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Eyewitness: The Surreal Reality Of Syria's Civil War And How Rebel And Govt...
A Syrian army soldier and a rebel FROM DAMASCUS, SYRIA---To my knowledge this observer has never been-nor likely ever will be-accused of being particularly astute and certainly not the least bit...
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Levar Jones Case: Alleged "Fear" Is No Defense For Police Shooting Of A...
Officer Groubert[Speaking Truth To Power]Recently, the family of police shooting victim Levar Jones, and Sean Groubert, the former South Carolina State Trooper who shot him, both released statements...
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BBC Documentary Expose Implicates Rwanda's Gen. Paul Kagame In Shooting...
Gen. Paul Kagame BBC: "Rwanda's Untold Story"The YouTube file of the one-hour BBC documentary: "Rwanda's Untold Story," that aired on Oct. 1, 2014 is the first mainstream media telling of the narrative...
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National Tragedy: The Secret Service's Lapses
Secret Service agents guarding the presidentThe Secret Service is charged with two very solemn and all-encompassing tasks: protection and financial crimes.The Secret Service’s protection mission is to...
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Prominent Attorney Sanford Rubenstein In Sexual Assault Probe -- Daily News...
Sanford RubensteinThe prominent New York attorney Sanford Rubenstein is reportedly being investigated for allegedly sexually assaulting a female business executive who is an official of the National...
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Global Activists To Protest World Bank Policies Leading To Land Grabs and...
Oakland Institute's Anuradha Mittal On October 10, 2014, NGOs, farmers' groups, and indigenous organizations from across the world are coming together as part of the Our Land Our Business campaign to...
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Eric Garner's Family To Speak On Impact Of Allegations Against Lawyer Sanford...
Sanford RubensteinRev. Al Sharpton and Michael A. Hardy, National Action Network's (NAN’s) General Counsel, met with the Garner family today to make sure they were fully briefed on the allegations...
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Schneiderman New York Attorney General Lauds Supreme Court On Same-Sex Marriage
Eric T. SchneidermanNew York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued the following statement regarding the decision by the Supreme Court of the United States declining to review seven lower-court...
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"Rwanda's Untold Story," BBC Documentary Offers Compelling Case Of Kagame As...
Rwanda's Paul kagame -- BBC documentary questions popular narrative of Rwanda's calamityEarly reviews and reactions on social media, indicate that the BBC documentary "Rwanda's Untold Story" is...
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Funeral Plans for Father of David Sejusa, Exiled Top Ugandan General
Canon Simoni Petero Bwajojo, Gen. Sejusa's late father[Uganda]Funeral Program for the late Canon Simoni Petero BwajojoThe Late Canon Simoni Petero Bwajojo (RIP)The funeral arrangements for Canon Simoni...
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Why The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Must Be Extended
Marian Wright Edelman On June 1, 1996 the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) convened with over 3,000 co-sponsoring organizations, including the NAACP and many others in the civil rights community, the...
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Apollo Uptown Hall: The Harlem/South Africa Connection
Harry Belafonte Apollo Uptown Hall: The Harlem/South Africa ConnectionSunday, October 12 at 3PMCo-hosts: Dr. Felicia Mabuza-Suttle and Michael J. FeeneyPanelists: Harry Belafonte, David N. Dinkins...
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Sir Hilary Beckles' Compelling Case For Reparatory Justice
Sir Hilary BecklesAt this year's Reparations Issues Forum at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference, fresh off a recent speech on reparations delivered to the House...
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Top UN Official Fears West Africa "Economic Crippling" Unless Ebola Is Checked
Magdy Martínez-SolimánThe Ebola health crisis that has claimed thousands of lives must not be allowed to become a crippling socio-economic crisis as well, said a United Nations Development Programme...
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NAACP New York State Conference Holds 78th Annual Convention Oct 10
Dr. Hazel N. Dukes, President of the NAACP New York State Conference and National NAACP Board Member The NAACP New York State Conference will convene its 78th Annual Convention at the Westchester...
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WORLD BANK IN BID TO PUT LAGOS WATER IN PRIVATE HANDS
Oct. 6 (GIN) – As Detroit fights to end a punishing wave of water shutoffs sparked by a payment crisis six years in the making, a bid by the World Bank could put Lagos, Nigeria, in similar straits.Word...
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‘CREATIVE RESISTANCE’ PLANNED FOR ‘ANTI-POOR’ CONFAB
Oct. 6 (GIN) – Farmers, indigenous peoples and other social justice groups will be taking to the streets this week in 10 cities, calling for an end to ruinous business-driven development plans for poor...
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NYC: Immigrant-Owned Businesses Get Boost From Citi
SBS Commissioner Maria Torres-SpringerThe Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Maria Torres-Springer, in partnership with Citi Community Development, has announced the five...
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KENYA PREZ STEPS DOWN TEMPORARILY TO FACE CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY CHARGE
Oct. 6 (GIN) – After failing to win further delays in a hearing of serious charges against him, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced he would temporarily step down as president of Kenya and face the...
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VIOLENCE ON THE RISE IN FORMER HUTU-TUTSI BATTLEGROUND
Oct. 6 (GIN) – Fears are growing that the Central African nation of Burundi is sliding back into a battlefield as the country heads into an election cycle in 2015.The ceasefire that ended 12 years of...
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