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Kerry: Address Ethiopia Media Repression While Attending AU Conference
[Open Letter]May 16, 2013Honorable John Kerry U.S. Department of State, 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520Dear Mr. Secretary:We are writing to bring to your attention the deteriorating state of...
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Fighting Global Poverty By Educating The World's Children
Akbar Al Baker CEO of Qatar Airways[Education]If we could give 171 million impoverished children access to education we could begin uplifting 12% of the world's population out of poverty.Education also...
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Fidel & Malcolm: A Harlem Celebration of Book's Republication
[Education: Lecture]The Malcolm X Museum Presents, The Republication Celebration of the Classic Book, "Memories of a Meeting: Fidel & Malcolm X"By Rosemari Mealy.Sunday May 19, 2013 • 3PM to...
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$50K In The Bank As Conrad Tillard Seeks Retiring Vann's Council Seat
[Race For City Council]Rev. Conrad B. Tillard's campaign for his bid for Brooklyn’s 36th District City Council seat has raised a total of $13,723, during this two-month filing period the campaign says....
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Touro College of Pharmacy Student's Wins Second Place In Biochemistry Contest
Mohamad Saleh, third from left, with his poster presentation that took second place at the 21st Annual Statewide CSTEP Conference. [Education]Mohamad Saleh, a student at Touro College of Pharmacy,...
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BAM: Dance Africa
[Dance Africa]After more than 30 years, DanceAfrica is BAM's longest running program and one of America's largest and most vibrant celebrations of African and African-American dance, music, and...
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MALCOLM X AFRICAN DISCIPLES
[Birthday Tribute: Malcolm X]Revealed in Harlem, Chicago, Detroit, Washington DC, Los Angeles, and received in the Motherland as a Power Book of Universal African Experience.Now I am the proudest of...
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Medgar Evers: Top Black Politicos Want Interim Leader Immediately
Yvette D. Clarke[Education]At Sunday Protest Top Black Politicos Demand Interim President For Medgar EversOn Sunday, May 19 at 11:00 AM, outside Medgar Evers College, the Central Brooklyn Black...
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Honoring Youth Power: 50 Years Ago And Today
“Daddy,” the boy said, “I don't want to disobey you, but I have made my pledge. If you try to keep me home, I will sneak off. If you think I deserve to be punished for that, I'll just have to take the...
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REPUBLICANS TO AMERICA: BENGHAZI YOUR MAMA!
McConnell, Boehner, Cantor. There goes the neighborhood again[Black Star News Editorial]Today the Republicans' Three Favorite Words are: "Benghazi; IRS; and, AP."These three words will keep Republicans...
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The Presumption of Guilt And Black Victims
Taylor was convicted by an all-White jury and sentenced to multiple life sentences[Op-Ed: Cruel And Unjust]After serving 42 years in an Arizona prison for a crime he didn't commit, a 58-year-old man...
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TRUE TEST OF LIBERTY IS FREEDOM TO REJECT HYPOCRISY --SUCH AS 'PLEDGE OF...
Mega hypocrite Sean Hannity[Beneath The Spin]While this country professes to honor the ideals of freedom, independence, liberty, and justice, that's just lip service.We have a long history of stifling...
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Malcolm X: A Complex Legacy
Malcolm X gave voice to oppressed African-Americans [Tribute To Malcolm X]Malcolm X was a complex man. The beating death of his grandson, Malcolm Shabazz, 28, in a Mexico City bar, days before his...
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Opinion Shifts As More Syrians Fear Radical Jihadist Elements In Rebellion
Victims of Syria's bloody war[Global: Middle East]HOMS,Syria---It’s not hard to find critics of the Assad government in the Governorate (Muhafazat) of Homs or for that matter, to varying degrees in...
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Obama and the First Lady Michelle will visit three African countries
[Global: Africa]President Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle will visit three African countries --Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania-- from June 26 to July 3, The White House said in a...
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'Muhoozi Project': By Installing Son, Gen. Museveni Hopes To Defer Prosecution
Gen. Museveni has been in power since 1985[Global: Africa]The underpinning reasons for the desire to choose Brigadier Muhoozi Kainerugaba as a successor to his father is the First Family’s survival...
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Lessons: The Bigoted Reactions To My Tea Party 'Taliban' Comment
I have always suspected that racists didn't like being called out for their racism. Now I have proof.When I told MSNBC's Thomas Roberts on May 14th that the Tea Party was "the Taliban wing of American...
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Please: At Least Allow Some Weeds To Grow First On Malcolm Shabazz's Grave
[Comment: Post-Shabazz Death]As the Fourth Estate, journalism incorporates numerous contrasting external appearances.The most popular and profitable of these forms are tabloid and yellow journalism and...
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Anthony Weiner's Official Launch As Candidate For NYC Mayor 2013
[NYC Mayoral Campaign 2013]Anthony Weiner is now officially a candidate for mayor of New York City mayor. Even though he's entered late into the fray due to his high name recognition, many political...
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With Ololade Siyonbola: Founder, Yoruba Cultural Institute
[Education: Language]With Ololade Siyonbola: Founder, Yoruba Cultural InstituteBSN: Tell us a bit about yourself and when and why you founded Yoruba Cultural Institute?Ololade: I was born in Nigeria...
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