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We've Come A Long Way Since Katrina; We Still Have A Long Way To Go -- Obama
President ObamaREMARKS BY THE PRESIDENTON THE TEN-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINAAndrew Sanchez Community Center, New Orleans, LouisianaIt is good to be back in the Big Easy. And this is the...
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With Peace Deal Will Gen. Museveni's Expansionism Vision In South Sudan Come...
Museveni and Kiir are threatened by peace-- back to the drawing board? [Commentary]The biggest loser with the South Sudan Peace Deal is Uganda's Gen. Yoweri Museveni of Uganda.Salva Kiir has not been...
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12 things to consider before you start a nonprofit
The nonprofit sector is diverse and innovative. People are always creating solutions to the many challenges that arise. We see a problem and seek to fix it. We experience something wonderful and we...
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CPJ Calls For Turkey To Release VICE News Reporters Who Allegedly Reported...
Turkey's authoritarian presidentRecep Tayyip ErdoğanThe Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakir to release British journalists Jake...
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Howard's President Frederick Says: Most Powerful Weapon For Youth Is Hope
Howard University President Dr. Wayne Frederick [Education]Wise Lessons in Servant-Leadership from Howard University’s PresidentWhen I was growing up my parents constantly tried to be and to expose us...
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Against Trump's Race-Mongering: Why We Stand With Jorge Ramos
Jorge RamosFollowing this week's confrontation between Jorge Ramos of Univision and GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump in Iowa, there is much debate about why it happened and what it means....
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Making History: Jasmine Twitty becomes youngest appointed judge in America
Twenty-five year old Jasmine Twitty became the youngest person sworn in as a judge in Easley, South Carolina.Twitty’s appointment represents a historical milestone at a time where race relations have...
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Education Blitz: De Blasio And NYC First Lady Push To Boost Pre-K Sign Ups
First last McCray and Mayor De Blasio[Education]Mayor hits barber shops and beauty salons in East Flatbush, Commissioners speaking at churches, organizers canvassing streets and congregations in all...
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Touchy Issue: De Blasio's Breast Police And White Male Hegemony
Liberal mayor De Blasio is very illiberal when it comes to women's exposed breasts[Equality Before The Law]The real meaning of "equality" is being tested in New York City right now in 2015.Powerful...
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Why I Believe Bernie Sanders Can Win In November 2016
Will Bernie Sanders do an Obama-come-from-behind win against Clinton?[Elections 2016]A CNN/ORC poll that came recently shows that Bernie Sanders is rapidly shrinking Hillary Clinton’s lead in the...
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The Vester Lee Flanagan Tragedy--Evidence Of Dreams Deferred
Mass media prefer to dismiss cases like Flanagan as "loonies' rather than critical examination that can inform us all [Commentary]In the aftermath of the August 26, 2015, shootings of Journalists,...
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"Slug Fest at the New York Jets Locker Room"
“Slug-Fest in the N.Y. Jets Locker Room”Football + BoxingDistinio Lois, Jr.The 2015 Boxing Calendar got off to a great start with exciting fights, title and non-title, plus the addition of 2 Boxing...
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"Slug Fest at the New York Jets Locker Room"
“Slug-Fest in the N.Y. Jets Locker Room”Football + BoxingDistinio Lois, Jr.The 2015 Boxing Calendar got off to a great start with exciting fights, title and non-title, plus the addition of 2 Boxing...
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A flawed system: Affordability and accessibility still major obstacles to...
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, mental illness affects approximately 1 in 5 American adults.In recent years, America has made great strides to combat the...
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Rebellion Or Riots?: History Of Race- Based Confrontations In The United States
[Commentary]The most noteworthy aspect of the series of popular demonstrations in response to the police lynchings of African-Americans that have occurred over the last few years may well be how few...
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Fostering collaboration and creativity: Facebook unveils new open office
Earlier this year, Facebook unveiled its new open office, MPK20, located in Menlo Park.Designed by world renowned Frank Gehry, the architect behind the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, the...
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Stanley Nelson Interview: "The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution"...
The Black Star News' Elizabeth Alvarez and Milton Allimadi caught up recently with award-winning documentarian Stanley Nelson about his new film "The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution."...
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Lament Of A Black Republican: Illusion Of Inclusion
Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, are you listening[Elections 2016]I want my readers to fully understand why I criticize my party when it comes to their total lack of...
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Loving The Skin I'm In Or How I Found Out I'm Beautiful.....
[Commentary]As a little girl, I didn’t love the skin I was in, I was called “Darkie, Boot, Charcoal.”It was always understood that light is better and White is Right.As a result, I used the Brillo...
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Honors Bassist Carlos Henriquez at Lehman Center
Photos: Frank Stewart and Joe Martinez Bassist Carlos Henriquez had just returned from Cleveland having worked with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in collaboration with the Cleveland Orchestra...
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