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Public Theater: ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
Joaquina Kalukango[Theater]The Public Theater --Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham-- will officially open ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA on Wednesday, March 5 in The Public’s...
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With His Own Background To Make The Point, Obama Launches “My Brother’s...
President Obama launches "My Brother's Keeper...."[Commentary]This is how President Barack Obama has summarized current conditions: “There are some Americans who, in the aggregate, are consistently...
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Rwanda Opposition Condemns Attack On General Nyamwasa's Home In Third Bid To...
General Nyamwasa former Rwanda chief of military staff now exiled; survivor of several assassination bids [Commentary]The Rwandan opposition platform RNC, FDU-Inkingi and Amahoro People's congress,...
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Former Museveni Minister Bakoko Exposes His Hands In Corruption Deals; More...
Former Minister Zoe Bakoko[Commentary]Fellow Ugandans the country is going through interesting times and hope all pro-democracy actors are thinking seriously about the options open to us as we get...
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Immigration: Temporary Protected Status Extended For Haitians
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson[Immigration Matters]The following press release was sent to The Black Star News by the office of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (New York).Secretary of Homeland...
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Cuomo Proclaims Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month And Urges Sceenings
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo [Health Issues]Urges New Yorkers to Get Screened During Month of MarchGovernor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed a proclamation declaring March 2014 Colorectal Cancer Awareness...
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Senate Unfairly Blocks Adegbile's Confirmation For Having Worked On Mumia's...
Debo Adegbile[Op-Ed]I am deeply disappointed that the United States Senate failed to confirm Debo Adegbile for the position of Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice....
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President Obama Reacts Sharply To Senate's Failure To Confirm Adegbile
President ObamaPresident Obama blasted as a "travesty" the Senate's failure to confirm his nominee, Debo Adegbile, as an Assistant Attorney General today.The nomination failed to advance when only 47...
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Only Minimum Wage Hike Can Help New York's Working Poor
Scott M. Stringer[Op-Ed]As New York City’s economy recovers from the recession, thousands of working families in all five boroughs face a grim reality: Although one of their members might have a...
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NYC Drops Bloomberg's Challenge To Law Banning Race-Profiling, De Blasio Says
Mayor de BlasioNew York City is dismissing its lawsuit against recently passed legislation banning “bias-based” profiling in law enforcement, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced.Mayor de Blasio had pledged...
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Secretary Of Commerce Penny Pritzker's Salute To MBDA On 45th Anniversary
Penny Pritzker:“Forty-five years ago today our nation embarked on a vision to ensure that minority-owned firms throughout the country could become critical economic agents of change and job creation....
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Lawyers' Committee Asks Senator Reid To Call Vote On Adegbile Nomination Again
Senator ReidFollowing yesterday’s failed Senate cloture vote to proceed to the nomination of Debo P. Adegbile as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice,...
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Beyond Museveni: Examining Nigerian Federalism In Uganda's Context
Dictator Gen. Museveni would have been in power 30 years by the time he runs for 2016 elections[Beyond Museveni]In Search of a suitable federal model for UgandaAt the 2012 London Conference on...
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Family Farmers Can Feed Global Population, Study Shows
[Sustainable World Farming] Family Farmers conserve environmental resources, protect biodiversity, and increase incomes—while feeding nine billion people by 2050As the world celebrates the...
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Apollo Theater And World Music Institute Present: "Africa Now"
[Music: Apollo] Apollo Theater And World Music Institute Presents: "Africa Now". A Four-Day Festival Celebrating Today’s African Music SceneSecond Annual Festival Kicks Off April 2nd and Continues...
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American Democracy's Ideals Subverted By The Koch Brothers' Money
Charles and David Koch: money trumps justice and democracy[Speaking Truth To Power]On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid again attacked billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, whom the...
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President Obama Welcomes "Women Of Soul" For White House Performance
President Obama greets Patti LaBelle tonightPerformance started shortly after 7:34 P.M. EST Tonight Watch LivestreamingTHE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Welcome to the White House for the...
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Theater for the New City: "155 Thru the Roof"
Lily Field (Cam Kornman) and her spiritual guide, The Ancient Mariner (T.D. White).Photo: Jonathan Slaff[Theater]"155 Thru the Roof," a fanciful comedy with music, will be presented by Theater for the...
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President's Year Of Action: Obama To Promote College Opportunity and Graduation
President Obama[The White House]Today at an event with the First Lady at Coral Reef High School in Miami, President Obama will lay out additional details of his plan to equip all Americans with the...
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CEMOTAP: Bob Brown On Kwame Ture; And Hugh Hamilton Speaks
The late Kwame Ture[COMMUNITY EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS]1. BROTHER BOB BROWN ON KWAME TUREOn Sunday, March 9th at 3:00 PM, Brother Bob Brown of AAPRP will speak on the topic. "Countering the War to Destroy,...
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