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Music: Congo's Rafiya brings her "Amazing" album to the Apollo
She'll be at the Apollo Music Café on Saturday, April 9th, 2016.RAFIYA, the independent Congolese artist, released her “Amazing” debut in 2010 to critical acclaim from domestic and international...
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NYU CONFERENCE: THE BLACK LIVES MATTER EFFECT
Taking on Bill Clinton who hit back by playing the "crack" card THE BLACK LIVES MATTER EFFECT -- A two-day conference on activism, culture, and politics April 14–15, 2016 16 Cooper Square, New York...
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Notes From a Christian at a Mosque
Have you ever met a Muslim? Have you ever attended a prayer service at an Islamic mosque? Prior to the attacks on 9/11, Islam was a curiosity here in America. While the vast majority of Americans knew...
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50 Shades of Black: revisited
I want you to take a little trip with me. Let’s go to a parallel universe together. Right this way. Everything there is as it is here with four exceptions: all white Americans here and now are black...
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Tech the Vote
Ok, so let me ask you a couple of questions. Let’s run the gamut of proverbs: who, what, when, where, and why? This is about Trump, Cruz, Kasich, Clinton, and Sanders. It’s also about everyone in every...
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It’s April – how is your yearend fundraising?
Have you considered “front loading” your yearend fundraising? Start now. Plan now. Put your systems in place. Mark your calendar. Build your team. Identify your prospective donors. You may think we’re...
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28 Pages That Could Implicate Saudi Bigs in 9/11 Attacks
New Saudi King Salman-- is U.S protecting senior officials from accountability?As President Obama prepares for a trip to Saudi Arabia later this month, a CBS 60 Minutes segment has rekindled calls to...
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Joke's On You De Blasio -- Owe New Yorkers Apology
Low fives? De Blasio scored an "F" Mayor Bill De Blasio’s recent attempt at humor at the Inner Circle Dinner was not just "cringe worthy", it was deeply offensive to the city's African-American...
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U.S. African Immigrants Population Surges 137% to 1.8 Million in past Decade...
African immigrants make up a small share of the U.S. immigrant population, but their numbers are growing – roughly doubling every decade since 1970, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of...
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NO FREE “MEDICATION” IN UGANDA: TEACHER WITH BRAIN TUMOR SEEKS $6000 FOR AN...
Mr. Phillip Bongomin, at the Northern Uganda Media Club (NUMEC) in Gulu town, wants $6000 for operation.“I would see children from a distance of over thirty meters, but in January 2015, I would not...
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Beyond Transparency -- Accountability From Federal Government
Lee H. HamiltonOver more than three decades in Congress, I had the chance to question a lot of federal officials. Most of the time I wasn’t after anything dramatic — I just wanted to understand who was...
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Akai Gurley’s family deserves justice
Peter Liang [Commentary] Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson’s recommendation of probation for former NYPD Officer Peter Liang in the death of Akai Gurley is a deep injustice and insult to the...
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Bill Clinton "Hopped Up On Whack" -- Ricky Ray Rector Part 2
Bill Clinton challenged by Black Lives Matter [Speaking Truth To Power]Last Friday, former President Bill Clinton said he regretted becoming involved in an acerbic exchange with Black Lives Matter...
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National Action Network -- Convention: Day One
HILLARY CLINTON, CABINET SECRETARIES, MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO, LEADING PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN STRATEGISTS HEADLINE DAY ONE OF NAN 25th ANNIVERSARY NATIONAL CONVENTIONDemocratic Presidential Candidate...
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Toni Morrison : Tell Bill Clinton He Never Was "Black President"
Reader says Toni Morrison should withdraw the Clinton "Black" honorific [To The Editor]It is very helpful that Mr. Colin Benjamin forces us to rethink the legacy of the Clintons in "Bill Clinton Hopped...
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Powerful Endorsements as Sanders Surge Continues
Less than a week away from the much-anticipated New York primary, Bernie Sanders has scored two more major endorsements that could greatly help him in the upcoming race.The first is the Transit Workers...
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Sanders: Verizon CEO's Contempt is Badge of Honor
Yesterday the CEO of Verizon said that I was "contemptible." He doesn't like that yesterday I walked the picket line with striking Verizon workers, or that I think Verizon needs to pay its fair share...
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Black Scholar Accuses Department of Ed of Retaliation for reporting alleged bias
[Advertorial: Commentary]Black Scholar and Educator Faces Firing Over his Complaint of Racism, Discrimination, and Nepotism in DOE’s District 79.Dr. Rupert Green, long time community educator,...
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Looking Ahead to 2016's Thrilling TV and Film offerings
After all of the controversy surrounding the lack of black faces amongst the nominees for the 2016 Academy Awards, it’s been interesting to see whether any of these issues would be affecting the TV and...
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“A Music of THE SPIRIT” - 17th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival
“A Music of THE SPIRIT”17th Annual Central Brooklyn JazzApril 15 – May 15Apr 15, 8-11:00 PM– George Gray Jazz Coalition ft. vocalist Alexia Gardner w/ Melvin Davis-keys, David Lee Jones-sax, Jazz966,...
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