five days ago The Black Star News contacted The United Nations spokesperson and raised the issue of potential conflict of interest involving Mr. Sam...
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'HASHTAG' CAMPAIGN FOR KIDNAPPED GIRLS SPARKS DEBATE
Jun. 9 (GIN) – Is the social media campaign to bring back the abducted Nigerian schoolgirls an effective tool to win their freedom or just a novelty trending until the next big thing?That’s the...
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CABLE REVEAL U.S.-BACKED EXIT PLAN LEFT RWANDA 'KNEE-DEEP IN BODIES'
Jun. 9 (GIN) – Six days before Rwanda would explode in a genocidal bloodbath, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations saw the storm clouds on the horizon and pushed to send all peacekeepers home,...
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SOUTH AFRICAN MINERS IN HISTORIC STRIKE STAND FIRM ON PAY DEMAND
Jun. 9 (GIN) - South African miners are holding out for a living wage in the longest strike against mining companies in the country’s history.A Monday deadline set by the government was reached without...
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United States: A Tale Of Two Countries
New York's Mayor De Blasio wants to triple share of City business to disadvantaged companies Michael Nitzky, director of communications for New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer spoke truth to...
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