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Direct from Cuba Septeto Nacional Makes its Debut at Lehman Center
Music genius Ignacio Piñeiro formed Septeto Nacional in 1927 in Central Havana. He was known for “Echale Salsita,” a recording wherein he put his trumpets in front and added it to percussion, vocals...
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Candidate Sanders Wants Big Banks Split-up And Wall Street Accountability
Bernie Sanders[Elections 2016]Bernie Sanders delivered another amazing speech this week, complete with his economic plan that involves breaking up big banks and holding financial executives...
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Quota: Officer Sues NYPD Alleging Retaliation After He Refused To Racially...
Officer Michael Birch A 16-year veteran on the New York Police Department (NYPD) in a lawsuit claims he's endured retaliation from supervisors for the last five years, including poor performance...
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Obama Pushes For Gun-Safety Technology In CNN Townhall
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UGANDA’S STREET CHILDREN WITH DREAMS OF BECOMING SOMEBODY IN FUTURE, LIVES IN...
Francis Laduma: at the Surface-Uganda offices in Gulu town on December 22, 2015.GULU TOWN: It is a hot December 2015 day here in Northern Uganda where everybody else is wearing light clothes to suit...
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As Violence Spreads In Uganda, Gen. Museveni Claims He's Restored "Peace"
Relatives mourning victims in Rwenzori last year. Photo: The Daily Monitor [Elections 2016] The most flouted and talked about achievements of General Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Movement...
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Enough Is Enough: Time For Action As 30,000 Americans Die Annually From Guns
President Obama spoke movingly about the lives shattered by America’s gun violence epidemic on January 5 as he announced a series of new executive actions to reduce gun violence:“Every single year,...
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Intruder Apprehended At Residence Of Uganda Opposition Leader
Olara OtunnuStatement by Olara Otunnu president of the Uganda People's Congress (UPC) political opposition party and former U.N. Under Secretary General.Today, 8 January, an intruder entered my...
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“Fistic Avalanche at the Barclays Center”
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Trump And GOP Promise To Maintain Diminishing "White Skin" Privilege
For the GOP "White base," Donald Trump to the rescue? [Elections 2016]White skin privilege is deteriorating and this is a defining issue of the 2016 election.The great post-WW-II era of prosperity is...
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Election Violence Escalates And Uganda's Dictator, Museveni, Ducks...
The photo in question. Is this really the photo of a dead Aine as his sister claims or not?[Africa: Uganda Elections 2016]When over a dozen semi-nude bodies washed up on the shores of Lake Victoria...
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Sixth Annual New York City Peace Week to Kick Off at City Hall
LIFE Camp, Inc., founded by leading national anti-violence activist Erica Ford, has announced the schedule of events for the sixth annual New York Peace Week kicking off Jan.15, 2016 with activities to...
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CUNY Calendar Celebrates Labor And American Workers
President Barack Obama signing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act The City University of New York has released a calendar and website that celebrate the achievements, sacrifices and triumphs of America’s...
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Why Polarized And Divided Uganda Needs National Reconciliation
If the great Mandela could work with the enforcer of apartheid racist regime who is dictator Museveni to deny Ugandans peaceful path?In politics there are no permanent enemies.Since I formally joined...
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Mr. Ojara Martin Mapenduzi addressing charcoal and timber traders in Gulu town, January 12, 2016.GULU: The chairman of Gulu district local government has warned “foreigners” who come to destroy the...
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Tell DNC Chair Wasserman Schultz For Anti-progressive Stance, Resign Immediately
Wasserman Schultz [Comment: Elections 2016]Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz just accused young women of "complacency" in the fight for abortion rights.Young women,...
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TCC: Building Children's Self-esteem and Academic Achievement Through the Arts
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SOTU: Lauding Nation's Economic Recovery Obama Vows To Focus On Gun...
Text of President Obama's final State of the Union address.Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans:Tonight marks the eighth year that I’ve come here to report on the...
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Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts: Step Afrika!
Step Afrika!Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College presents Step Afrika!Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 2pm.Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its...
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Gen. Museveni's Election Violence Condemned By Amnesty Int., Human Rights...
Dictator Museveni "graduating" his so-called "Crime Preventers" militia; his version of Interehamwe[Op-Ed: Uganda Election Violence]Several international human rights organizations have demanded that...
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