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New York: No Public Debate In Mayoral Control Re-Authorization
Mayor De Blasio lobbied for a permanent extensionParents and caregivers of public school students, community residents who want a better quality of life, businesspeople who want competent workers,...
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Good Times TV Actor, Ben Powers, dies at 64
The actor best known for his role as Keith Anderson on the '70s sitcom "Good Times" died on April 6 in New Bedford, Mass., according to a local funeral home. He was 64.Powers, who was born in Brooklyn,...
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BALTIMORE MAN DIES A WEEK AFTER SUSTAINING INJURIES IN POLICE ARREST
A Baltimore man died a week after he sustained spinal injuries during what could have been a use of excessive force during his arrest.Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old native of Baltimore, was running from...
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AS ISIL BEHEADS CHRISTIANS, HUNDREDS DROWN IN ‘A MASS GRAVE’
Apr. 19 (GIN) – As Europeans debated their policies towards the leaky flotillas steaming out of Libya, carrying most to a certain death at sea, members of ISIL were streaming a video of captured...
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BACKLASH FOLLOWS SOUTH AFRICA’S XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS ON AFRICANS
Apr. 19 (GIN) – Shocking images of South Africans beating foreign-born residents residing in Durban, Johannesburg and other parts stunned the continent which had taken a message of brotherhood from...
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FIRST GENOCIDE OF 20TH CENTURY WAS IN AFRICA, SAYS NIGERIAN WRITER
Apr. 19 (GIN) – An Anglo-Nigerian writer has respectfully urged Pope Francis to look beyond Armenia for the first genocide of the 20th century.In an essay in the British Guardian, David Olusoga wrote:...
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EAST AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST WINS MAJOR PRIZE
Apr. 19 (GIN) – On Earth Day, Apr. 22, Kenyan activist Phyllis Omido will take the stage in Washington DC to receive the Goldman Environmental Prize for her efforts to defend her community from lead...
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VIOLENT WEEKEND GRIPS CITY, SPARKS PROTESTS
In one of the worse weekends of violence to plague New York since the early eighties, Community Leaders and activist are calling on Mayor Bill De Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton to take...
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Diana Richardson Wins Comptroller Stringer's Endorsement In Assembly Seat Race
Richardson shown with StringerWith two weeks to go until the special election in the 43rd Assembly District, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer endorsed Diana Richardson, who is running on the...
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Uganda: Besigye calls for no election without electoral reform
Three sitting presidents in the Great Lakes Region of Africa are doing their best to stay in power beyond constitutional term limits. They include Burundi's Pierre Nkurunziza, the Democratic Republic...
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Introducing Loretta Lynch: United States Attorney General
Loretta Lynch -- ready for the jobLoretta E. Lynch, 55, has made history. She is to soon officially become the 83rd U.S. Attorney General.Lynch knew she was placing herself in the cross-hairs of a...
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Dr. Dyson's Personal Attack On Dr. West Without Refuting His Arguments
Cornel West and Dr. Michael Eric DysonIn response to Prof. Cornel West's public criticisms of individuals such as Rev. Al Sharpton, Melissa Harris Perry, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson and others, especially...
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What an American Fool Believes
In this particular piece, you will not find the terms Republican, Democrat, or Independent. You will not read about race. There will be no references – overt or covert – to issues of gender or age. No...
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Yes, Ethiopia Does Violate Human Rights And Displaces People Over Land Rights
[Op-Ed: Letter To Ethiopian Ambassador to U.K.]Dear Ambassador Berhanu Kebede,The response from the Ethiopian embassy to our report, We Say the Land is Not Yours, and the Guardian article Ethiopians...
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Freddie Gray's Brutal Death: How Did Baltimore Cops Break His Spine?
Gray's parents and supporters show some rage[Speaking Truth To Power]The protests against Baltimore Police for the callous killing of Freddie Gray is representative of the reactions people are forced...
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RAPPER DMC TURNS SUPERHERO
Issue # 1 of new DMC comic bookRapper DMC of the rap duo, Run-DMC, is making huge noise in the mainstream again—but not with music.The rapper born and raised in Hollis, Queens has set his sights on...
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How to Have a Winning NBA [Fundraising] Team
Recent columns have focused on questions for employers to ask prospective fundraising employees, and questions for interviewees to ask their interviewers. Our goal: to help all parties understand the...
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If I Were a Republican
If I were Republican, I would be deeply concerned about the past. Republicans singlehandedly eradicated slavery in America – which simultaneously ended the systematic kidnapping, rape, murder, and hard...
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If I Were a Republican
If I were a Republican, I would be deeply concerned about the past. Republicans singlehandedly eradicated slavery in America – which simultaneously ended the systematic kidnapping, rape, murder, and...
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Loretta Lynch Supporters Congratulate New Attorney General Who Endured 166...
Loretta Lynch is U.S. Attorney General after long delay After enduring the third longest delay in the confirmation of a U.S. Attorney General, Loretta Lynch finally got the nod from the U.S. Senate and...
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