Reality Star Nene Leakes Takes On Broadway With Role In Cinderella
NeNe Leakes Reality star NeNe Leakes of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” fame has made her Broadway debut in Roger + Hammerstein's "Cinderella" as the wicked stepmother named Madame.NeNe Leakes says she's...
View ArticleORGANIZING FOR FERGUSON AND THE NEXT 2, 3, OR 10 ATROCITIES
A conversation with Bruce Dixon, Managing Editor of the Black Agenda ReportBefore nationwide protest erupted in response to the St. Louis Grand Jury's decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson for...
View ArticleSaturday Harlem March Denounced NYPD Violence -- Today Is National Walkout Day
"Stop the Urban Youth Violence" group and Revolution Club NYC join up in Harlem November 29.Forty people rallied Saturday at the State Office Building in New York's Harlem, and then marched through the...
View ArticleFerguson And The Bigger Crises: Black, Male, Young And Endangered
Will we allow Michael Brown to become another mere statistic?After NYPD's Thomas Shea shot and killed an unarmed boy, his attorney Jacob Evseroff was quoted by the NY Daily News at the time as saying...
View Article2008 Deja Vu?: Hillary Clinton Could Run Into Another Political Tsunami
Hillary Clinton -- not a word on Ferguson after Darren Wilson allowed to walk Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton has been many things in her illustrious life.A brilliant honor student at Wellesley College....
View ArticlePresident Obama Wants More Body Cameras For Police -- Announces Policing...
President Obama THE WHITE HOUSEFACT SHEET: Strengthening Community PolicingRecent events in Ferguson, Missouri and around the country have highlighted the importance of strong, collaborative...
View ArticleFerguson: NAACP Applauds St. Louis Rams Players
Five members of the St. Louis Rams used the pregame introduction to give the 'hands up' gesture connected to Ferguson protesters supporting slain teen Michael Brown. In light of this action, the NAACP...
View ArticleThe Execution of Michael Brown And Missouri's Planter Class Mentality
St. Louis Prosecutor Bob McCulloch -- widely believed to have worked to let Wilson walk James Monroe was president when the Missouri Compromise became an issue of historical, political and moral...
View ArticleRangel: Why Ferguson Is An American Problem
Charles BarronThe following is a transcript of the remarks given by Congressman Charles B. Rangel on the House floor during a Special Order discussing "Race in America After Ferguson" on December 1,...
View ArticleDAZZLING DESIGNS BY SIMONE I. SMITH
Simone I. Smith Jewelry Designer, Simone I. Smith, hosted another successful trunk show debuting the latest pieces from her self-named line, S.I.S. by SIMONE I. SMITH JEWELRY. Her unique collection is...
View ArticleWhy Africa Is Shedding All Military Regimes As Latin America Did
Heil! Heil! Museveni promised "fundamental" change but gave Uganda fundamental dictatorshipShortly after independence, military officers overthrew elected civilian governments and established military...
View ArticleFANCY CARS, FLORIDA HOMES SEIZED IN PROBE OF GUINEA’S EX-PREZ
Dec. 1 (GIN) – In the bad old days, natural resources were bartered away with trinkets and a few suitcases filled with cash.The West African nation of Guinea, under a new president, is now trying to...
View ArticleSCATHING REPORT ON ZIMBABWE POLL PUTS MBEKI ON THE DEFENSIVE
Dec. 1 (GIN) – A formerly classified report regarding allegations of voter fraud in Zimbabwe has raised uncomfortable questions for former President Thabo Mbeki about what he knew of problems with the...
View ArticleELECTRONIC VOTING COMES TO NAMIBIA AND ALL IS NOT WELL
Dec. 1 (GIN) – Presidential polls in Namibia have incumbent prime minister Hage Geigob of the ruling SWAPO party leading with 84 percent of the roughly 10 percent of votes officially released so far...
View ArticleWOMEN JOIN HANDS AROUND THE WORLD IN 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM
Dec. 1 (GIN) – Women around the world are taking part in 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, an international campaign originating from the first Women's Global Leadership Institute sponsored...
View ArticleA Pioneer in the Theater Celebrates her 100th Birthday
The founder of the H.A.D.L.E.Y Players, Gertrude Jeannette, who was born November 28, 1914, celebrated her 100th birthday at the Alhambra Ballroom in Harlem on Sunday, November 30th where theater...
View ArticleSharpton To Deliver Akai Gurley Eulogy Friday
Sharpton shown with Kimberly Michelle Ballinger, Akai Gurley's girlfriend and mother of his child; also shown is the mother, Janice Asiedu. PUBLIC SERVICE TO BE HELD FOR THE 28-YEAR-OLD UNARMED MAN...
View Article"We Are Uganda": Major African Performers In London Fundraiser For Ugandan...
NyinomugishaThe Children and Women's Trust charity No. 1126296 in London, U.K., is holding a fundraising concert on 13th December at Hammersmith Town Hall from 7pm to 11pm to raise funds for "The...
View ArticleFerguson: Charles Barkley’s First Class Buffoonery Or The Things He Never...
Barkley -- sometimes funny on TNT; not this time Basketball Hall-of-Famer Charles Barkley is known for being outspoken—and sometimes putting his foot in his mouth.Once again, he has done so by weighing...
View ArticleSchomburg Center: Launching United Nations International Decade for People of...
Launching: The International Decade for People of African DescentMaster of Ceremonies: Randy Weston(Tribute to Rene McLean; Musical Director, T.K. Blue)Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at 6:30 PMSchomburg...
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