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HAPPY EASTER Holidays: Work To Make The World A Better Place!!
HAPPY EASTER from all of us at The Black Star News family to believers, almost-believers, and non-believers.All the best to you and your loved ones.This is a good occasion to celebrate with friends...
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Book: "The Land of My Father’s Birth: Memoir of the Liberian Civil War"
[Books]Picture shows author Nvasekie N. Konnehat book signingMany of us remember the bloody Liberian civil war at its height -- when it seemed that some of the worse gruesome atrocities that became a...
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The NRA's Dirty Secret: Blocking Gun Injury Research Funding
Why is the National Rifle Association so afraid of the truth?There are many misconceptions about guns and gun violence swirling around in Americans’ minds—and in many cases, this misinformation is no...
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Full Court Press: "Magic" Johnson Teams With Test-kit Company To Promote...
Earvin "Magic" Johnson teamed with OraSure and recently launched a nationwide awareness campaign to encourage everyone to learn their HIV status. OraSure Technologies, Inc., is the maker of the...
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Naked Truth: Floyd v. City Of New York Exposes NYPD Racist Policing
Mayor Bloomberg and NYPD Commissioner Kelly still defend discredited policyFloyd v. City of New York continues a clearer picture is emerging of the NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk program: one where Blacks and...
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Black Male Teens: 'Guilty' Until Proven Innocent
Robert ZimmermanOne year later, the Trayvon Martin tragedy still stings and some people are still throwing salt on the open wound.Last week George Zimmerman's brother, Robert Zimmerman, posted a tweet...
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Court Hears That Commissioner Kelly Said Stop-and-Frisk Targeted Black And...
Senator Adams shown in pictureWe have always suspected it. But on Monday, credible testimony was presented in a courtroom that New York Police Department (NYPD) policy is geared toward the...
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Comprehensive Reform Will Liberate Millions of Women, Anchors of Immigrant...
[Op-Ed]As Washington lawmakers throw themselves into the comprehensive immigration reform debate, I say, “Remember the women.”Women constitute more than half of our country’s undocumented immigrant...
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Celebrating Sekou Sundiata: Poetry At The Apollo And April Calendar
In celebration of National Poetry Month, the world famous Apollo Theater will present "Tongues of Fire Choir" a music and poetry concert to celebrate the late, great poet Sekou Sundiata, on Saturday,...
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Congo Citizen Confronts UN's Ban Ki-moon: Who Will Mourn Our 8 Million Dead?
KPFA Weekend News Anchor David Landau: Late last week, the Security Council approved the creation of what it called its first-ever “offensive” combat force, with a mandate to carry out targeted...
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U.S. Offers $5 Million For LRA Chief, Joseph Kony
President Obama's administration yesterday offered "up to $5 million in rewards for information leading to the capture of Lord’s Resistance Army chief Joseph Kony, two of his top aides and a Rwandan...
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Justice For All: Gay Marriage And Bigotry
[Beneath The Spin]Currently in the U.S.A: Nine states plus the District of Columbia allow same-sex marriage; 38 states have banned same-sex marriage; six states allow civil unions between same-sex...
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Immigrants Rejuvenate And Grow American Economy
[Op-Ed]Even Conservative Republican Senator Lindsey Graham now says comprehensive reform is imminent. What about House Republicans?I run a small business in Nebraska.So I’ll probably raise some...
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Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre 2013 Season
[Theatre]Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre announces its 2013 Season, the Thirteenth Annual Performance Season from Thursday - Saturday, June 27-29, 2013 at 7:30pm at New York Live Arts, 219 W. 19th Street,...
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For Deploying Child Soldiers, Central African Republic's Michel Djotodia Must...
The initial reaction of several African leaders to the ouster of the François Bozizé the Central African Republic's president is good.During a meeting in Chad to discuss the takeover of the Central...
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Dr. King's Legacy: Pan-African Conference In Washington, D.C.
The Revival of Panafricanism Forum (www.revivalofpanafricanism.org) is resuming its series of conferences for the year 2013.We invite you to attend our first major conference of the year, on Saturday,...
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Kim Coles Stars in Production of Supernatural: The Play
Natural Hair Hits Off-Broadway By Song DuchessIt was only a matter of time before the natural hair phenomenon swept the New York City stage. The Off-Broadway production of Supernatural: The Play...
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Bob Law: Black Economic Empowerment Forum
The US Department of Labor Reports that Blacks have the lowest median family income the highest unemployment rate, as well as the highest consumer debt of all ethnic groups in America. At the same...
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Looking Beyond Mayor Michael "Stop-and-Frisk" Bloomberg
[Publisher's Commentary]The next mayor of New York City must abandon Stop-and-Frisk-without-probable-cause which is the current NYPD regime.Going after illegal weapons is an important strategy: But to...
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For Safety, We Don't Need Armed Guards In Our Schools
[The Children's Corner]NRA's Wayne LaPierre Wants Armed Guards In SchoolsHere’s a multiple-choice quiz: Which of the following should be part of a model school safety plan?a) Proven evidence-based...
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