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Young Man Who Recorded Walter Scott Killing Gets Award, Money Grant
Feidin Santana Feidin Santana will be awarded the Civic Engagement Award and also given a monetary grant. The 23-year-old was responsible for the recording and release of the Walter Scott shooting. His...
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National Crisis: Rep. Johnson Condemns "Open Season" On African Americans By...
Rep. Hank Johnsons[Comment: Speaking Truth To Power]Rep. Hank Johnsons (D-Ga) assessment that the spate of violence against African-Americans, by police, make it feel like there is open season...
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Five Compelling Questions to Ask When Interviewing for a Fundraising Job
You’ve been selected to interview for a fundraising position. You’ve read the job description; researched the organization online; you’ve even talked with peoplewho have been involved with the...
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Emmis Cancels Gary Byrd's GBE On WLIB-AM
Imhotep Gary ByrdImhotep Gary Byrd’s longtime WLIB talk show “GBE Mind Flight,” a weekly Sunday mix of news, talk and music heard from 9:00pm to 12:00 midnight and featuring leading Black journalists...
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Graça Machel Tops SHARED INTEREST'S 2015 Honors; Others Are Jo Menell , Anne...
Graça Machel with Nelson Mandela Shared Interest, a leading New York-based nonprofit social investment fund, will honor former first lady of South Africa and Mozambique, Graça Machel, renowned...
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American Blackness isn't just Skin Deep: A Message on Mindy Kaling's Brother
The Indian brother of well-known actress Mindy Kaling stated that he falsified a black identity to get into medical school. The irony of his action is that it tears at the fabric of modern American...
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Somi Performs "The Lagos Music Salon": Harlem Mist April 24
Somi [Music]Sensational song stylist Somi sweeps through Harlem with a rare New York show. The critically acclaimed singer-songwriter-scholar recently sang her melodic Ginger Me Slowly on BET’s popular...
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He Did It Raw: How Musician Stanley Banks Shed 108 Pounds
Stanley Banks -- looking great, having fun[Health]Tipping the scale at almost 300 pounds, both legs went numb while struggling to climb the subway stairs, Stanley Banks, George Benson’s bass player,...
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AND OTHERS DEMAND FREEDOM FOR ANGOLAN REPORTER RAFAEL...
Rafael Marques de Morais Note: Please also see petition demanding release of MarquesJournalist Rafael Marques de Morais wrote a book, and for that, he could go to jail. His book, published in Portugal...
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All Around the U.S. of A. - Rapid Responses
I slept extremely well last night. This is the day The Lord has made – I will rejoice and be glad in it. As I reflect on the new mercies He has blessed us all with today, I feel compelled to smile and...
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All Around the U.S. of A. - Rapid Responses
Eric Courtney HarrisI slept extremely well last night. This is the day The Lord has made – I will rejoice and be glad in it. As I reflect on the new mercies He has blessed us all with today, I feel...
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Dance: Flamenco Vivo Carlotta Santana at BAM Fisher
Flamenco Vivo Carlotta SantanaFlamenco is celebrated on-stage at BAM Fisher for the first time as FLAMENCO VIVO CARLOTA SANTANA presents ANGELES/ALMAS, the company's Spring 2015 NYC season, May 19-24...
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Singer Johnny Kemp Dead at 55
The music industry has suffered another tragic loss this week.Singer Johnny Kemp, who blew up the charts with his 1988 hit single, "Just Got Paid", died Thursday in Jamaica, just three days after the...
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2015 Masters Sensation
When 21 year old golf sensation Jordan Spieth was adorned with the coveted green jacket of the Masters, he waltzed into rare company a few times over…..in a field of the world’s Top 50, winning at...
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Angolan Dictator Dos Santos: Free Rafael Marques, Anti-Corruption Reporter...
Dos Santos -- in power for 36 years now [Publisher's Commentary]The Angolan regime of President Jose Eduardo dos Santos is trying to silence Rafael Marques de Morais, perhaps Africa's most fearless and...
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Mayor Bill De Blasio Must Fire Daniel Pantaleo, Eric Garner's Killer
Mayor de Blasio -- fire Pantaleo[Black Star News Editorial]On July 17, 2014, Ramsey Orta shot the video that showed Daniel Pantaleo, a White officer on the New York Police Department (NYPD) sneak up...
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SIERRA LEONE PROTEST RALLY: THE UNITED NATIONS
President Ernest Bai Koroma-- accused of "unconstitutional"removal of vice president Samuel Sam-Sumana[Community Announcement]SIERRA LEONE PROTEST RALLY AT THE UNITED NATIONSIN SUPPORT OF THE SIERRA...
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Ballet Hispanico At The Joyce Theater Through April 26
World Premiere of Conquer by Miguel MancillasNew York Premiere of Show.Girl by Rosie HerreraJoyce Premiere of Evening-Length CARMEN.maquiaBallet Hispanico, recognized as the nation’s leading Latino...
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Hundreds Of Africans Perish At Sea Off Libya: Modern Maafa
Coffins of past African victims seeking a better life Millions if Africans perished during the Middle Passage, with many thrown overboard from ships.Nowadays, thousands of Africans drown as they seek...
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Uganda Land Grab: Women Protestors, Facing Armed Soldiers, Unleash Secret...
Gen. Nyakairima -- military strategy neutralized by nakedness[Resisting Land Grab]Faced with armed soldiers they believe want to evict them from their land on directions from the Uganda government of...
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