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The Mis-Education Of My Son
[Op-Ed: Commentary]Editor's Note milton@blackstarnews.com: The following Op-Ed article was written by a concerned parent who voiced grievances to the Chief Operating Officer Katie Duffy at Democracy...
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UGANDA GENERAL'S SHARP WARNING TO GEN. MUSEVENI: 'set us free ...or we shall...
A Ugandan Senior Intelligence Chief, Gen. David Sejusa, also known as Tinyefuza, finds himself in hot water with his until-recently boss, Gen. Yoweri Museveni after a Ugandan newspaper The Daily...
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Cuff Me: Fifty Shades of Grey (the Play)
A friend and I went to see a rather spicy and naughty play at Actor's Templecalled “Cuff Me: Fifty Shades of Grey...” of it, I’ve not much to say... It's about a man named Christian Grey… He liked...
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Touro Lecture: Delivering Services in an Increasingly Racially and Ethnically...
[Education]Students from the Touro College Graduate School of Social Work convened recently for the school’s biannual “Community Day,” titled “Delivering Services in an Increasingly Racially and...
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Willie Colon Celebrates Latin Music at Lehman Center
Latin Salsa icon, Willie Colon, is well known throughout the world. A renowned singer, composer, humanitarian, political activist, trombonist and liaison for the Latin American community to the...
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Should Rutgers Fire Athletic Director Julie Hermann?
Controversy seems to always be swirling around Rutgers University these days.This week’s most pressing imbroglio is about Rutgers new Athletic Director, Julie Hermann. She has been introduced to the...
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Jitu Weusi Anti-Semite? What Nonsense
Dear Daniel Beekman:Organizer! Activist! Institution Builder! Anti-Semite? Nah!Your tiny May 23rd article in The Daily News probably befitting your style, described Jitu Weusi, an icon, whose projects...
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Jitu Weusi Got Mad Soul
[A Big Tribute To Jitu Weusi]The death of Jitu Weusi on May 22, 2013 of liver cancer represents a great loss to the community and to the scholarship on the history, culture and political activism of...
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By Forcing Game 7, Will Indiana Slay Miami, The Goliath?
Can Pacers Slay LeBron and Co on Monday?I just want to go on record for having said before the Indiana Pacers even beat the New York Knickerbockers, that I thought the Indiana Pacers could beat the...
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Afro Colombia And Afro Peru At SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
LA PLAYA D.C. "A quietly impressive first feature from Colombian writer/director Juan Andrés Arango. Absorbing rather than gripping at first, it confidently builds into a tale of hope and...
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Is Obama talking to Kagame through Kikwete about Congo?
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete sparked the outrage of Rwandan President Paul Kagame and other prominent Rwandans last week when he said, at the African Union’s 50th anniversary summit, that the UN...
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Jazz Drummer Willie Jones, III, to Perform at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at JALC
Jazz drummer, Willie Jones, III, had just returned to the United States from a two week gig in the Middle East, where he performed at the recently opened Jazz at Lincoln Center Doha, located in Doha,...
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Abigail Fisher's Specious “reverse discrimination” claim
The Supremes[To Be Equal]Marc Morial, Fisher v. University of Texas,Gutter v. Bollinger, National Urban League, As early as next week, in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, the United States...
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Stop Frisk And Swab: DNA Database
[LAW OF THE LAND]Even conservative justice Scalia balkedCriminal justice began a new era when the U.S. Supreme Court decided law enforcement can take DNA samples from arrestees.However, complex...
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The Big Decision: Stop-And-Frisk Must Go
[Election 2013: Speaking Truth To Power]As New York City residents await Judge Shira A. Scheindlin’s decision in the Floyd v. City of New York case, especially in the Black community and Latino...
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Left Forum: Chinua Achebe - His Life, His Legacy, from an African perspectiv
[The Left Forum]"Chinua Achebe. His Life. His Legacy. " Friends: This year we remember the poet, novelist, professor and critic, Chinua Achebe, whose contributions to the world of literature turned...
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2013 Human Rights Watch Film Festival at Film Society Lincoln Center
The Film Society of Lincoln Center and the IFC Center are co-presenting the 2013 Human Rights Watch Film Festival. Films will be shown at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, located at 144 West 65th...
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The Amazing Venus And Serena Williams' Just Dues
What a tremendous and well-deserved win for Serena Williams at the French Open on Saturday.Venus and Serena Williams have certainly put the spotlight on the world of tennis since their arrival in 1994...
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CICELY TYSON'S TONY; FINALLY
Cicely Tyson had already won the TONY on stage with her remarkable performance on Broadway. Sunday was a mere formality; collection of the award.Tyson's performance on The Trip to Bountiful was simply...
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Bad Timing To Celebrate Pro-Gun Rulings
John ZawahriPro-gun activists may have planned to boldly celebrate the fifth anniversary of Richard Heller’s successful gun rights case. However, a murder spree in Santa Monica and the start of George...
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