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Obama: On U.S.-Cuba Entrepreneurship Opportunitiesn
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you. (Applause.) Muchas gracias. Please, everybody have a seat. Buenas tardes.Let me begin by thanking our hosts. This is my very first visit to a Cuban cervecería. I hear...
View ArticleHE SURVIVED CEREBRAL MALARIA ATTACK IN UGANDA, NOW LIVES WITH EPILEPSY: 83%...
Latest statistic from World Health Organization (WHO) indicates that there are 198 million cases of malaria worldwide and 90% of the cases occur in Africa.In Gulu, in northern Uganda alone, there were...
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Harlem is A State of Mind Art Exhibit
This journalist dropped by the Community Works, Barbara Horowitz sponsored, in association with Harlem Arts Alliance and the Harlem Mist Theatre presentation, of Harlem IS: A State of Mind event...
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NACA Can Help You Restructure Mortgage To Affordable -- No Fee
The mortgage crisis is the result of unbelievable greed and exploitation by Wall Street and the largest financial institutions. While the major lenders in America and the world try to blame the...
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Civil Rights Group Urges Judge to ignore DA Thompson and Imprison Officer...
In response to Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson’s announcement that he is recommending a sentence with no jail time for Liang, who killed unarmed Akai Gurley, the Justice Committee issued the...
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Gurley Family Condemn DA Thompson's "No Prison" Bid for Liang, Killer of Akai
In response to DA Thompson's sentencing recommendation of six months of house arrest, five years probation and 500 hours of community service for former NYPD Officer Peter Liang, Gurley's aunt,...
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Council member Williams Rejects DA Thompson's No-Jail Bid in Gurley Case
District Attorney Ken Thompson's sentencing recommendation for Peter Liang is deeply concerning. I truly believe, as do many, that Peter Liang did not intend to kill Akai Gurley that night. I also...
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Review: "ECLIPSED" The Play
Strong performance from cast including Lupita far right Braced for Hope: Review of EclipsedGolden Theater"To the people: Stand firm! Don't give in! Our course is right and we will win."--Message sent...
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WLC Luncheon: United Way Honors Leading Women Achievers
Juju Chang, Laurie Tisch, Jennifer Warren, Monique Nelson, Martine Reardon, Sheena Wright. Photo credit: Kelsey Stanton/BFA.com More than 600 leaders from across sectors came together at Cipriani 42nd...
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Donald Trump's Shocking Ignorance Laid Bare
Donald Trump’s ignorance of government policy, both foreign and domestic, is breathtaking.The Republican Party is likely to nominate for president a man who appears to know next to nothing about the...
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Obama's SCOTUS Nominee and the Serious Challenges Ahead
When President Barack Obama chose Federal Appellate Judge Merrick Garland, 63, for the Supreme Court of the United States, he passed over candidates of color and a highly requested African-American...
View ArticlePAUL D. JONES NEW BOOK, "I QUIT"
BLACKSTAR NEWS had the pleasure of conversing with financial wizard, motivational speaker and best-selling author, PAUL D. JONES about his awesome new book, "I QUIT" and his life-changing...
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Democracy? So Why Can't We Vote For Bernie Sanders?
By Alvaader Frazier and David BelmontWe want to vote for Senator Bernie Sanders in the presidential primary taking place in New York on April 19, 2016. But we cannot.New York State election laws...
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What is the grant management process at your organization?
Grant funds are a major source of revenue for many nonprofits. Grant awards are heralded with public fanfare. Gaining – or losing – a grant can have critical implications. Is the grant management...
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Shared Interest Honors Change-Makers for South Africa
2015 honoree Graça Machel enjoys light moment with late Nelson Mandela Shared Interest will honor change makers for Southern Africa at their much-anticipated anniversary gala on April 7, 2016 at Espace...
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Stringer Red Tape Commission Exposes Challenges To NYC's Small Business Success
Stringer, Lambert, Lappin Survey finds 30% of small businesses forced to wait six months or more to get necessary approvals from City58% say agencies fail to communicate expectations adequately60...
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History Didn't Begin Yesterday: Who Will Mourn for Leopold's Victims?
These were the strong and appropriate words from Secretary of State John Kerry:"We - all of us representing countless nationalities - have a message for those who inspired or carried out the attacks...
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Kagame is Rwanda's one and only, says Ambassador
Last week in Burundi, a rebel force assassinated two of President Pierre Nkurunziza's top army officers and tossed grenades at an army hospital, injuring four. In neighboring Rwanda President Paul...
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Why Al Franken Leads Clinton VP Short List
Senator Al KrankenA few weeks back, I wrote a column for Black Star News advocating that if Hillary Clinton does indeed win the Democratic party nomination in 2016, in order to ensure victory in...
View ArticleUGANDAN COURT DISMISSES PETITION AGAINST MUSEVENI WIN, CALLS FOR LEGAL...
“Most people believe that judicial decisions are determined purely on the basis of law and justice… I regrettably discovered that some judges can be greatly influenced by factors other than law and...
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