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RAVEN-SYMONE TAPS INTO DARK SIDE FOR ROLE IN 'A GIRL LIKE GRACE'
Raven-Symone in "A Girl Like Grace" courtesy production stills Many who watched her as the adorable Olivia Kendall on the Cosby Show still see Raven-Symone as that witty and adorable "child" star we...
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Heather Mac Donald: Distorting President Obama's Prison-Reform Measures With...
Heather Mac DonaldAdvocating for a smarter and fairer criminal justice system that strives to apply balance in sentencing and uses sensible, public-safety based practices to reduce our nation’s ever...
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Tickets On Sale For Broadway-Bound "Eclipsed" With Lupita Nyong'o
Lupita Nyong'oTickets go on sale today to the general public for the Broadway bound acclaimed new American play Eclipsed by Danai Gurira, directed by Liesl Tommy. Following a sold-out run at The...
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With Launch Of New Website CCR Hopeful On New York's Stop-and-Frisk Reforms
In response to the court-appointed monitor in the landmark stop-and-frisk case Floyd v. City of New York launching a website on the Joint Remedial Process that lays out the components of the community...
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Books: Conversation with Author and Filmmaker MK Asante
Author MK Asante[Books]The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY, in partnership with the Center for Male Empowerment and Development at Medgar Evers College, Presents -- "Paths...
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Breaking The "Pipeline of Incarceration" -- Barack Obama
President ObamaTHE WHITE HOUSEREMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMRutgers University Center for Law and Justice Building, Newark, New Jersey Well, good afternoon, everybody. It is good...
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New York Urban League's 29th Annual HBCU College Fair
[Education]3,000 expected to attend Fair at Riverbank State ParkWho: New York Urban League, Malcolm Bernard HBCU College Fair, Riverbank State Park, McDonalds.What: New York Urban League will host its...
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New York City's Plan For 20,000 New Jobs -- De Blasio
Mayor Bill de BlasioWe just had a wonderful tour. I was joined by our Speaker, Melissa Mark-Viverito, and a number of our colleagues, visiting South Side Design & Building – a great, great example...
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Edwin Freeman's (Mister Cee in NOTORIOUS) Mixtape honoring DJ Roughandz
Actor Edwin Freeman has released a free mixtape in honor of childhood friend and legendary deejay Sakeen “DJ Roughandz” Payne.Payne who died last July due to complications from Diabetes was...
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Challenger Mbabazi Vows To Unseat His Former Boss, Gen. Museveni, In 2016 Vote
Challenger Mbabazi after nomination -- "let freedom reign."[Africa: Uganda Elections]"I am going to be president of Uganda in 2016," were the confident words uttered by John Patrick Amama Mbabazi soon...
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Oakland Police Sued In Killing Of "Unconscious" Black Man In His Car
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Oakland firefighters found an unresponsive man in the driver's seat of a BMW parked near a highway off-ramp one morning in June. They called the police department, saying a handgun...
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Man Dies After He Was Handcuffed In Custody Of Special Police
WASHINGTON -- A 27-year-old man died after he was found handcuffed in the custody of private police officers in Washington, according to the Metropolitan Police Department, which said Tuesday it was...
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Paul Ryan's Budget: New Speaker Doesn't Stand For The Little Guys
Paul Ryan House speaker says he "trusts the American people," but his budget takes direct aim at them.Paul Ryan paints himself as a champion of the people over Washington.But the people the new...
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Police Brutality Is The Unwritten Policy
NYPD's Daniel Pantelaeo killing Eric Garner over a "loosie" he didn't even haveWith respect to "Man Dies After He Was Handcuffed..." and "Oakland Police Sued In Killing of Unconscious Black Man.." the...
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NYC Schools Introduce SAT Day Next Year -- Chancellor Fariña
Chancellor Fariñawith students[Op-Ed]Earlier this week, I announced that starting next school year, all New York City high schools will offer the SAT exam free to 11th-graders. Students will take the...
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4 ways to manage stress
Stress is a chemical reaction that protects us from threats, predators and aggressors. When we encounter a perceived threat – the car in front of us slams on its breaks – the hypothalamus in our brains...
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Uganda Elections 2016: Besigye Power Blankets Kampala With People
Besigye's crowd. No one could rig these numbers -- they were real[Africa Commentary: Uganda]After 30 years in power, Uganda's Gen. Yoweri Museveni hasn't shown any sign of relinquishing the baton.He's...
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Rigged: Ending Racial Bias in Jury Selection
Timothy FosterDuring the Reconstruction Era, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1875. The act guaranteed all citizens, particularly African Americans, equal treatment and access to public...
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$1 Million In Refunds For New Yorkers As Lowe's Settles On Deceptive Sales...
SchneidermanA settlement with Lowe’s Home Center, LLC, which has 64 retail locations in New York State, over allegations of deceptive sales practices for flooring installations has been announced by...
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Dershowitz May Have Won Oxford Debate But Israel BDS Campaign Is Correct...
Dershowitz Professor Alan Dershowitz won the Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanctions (BDS) debate at the Oxford Union last Sunday fair and square. I lost.The motion "Is the BDS movement against Israel...
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