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WITH OVER ONE THOUSAND INFECTED, CAN THE EBOLA VIRUS BE STOPPED?
Jul 28 (GIN) – As an Ebola epidemic sweeps relentlessly across West African borders, with the death toll topping 600, some are now asking if the virus can be stopped.The Ebola outbreak started in...
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Rep. Rangel Hails President Obama's Mandela Washington Fellowships For Young...
Rep. Charles Rangel Congressman Charles B. Rangel joined President Barack Obama at the Young African Leaders Town Hall on Monday, July 28, 2014, which was held as part of the Presidential Summit for...
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Sierra Leone Must Avoid Doomsday Ebola Scenario By Declaring National State...
Dr. Sheikh Umar KhanGiven, the current rate at which the Ebola virus is spreading across Sierra Leone, Liberia, and the sub-region, something unconventional and unprecedented needs to be done to avoid...
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Museveni and Kayihura "implicated" in Uganda killings -- Claims Opposition Group
Anyone still listening? Gen. Museveni claims there was coordinated attacks against security forces and civiliansFrom The London Evening PostAn opposition group led by Gen David Sejusa is claiming that...
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National Press Club: Activists Will Question Why Dictators Coming To...
Paul Rusesabagina, left, hero of “Hotel Rwanda shown with Don Cheadle; part of panel discussing dictatorship in Africa[**MEDIA ADVISORY**]Activists Want Termination of U.S. Support for Uganda's...
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Unleashing Women's Power: What It Means To Be A Leader In Africa And The...
First Lady Michelle Obama addresses young African leaders REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADYAT THE SUMMIT OF THE MANDELA WASHINGTONFELLOWSHIP FOR YOUNG AFRICAN LEADERSThe Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C....
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Beyond "Training" Of NYPD Officers: Activists Demand More Action From De...
Eric Garner >>Civil Rights Leaders & New Yorkers Impacted by Discriminatory Policing to Demand Full Accountability for All NYPD officers Involved in Eric Garner’s Death>>Zero Tolerance...
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It Is A Home Thing, Hope You Understand
I was born on the east coast, then spent the vast majority of my late childhood and adulthood in Oklahoma and Texas…with regular visits back east to visit family and friends. It is this path that has...
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NYPD: De Blasio's And Bratton's “Broken Windows” Will Cause Broken Necks...
Pregnant Miller....[Speaking Truth To Power]Will Mayor’s de Blasio’s reported acceptance of the “broken windows” police policy prove to be just as damaging to the Black community—as Stop-and-Frisk...
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Rep. Rangel Deplores Gen. Museveni's Past "Hateful" Statements On Slavery,...
Gen. Museveni's hateful statements targeting victims of slavery, praising Hitler, and denigrating members of LGBT community, condemned by RangelRep. Charles Rangel, one of America's longest serving...
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Eric Garner's Death Ruled Homicide By New York Medical Examiner As...
Pantaleo, who killed Garner with a choke-hold, shown leftNew York City's Medical Examiner has officially ruled a homicide the choke-hold killing of Eric Garner an unarmed Staten Island resident by...
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To Meet Your Fund-raising Goals Be On Same Page As Your Team
[FUNdraising Good Times]This is what we learned from Judy Davis membership outreach manager at the Metal Museum in Memphis: “I did not recruit leadership, instead I embraced leadership.” We were...
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A Talented Sexy Phantom: Norm Lewis
Norm LewisNorm Lewis is the “Phantom of the Opera.”Tall, dark, and handsome, Lewis is the first African-American to play this role on Broadway. Lewis commands a show where chandeliers rock, fire...
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Annulling Uganda's Anti-Gay Law: General Museveni Plays 'Political Condom'...
President Obama called it "odious" when law was being debated and included death penalty for LGBT community[Publisher's Commentary]Today's announcement by Uganda's Constitutional Court that it had...
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Summer in the City With Jazzy Jazz
What could be cooler than a warm July Friday evening being serenaded by the soulful jazz vocalist Tuliva Donna Cumberbatch, accompanied by The Come Sunday String Project.´ This is exactly what Jazzy...
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Charles Bobbit: The Man Who Dubbed James Brown Godfather of Soul
With the James Brown movie entitled “Get On Up,” being released this weekend, I was fortunate enough to speak with his long time friend and manager, Charles A. Bobbit.“I knew at 7 years old that I...
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Opposition Leaders Announce Formation Of FUF-FADDU Partnership "For...
Dr. Sam Mukasa, Co-Chair of FUF-FADDU Partnership, Prof. Mubiru Musoke, and Prof. Omara-Otunnu Co-Chair of FUF-FADDU PartnershipStatement By Professor Amii Omara-Otunnu, FUF Chairman and Dr. Sam...
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It Takes A Village To Raise Some Bronx Children -- And Their Kiwis
Marianne Wright Edelman For years the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx in New York, home to St. Ann's Episcopal Church, was the poorest section of the poorest Congressional district in the United...
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U.S.-Africa Summit: Activists Remind President Obama 'Africa Doesn't Need...
Moderator Shaka Ssali: photo shows part of panel -- Gatebuke, Allimadi, and Bakoko Activists who deal with issues of human rights, democratic governance, economic development and social justice in...
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Beyond The Here And Now: Remembering Eddie Ellis
Eddie Ellis[Tribute]On a Saturday morning in 2003, I was with my brother Mervyn in his DEP-issued car. He was listening to something that I hadn't heard before -- the WBAI radio broadcast "On The...
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