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NYC's Mayor De Blasio Signs Avonte's Law
Mayor De BlasioMayor Bill de Blasio today signed legislation into law in relation to door alarms on public school buildings. The legislation was introduced in response to the Avonte Oquendo tragedy, in...
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Ray Rice And The NFL's Huge Fumble On Domestic Violence
Ray Rice [Comment] Vince Lombardi once said: “Having the capacity to lead is not enough. The leader must be willing to use it.” The NFL generates billions of dollars a year, enjoys the loyalty of...
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Arrested By NYPD For Subway Train Performance Andrew Saunders Says 'I just...
W.A.F.F.L.E. members John Williams, Deshawn Martin, Andrew “Goofy” Saunders, and Randy “Kid the Wiz” Vargas.[New York] Founder Andrew “Goofy” Saunders, 20, of We Are Family for Life Entertainment...
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U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: Museveni Pays $600,000 For 'New Image' As His...
Gen. Museveni believes he can buy a good image in the U.S. with $600,000 [Commentary]President Yoweri Museveni's regime's reputation is now so battered that he has reportedly paid a U.S. public...
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Immigration Crises: The Immorality Of Detaining Young Children In Holding Cells
Marian Wright EdelmanBishop Minerva Carcaño, the Los Angeles Area Resident Bishop of the United Methodist Church, is acting with urgency.Along with more than 100 other religious leaders and activists,...
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The Ray Rice Factor
It is quite likely that I’m in the minority when I say I had no qualms with the length of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice’s punishment from his employer. The NFL, specifically Commissioner...
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Police Brutality: Protest At NYPD 75 Precinct To Demand Firing Of Cop Who...
"Brave" NYPD officer putting the stranglehold on pregnant womanCHARLES AND INEZ BARRON WILL BE HOLDING A MARCH FOR JUSTICE AT THE 75TH PRECINCT DEMANDING THE IMMEDIATE FIRING OF AN EAST NEW YORK POLICE...
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Uganda holds first pride rally after 'abominable' anti-gay law overturned
Uganda has hosted its first gay pride rally since a draconian anti-homosexuality law was overturned by the courts.Sandra Ntebi, organiser of the rally held on Saturday in Entebbe, 35km from the capital...
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Ferguson, Missouri Community Furious After Teen Shot Dead By Police
Man holding sign says his unarmed son was executed by policeFollowing the shooting of 18-year-old man by a police officer in the city of Ferguson, Missouri, an outraged community gathered to demand...
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AU Leader Wants Africans To "Act" In Ending Hunger On Continent
Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-ZumaAfrica’s leaders unanimously agreed to end hunger and cut poverty in half by 2025 with the signing of the Malabo Declaration at the 23rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of...
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Rev. Sharpton Heads To St. Louis Following Killing Of Youth, Michael Brown,...
Michael BrownStatement by Rev. Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network, on the shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18 year old male shot and killed by police in St. Louis, Mo.“I just spoke...
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Fed Chair Yellen Correctly Focuses On U.S. Labor Force And Stagnant Wages
Fed Chair Janet Yellen The Wall Street Journal recently published an interview with former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan. He was asked to comment on an address that current Fed Chair...
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Rep. Meeks And Several Leading Officials To Endorse Comrie For State Senate
Leroy ComrieCongressman Gregory W. Meeks will lead a contingent of over a dozen elected officials and community leaders to publicly announce their overwhelming support of Leroy Comrie for New York...
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Black Holes: Ending Abuse Of Solitary Confinement
Solitary confinementIn 2005, over 81,000 inmates were held in restricted housing. Solitary confinement is the practice of keeping prisoners in individual cells for most, if not all, hours of the day....
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Ebola Crisis: No Excuse For Sierra Leone's Lack Of Protective Gear For Medics
As I write, there are reports of negotiations ongoing between the Sierra Leone government and nurses at the main government hospital in the capital over an ultimatum issued by the nurses requesting...
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Michael Brown: Witnesses In St. Louis Claim Execution-Style Killing
Ferguson residents stare down police after the reported execution-style killing of unarmed teenager[Editorial]If the account of the friend who says he witnessed the shooting death of an unarmed...
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RIFFS ON RACE, LOVE, AND WAR: The Musical
Karen D. TaylorRIFFS ON RACE, LOVE, AND WAR: The MusicalAT THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVALPerformance schedule:Wednesday, August 13 at 9:30pmSaturday, August 16 at 2:15pmMonday, August 18 at...
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Police Killings of Unarmed Black Men: "Revolutionaries" Call for Taking Grief...
Organizers of today's press conference want William Bratton, shown with Mayor de Blasio, out as NYPD Police Commissioner[Community Announcement]Police Killings of Unarmed Black Men: Revolutionaries...
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Top Black Business Execs Were Missing From U.S.-Africa Panels
Ken Chenault could have been on one of the panels author saysPresident Obama hosted the first ever U.S.-Africa Business forum last week here in Washington, DC.Leading up to the conference, the U.S....
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AFRICAN WRITERS RIP U.S. SUMMIT, ASKING ‘FOR WHOSE BENEFIT?’
Aug. 11 (GIN) – Charles Onyango-Obbo of The East African, a Kenyan daily, joined a growing number of writers and scholars questioning the aims of the US-Africa Summit. Where, he asked, were the...
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