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A Christmas Carol at the St Clement's Theatre
Photo by Joan Marcus Terri and Timothy Childs with Roger Hess present a jolly Christmas adventure via that age old tale “A Christmas Carol” playing at the St. Clement’s Theatre, located at 423 West...
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"Womb Wisdom": 14 Women Who Promote Sexual, Spiritual, and Creative Health
Dear Women:Most of us were taught to hate our periods...period.It doesn't matter whether you call us "women" or "womyn." If we are still as angry about our sacred cycles as the men or systems we feel...
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ENding Tyranny: The Problem Of Uganda And Africa
The government death camps[Uganda: From The Archives]Brothers and sisters.Fellow Ugandans. Thank you all for coming to this very important Ugandan Forum.It's not Northern Ugandan Forum. I have never...
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South Sudan Tragedy: Salva Kiir And Riek Machar Draw Swords And Blood
Salvar Kiir -- can he and Machar rise to the occasion and lower the heat?[Editorial]South Sudan is not even three years old yet. What a disappointment.The country's two leading political figures have...
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We Must Always Learn AND GROW Through Life's Adversities
You are the measure of conquered adversities This is the season of sharing life's lessons as we enjoy the holiday with family and friends. If you have any inspirational stories or accounts send them...
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Latin America's Progress: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Michelle Bachelet [Commentary] Recent elections in Latin America continue that region’s remarkable surge toward democracy and away from the clutches of U.S. imperialism. On December 14, moderate...
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DE BLASIO APPOINTS GLADYS CARRIÓN TO HEAD ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN’S...
Gladys Carrión [City Hall] Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio has appointed Gladys Carrión as Commissioner at the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS). De Blasio, who has been involved in reforming...
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Uganda Part II: Manifesto of The Freedom And Unity Front
At the launch: Gen. Sejusa, Prof. Amii Omara Otunnu, FUF’s Chairman, and Oxford don Prof. Kaveh Mousavi. Photo: Henry Gombya[Op-Ed]On December 14, 2013 the Freedom And Unity Front launched its...
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Kiir Versus Machar: South Sudan Power Struggle neither unique nor "tribal"
Machar and Kiir: they once smiled but what were they each thinking?[Hopes And Impediments]Students of revolutions and African decolonization are not surprised about the current power struggle in South...
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Why You Should See The Hunger Games Trilogy
[Future Hope Column]Here are passages from The Hunger Games Trilogy:“He tells of the history of Paneem, the country that rose up out of the ashes of a place that was once called North America. He lists...
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Uganda: Anti-Gay Bill And Witchhunt Violates Constitution
Recent protest outside Uganda House, country's High Commission (embassy) in LondonThe new anti-gay law violates Article 21 of the Ugandan constitution and Articles 2 and 3 of the African Charter on...
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Crime Pays: African Rulers Can Avoid ICC Justice By Committing More Atrocities
Kiir, Museveni, Kagame, Kenyatta; no this is not a lineupHow can African rulers defeat the International Criminal Court?Ironically it now appears that the best way for African presidents accused of...
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Profiled: It Happened To Me
Michael A. HardyThink about some of the bad things that have happened to other people and generally it is said that “you don’t know how it feels until it happens to you.” Well, this evening it...
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Samantha Power's latest crusade: Central African Republic
Samantha Power, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, spoke last Thursday in Bangui, the capital of the wartorn Central African Republic, on the border of the northern Democratic Republic of the...
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Merry Christmas Everyone -- Happy Holidays
Christmas morning is always a bittersweet time for me. My late wife, Val, and I were married on Christmas Morning, and she was the greatest gift that I could ever receive, because she was a Christmas...
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It's Christmas In South Sudan And all over the world.
The victims of adults' warsEven as we celebrate Christmas or Kwanzaa with family and friends let's all pause for a minute and think about innocent children, women and men caught in the line of fire in...
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Let’s Get Serious: Holding Office Without Power Is Meaningless
As mayor of Atlanta, Maynard Jackson improved economic conditions for African AmericansIn a poem written in 1960, Dr.Carlos Russell asked “Why is there so much dancing in the slave quarters”.To a great...
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Black Star News's Allimadi Discusses Rout of Rwanda's and Uganda's M23 In Congo
Sultan Makenga, chief of the defeated M23. Museveni now harbors Makenga while Kagame harbors Laurent Nkunda.Discussing the significance's of the defeat of M23 by Congo's army with assistance by UN...
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2013: A Year of Racial Challenges
The Commander bows out. Nelson Mandela – World Leader, President, Political Prisoner, Freedom Fighter, LawyerThis year began with promise. But, it ended with disappointment for many...
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Signs That South Sudan Combatants May Negotiate Peace
Machar and Kiir-- two hats too many?There is increasing hope that international condemnation of the on-going atrocities in South Sudan will force the two warring leaders there to the negotiating...
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