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Ippies Award 2016: Community and Ethnic Media
Carlos MenchacaIppies Award 2016 AN INITIATIVE OF THE CUNY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM Thursday, June 2nd, 2016, CCEM Members Get 50% Off. (Full Price: $100)The Ippies are the only journalism awards...
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Governor Cuomo Announces Launch of $10.4 Billion Drive to Combat Homelessness
Governor Cuomo New York State has launched Phase One of the Homelessness Action Plan, which is part of a multifaceted, focused and comprehensive package of initiatives involving multiple agencies. In...
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Former Aspiring Actor, Earl Nash, Killed for Attempted Rape, Had Mental Illness
Nash in police mugshot; he was once an aspiring actor.[Op-Ed]On Monday May 30, Earl Nash attempted to rape 51 year old, Nenegale Diallo in her Bronx apartment. He was subsequently killed by her husband...
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Darrin Ross: Remembering The King of Pop
Darrin Ross, the creator, director and producer of ”Invincible: A Glorious Tribute To Michael Jackson,” visited with me on my show “Topically Yours” on the BlakeRadio Network, Rainbow Soul, after a...
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Top Prize for Editorial Commentary Goes To The Black Star News -- ippies
The Black Star News won first prize for Best Editorial Commentary at the ippies 2016 award last night.The publication was honored for an article written by reporter and columnist Colin Benjamin about...
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CRIME IN NYC DOWN, ACCORDING TO NYPD STATS FOR MAY
NYPD news conference at 1 Police Plaza on ThursdayEven as murders, assaults, robberies, burglaries, rapes and petty larcenies continue to flood the news daily, overall crime is at a record...
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Snoop Dogg Right on ‘Roots’ Remake for the Wrong Reasons
The reboot of Roots aired its first episode on Memorial Day, and Snoop Dogg did not belive the series should have been broadcasted. Snoop went as far as to announce a impromptu boycott stating, “I’m...
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FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA TACKLES DIVERSITY & BIAS DURING CCNY COMMENCEMENT...
First Lady Michelle Obama stands before thousands of graduates at CCNY 2016 CeremonyMichelle Obama delivered a forceful and dogmatic speech at City College Friday in front of more than three thousand...
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As a 12 Year Old I Knew Ali Would Knock Out Foreman
Muhammad Ali was a champion in, above, and beyond the boxing ring. As a young boy growing up in Africa, Ali and Pele were my sports super heroes. When I was 12, I started training myself seriously --...
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Muhammad Ali an Icon that Pushed a Nation Forward #RIP
Muhammad Ali was a cultural giant, an icon among icons that pushed a nation forward. Challenging the identity of blackness in ways that had not been seen prior on a national stage. Attorney Antonio...
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Yes, Ali Shook Up The World -- Obama
Muhammad Ali was The Greatest. Period. If you just asked him, he’d tell you. He’d tell you he was the double greatest; that he’d “handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder into jail.” But what made The...
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Trump: Is there such a thing as a "Good" Racist?
No longer can anyone try to explain away what has long been obvious: Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for President, is a racist.Even before Trump began his campaign, he was cavorting with the...
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Candidates Vying for Rangel's Seat Pledge Backing for Issues affecting New...
Rangel -- retiring after four decadesAfrican community organizers held the #AfricanVoicesMatter Town Hall at the Bronx Museum of Arts, where congressional candidates vying for New York’s 13th District...
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HILLARY CLINTON TO HOLD PRIMARY NIGHT EVENT IN BROOKLYN
PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL HILLARY CLINTON COURTESY OF FACEBOOKThe former first lady and Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton will hold a primary night event Tuesday, June 7, in Brooklyn, New...
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Hichilema, Presidential Frontrunner in Zambia Eyes August Victory
Zambia’s presidential hopefuls for the August 11, general elections have kicked off campaigns after filing nominations. The front-runner and United Party for National Development (UPND) President...
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THE PASSING OF MUHAMMAD ALI: THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME
The last of the greatest heroes has passed away on June 3, 2016 in Scottsdale, Arizona due to respiratory problems and septic shock. Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay on January 17, 1942 in...
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THE PASSING OF MUHAMMAD ALI: THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME
The last of the greatest heroes has passed away on June 3, 2016 in Scottsdale, Arizona due to respiratory problems and septic shock. Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay on January 17, 1942 in...
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South African Youths in Business: Meeting of The Minds
Keynote speaker Mr. IkalafengNdosi Strategies, a marketing, research and strategy consulting start-up firm will host their first Annual Meeting of the Minds: South Africa’s Enterprising Next Generation...
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Indie Cinema 101: Interview With Filmmaker and Actress Constance Ejuma
Constance Ejuma in scene from Ben & Ara TEN QUESTIONS FOR CONSTANCE EJUMAQ: Constance in an interview on the Voice of America you spoke about the challenges of financing films for ethnic minorities...
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William Parker and 20 Years Of Vision
Sun Ra ArkestraIt was twenty years ago this week that avant-garde jazz bassist William Parker and his wife, dancer Patricia Nicholson-Parker staged the first Vision Festival at the Learning Alliance in...
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