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Federal Trial Exposes Mayor Bloomberg's Apartheid-style Policing
Police can stop, question and frisk anyone. A police sergeant said “they might live there but we own the block.” His voice was taped in secret. However the war on Blacks and Latinos is no...
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At Rally, Friends And Family Of Guinean Immigrant Shot By New York Police...
[Manhattan]Yero and Seikou Bah at the rally. Photo: Mouhamed KabaSupporters Claim Immigrant was 'Unarmed'Family and supporters of a Guinean immigrant killed by police last September after his mother...
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AZANIA, Hailed As Mix Of Whitney And Adele, Hits Joe's PUB
INTERNATIONAL SOUL/JAZZ SONGSTRESS AZANIA IN CONCERT AT JOE'S PUB at the "Aputumpu Music Festival" Friday, March 29th at 9:00pm in New York City.Azania's award-winning and captivating voice has been...
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Queens College Students Contribute To Global Brigade's Work
[Education]Global Brigades is the world’s largest student-led global health and sustainable development organization. Since 2004, Global Brigades has mobilized thousands of university students and...
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Hostile Supreme Court And Another Race Case
Little doubt exists that the Supreme Court's most conservative justices want to do away with affirmative action and other race-conscious programs. And for months, the public has waited to see if they...
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Remembering Chinua Achebe And "Things Fall Apart"
[Tribute]1930-2013Chinua Achebe, in person and in his writings, has been a centrifugal force holding a world together.That world seemed to burst at the news of his transition on Friday, 22 March 2013....
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Harry Belafonte: Artists Are Gatekeepers of Truth
Belafonte at the awards gala. Credit: Donald Bowers/Getty Images for Shared Interest I have been in the same room with Harry Belafonte on at least half a dozen occasions and it's always a great...
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Over 30 City Agencies Have Inspectors General: Why Not NYPD?
Council Speaker Christine Quinn, shown in pictureThe New York Post's outrage at Council Speaker Christine Quinn's support for an NYPD Inspector General may have reached biblical proportions -- "JUDAS!"...
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Film Screening: "Mugabe Villain or Hero?"
[FILM]Film Screening: "Mugabe Villain or Hero?" Presented by the Wagner Student Alliance for Africa (WSAFA) and co-sponsored by The African Affairs Committee of the United Nations Association Young...
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Want To Talk Race Matters? Just Honky Out Loud!
When I was invited to review a play entitled, “Honky” taking place at Urban Stages, located at 259 West 30th Street in Manhattan, naturally I was quite curious. The word “Honky” as all know, is...
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Will SUPREMES Strike DOMA But Shy From Same-Sex Marriage
For the first time, protesters for marriage equality outnumbered opponents here today.The thousands of protesters in front of the U.S. Supreme Court could reflect the sea change in public opinion...
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Ntaganda's Surrender Good: What About Mastermind Of Congo Genocide, Gen....
On March 26, 2013, war crimes suspect Bosco Ntaganda appeared for preliminary proceedings before the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the judges set the date for the case -- “The Prosecutor v....
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Ousmane Sembène's Masterful "Guelwaar" Anchors New York African Film...
[NY AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL]Festival includes the U.S. Premiere of Dolce Vita Africana, about legendary Malian photographer Malick Sidibe, as well as the buzzed-about films Death for Sale, Burn it up...
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Two Supreme Courts, One In U.S., The Other In Kenya, Weigh Heavy Cases
Presumptive winner Kenyatta, and petitioner OdingaAll eyes are on two Supreme Courts, one here in the United States, and the other in Kenya -- both courts are hearing important cases.In the U.S....
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White House: Obama Meets Leaders From Four African Democracies
Obama with, from left: President Macky Sall of Senegal, President Joyce Banda of Malawi, President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone, and Prime Minister José Maria Pereira Neves of Cape Verde....
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Challenger Odinga 'Respects' Court's Decision Upholding Uhuru Kenyatta Victory
President-Elect Uhuru KenyattaIn a sign that Kenya is moving towards political maturity, challenger Raila Odinga says he will respect the Supreme court's ruling upholding Uhuru Kenyatta's victory in...
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Cirque du Soleil's TOTEM; In New York City Through May 12
Photos: OSA ImagesCostumes: Kym BarrettCirque du Soleil's awe-inspiring touring production, TOTEM, continues through May 12.Citi Field is Cirque du Soleil's New York City location.New York City marks...
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Tuskegee University Honors Victims of Infamous Syphilis Study
Photo of a doctor pretending to "treat" a patientTuskegee University will commemorate the 16th anniversary of former President Bill Clinton’s apology for the U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study,...
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Tuskegee University Honors Victims of Infamous Syphilis U.S. Experiments
Photo of a doctor drawing blood from one of the menTuskegee University will commemorate the 16th anniversary of former President Bill Clinton’s apology for the U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis...
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Smoke-Free Air Act Improved The Lives of New Yorkers
Our Administration has never been afraid to take bold steps to improve the quality of life in New York City; and some of the efforts that initially faced the most resistance have turned out to be the...
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