AS THE WORLD MOURNS: FROM MUHAMMAD ALI TO MOHAMED ABDELAZIZ
As the world mourns Muhammad Ali, it neglects to mourn the passing of Mohamed Abdelaziz, the co-founder of the Polisario Front and the former president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)....
View ArticleBillionaire Byron Allen Talks Cable Discrimination Lawsuits & Lack of Black...
Byron Allen media mogul owner of Entertainment Studios now worth over a billion dollars, discusses the state of black wealth in the U.S., and his lawsuit against Charter Communications with Antonio...
View ArticleCEMOTAP’S TRIBUTE TO THE LATE GIL NOBLE
It was a tiny room without windows, yet it was on the 16th floor, smack-dab in the middle of teeming New York City’s Columbus Circle. A storage space maybe, no, but rather a room fit for a giant. It...
View ArticleDINNER, DESSERT AND JAZZ AT DESSERTS BY MICHAEL ALLEN
Photo Credit: Jeffrey GleavesLocated on Nostrand Avenue, Desserts by Michael Allen displays the outdoor flavor of a French café. Situated in the heart of Lefferts Garden in Brooklyn, the smoke-glassed...
View ArticleGlobal 'Fistic Knockout Fest' at Madison Square Garden
Global ‘Fistic Knockout Fest’ in Madison Square GardenBoxingGlove NotesDistinio Lois, Jr.Just like a winning poker hand Madison Square Garden’s Theatre was a “full-house”, of approximately 6,000 fans...
View ArticleGlobal 'Fistic Knockout Fest' at Madison Square Garden
Global ‘Fistic Knockout Fest’ in Madison Square GardenBoxingGlove NotesDistinio Lois, Jr.Just like a winning poker hand Madison Square Garden’s Theatre was a “full-house”, of approximately 6,000 fans...
View ArticleFor Beautiful Songs and Dancing -- Go See "Shuffle Along"
SHUFFLE ALONG Broadway Musical and original book by F. E. Miller and Aubrey Lyles Music by Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake The Music BoxHistorical Libretto Series Theatre Arts PressReview by Ebele...
View ArticleWe Must Understand Corporate Power to Fight It
All predatory systems of power seek to mask their ultimate aims. As they become more repressive, they become more deceptive. They silence dissidents and bombard the airwaves with lies. Those who...
View ArticleUGANDA: WAS THE GULU POLICE STATION ATTACK “STAGE MANAGED” TO PIN OPPOSITION?
Aswa deputy Regional Police Commander, Mr. Aziku Zata while addressing the press about the Gulu attack“The time won’t be easy especially for those who stand in Museveni way as he leads Uganda into a...
View ArticleDanny Glover and Leaders Of Major Groups Renew Reparations Push in Atlanta...
Danny Glover Members of the National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC) were enthusiastically received in Atlanta June 10th and 11th for two days of meetings, designed to intensify the...
View ArticleUganda: Catholic Church Calls for Constitutional Reforms and Deplores Attacks...
Bishop OdamaSTATEMENT OF THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF UGANDAON THE POST-ELECTION SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY 1.0 PREAMBLE: Dear Fellow Citizens, on behalf of the Catholic Bishops of Uganda I present to you our...
View ArticleDavontae Sanford and The Criminalization of Black Males
Sanford[Speaking Truth To Power]Detroit native Davontae Sanford is now free, after serving nearly nine years for murders he didn’t commit.In this case, we witness things we’ve seen before in other...
View ArticleA Vote For Trump Is A Vote For Racism
TrumpEver since he descended by escalator to make his racist, fact-free anti-Mexican campaign announcement speech one year ago today, Donald Trump has been peddling a dark vision of an America in...
View ArticleCan WikiLeaks Take Down Hillary Clinton?
This week Wikileaks co-founder Julien Assange threatened to release information that could not only take Hillary Clinton out of the presidential race, but could possibly bring an indictment against the...
View ArticleSun Ra Arkestra -- Visions of Ra
Lena Rogers, 5, and Marshall Allen, 92.On the eve of Muhammad Ali's funeral, another favorite son of Louisville, Kentucky, Sun Ra Arkestra leader and Jazz icon Marshall Allen, at age 92, was leading a...
View ArticleCUNY Reaches Deal with Union -- Milliken
Chancellor MillikenI am extremely pleased that we have reached a tentative agreement with the Professional Staff Congress, CUNY’s largest union representing approximately 25,000 faculty and...
View ArticleNBA: Belle of the Ball
Ending a relationship can be difficult. Denying its inevitable end is even more so. Reality has been staring at me for quite some time now. No matter how I tried to work through it, the downhill...
View ArticleCharleston Massacre And The Gun-buying loophole -- Hillary Clinton
[Remembrance]One year ago today, our nation lost nine precious lives. They were mothers and fathers, students and coaches, pastors and choir members. They were men and women of faith, each filled with...
View ArticleDA Thompson Driving Black folk to the edge -- Charles Barron
Ken Thompson--tough words from elected representative[Op-Ed]Once again Brooklyn, District Attorney Ken Thompson and Judge Danny Chun team up to deliver yet another fatal reminder of the miscarriage of...
View Article"We are scared" --Africans in India say racism is constant
NEW DELHI (AP) — Fear and anger. Those are the emotions that shadow Odole Emmanuel Opeyemi every time the Nigerian man steps out of his New Delhi apartment.Every encounter with Indians is fraught with...
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