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Special To The Black Star News
June 18,2013
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 Zulay Henao, Metta World Peace, Caryn Ross and Craig Ross [Movies] Celebrities turned out in Hollywood yesterday for a VIP screening of "WORLD WAR Z," starring Brad Pitt at Paramount Pictures. It was the ultimate screening experience as stars, including LA Lakers star Metta World Peace and his son Ron Jr., placed their 3D glasses on for the action thrill ride of their lives. After screening WORLD WAR Z, celebrity guests... |
Patrick Delices
June 18,2013
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 [Education: History] On June 15, 2013, Dr. Leonard Kweku Jeffries, co-founder and vice-president of World African Diaspora Union (WADU) gave an excellent allocution on “Zumbi dos Palmares and the Global African Revolution” at the Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center in Washington Heights. Prior to Dr. Jeffreis’ delivery, the Peoples Survival Program, Universal Zulu Nation, and the Kemetic Masters of the Martial Arts showed the 1984... |
Donald H. Smith and Sam Anderson
June 18,2013
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 Carter G. Woodson penned a timeless classic on mis-education [On Education] Common Core State Standards created by the Council of State School Officers and the National Governors Association are inadequate for all American school children. Now adopted by 45 states, the District of Columbia and four territories, the Standards are demeaning and particularly unacceptable for students of African descent. While there is presently... |
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Special To The Black Star News
June 18,2013
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 [Books]
PAPERBACK EDITION "This is the book to read for those who want to understand the agenda that is bringing the West to its knees." THE FAILURE OF LAISSEZ FAIRE CAPITALISM and the Economic Dissolution of the West: Towards a New Economics for a Full Worldby PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS available in US/Canada and Overseas "In his inimitable way, Roberts describes how the rhetorical patter talk about free-... |
Colin Benjamin
June 18,2013
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 Hamster's brain? We take Holder over Lupica any day [Speaking Truth To Power] Historically, in this country, many have seen the police in a favorable light. But in the Black community the police are seen very different: as an occupying force sent there to criminalize, brutalize, and even kill Black folks. This thinking has, usually, been viewed with derision by Whites who either have no idea of the dissimilar policing methods... |
Special To The Black Star News
June 17,2013
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 NAACP's Benjamin Jealous In a 7-2 decision the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Arizona’s proof of citizenship requirement is preempted by the federal law requiring states use the federal voter registration form. “State government should encourage voting, not discourage it,” says NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous. “The Supreme Court made the right decision... |
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Special To The Black Star News
June 17,2013
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 [Media News] Former CNN executive producer Kim Bondy will be senior executive producer of America Tonight Al Jazeera America's one-hour current affairs magazine program that will be at the heart of its daily schedule. Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel that will launch later this year. Adam May, Lori Jane Gliha and Christof Putzel will be three of the six national... |
Special To The Black Star News
June 17,2013
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 Candidate Comrie [NYC Election 2013] Leroy Comrie, candidate for Queens Borough President has hired star litigator Lawrence Mandelker as his campaign’s attorney. Mandelker, with a reputation as an effective advisor, will guide the campaign on petitions and all legal matters and issues concerning ballot access. “I looking forward to working with Leroy on his campaign for Borough President,” says Mandelker. "He is competent, smart... |
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Special To The Black Star News
April 10,2013
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[Policing The Police] Commissioner Ray Kelly shown in picture. NLOA Chairman Anthony Miranda will join a distinguished panel of speakers to discuss Police Misconduct and Civil Liability at CUNY School of Law in Queens. We invite you to attend. Location: The City University of New York, CUNY SCHOOL of LAW. Law in the Service of Human Needs. Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 5:30 p.m: Room 1-202 at the CUNY School of Law; 2 Court... |
Special To The Black Star News
April 06,2013
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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 time African Americans spend as much as $1 Trillion dollars annually. Where Is The Money Going? Don’t Miss this very important community Forum. "Turning Black Spending Into Real Power," with Dr. Claud Anderson The Powernomics Plan To... |
Special To The Black Star News
March 23,2013
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On March 22, 2013, as thousands of Swedish citizens of Eritrean origin were demonstrating in Stockholm, Sweden to condemn the criminal and cowardly acts of terrorism that burned three of their community centers, Eritrean Americans across the United States visited the Swedish Embassy in Washington DC and Swedish Consular offices throughout the United States. The message that was delivered to Swedish officials condemned the heinous crime that were committed the night of February 25,... |
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Marian Wright Edelman
April 01,2013
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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 accident. For years the NRA has blocked the truth and actively fought against and prevented research in the causes and costs of gun violence because they don’t want Americans to know the truth about guns, how to prevent gun violence, and how to make themselves and their children safer.... |
Milton Allimadi
March 15,2013
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 [Editorial Comment] Jumaane D. Williams is a responsible young New York City Councilmember who represents the 45th District in Brooklyn where Kimani Gray was shot to death by New York Police last Saturday. Gray died when he was struck by seven bullets fired by two undercover officers of the New York Police Department (NYPD) under disputed circumstances. A witness who spoke to The Village Voice contradicted the NYPD's claim that 16-year old Kimani... |
Special To The Black Star News
May 13,2013
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 TWO EXCITING PANELS FOCUSED ON AFRICA AND THE AFRICAN DIASPORA PRESENTED BY AFROBEATRADIO AND WBAI 99.5 FM PACIFICA FROM JUNE 7TH TO 9TH, 2013 AT THE LEFT FORUM, PACE UNIVERSITY, CUNY, NYC. Our Panel opens up on forth coming discussions and events on Africa this year and into 2014 culminating in a conference on Africa. With a starting inquiry about what pan-Africanism for the 21st century could mean. The answer started out simply enough, that Pan-Africanism ought to be... |
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Special To The Black Star News
April 01,2013
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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 OraQuick In-Home HIV Test. The awareness campaign is part of an integrated national marketing program that includes events, as well as national and local radio, outdoor advertising, television, print and digital advertising. Johnson has been sharing his story of knowing, and encouraging others... |
Deardra Shuler
March 28,2013
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When I was invited to review a play entitled, “Honky” taking place at Urban Stages, located at 259 West 30th Street in Manhattan, naturally I was quite curious. The word “Honky” as all know, is generally associated with a derogatory term used to address Caucasians. However, as I see it, Honky is a term which musters little gas to drive the hate machine. In fact, I rarely hear the word used. It certainly doesn’t have the power that the “N” word holds, so I thought to myself, what’s... |
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Theodore T. Hodge
April 01,2013
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[Books] Picture shows author Nvasekie N. Konneh at book signing Many of us remember the bloody Liberian civil war at its height -- when it seemed that some of the worse gruesome atrocities that became a signature part of the conflict would never end. Liberia, like Sierra Leone which also witnessed appalling killings, maiming, and rapes during its war, is now relatively very peaceful. The Land of My Father’s... |
Colin Benjamin
January 28,2013
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 On Thursday, California Senator Dianne Feinstein along with other Congressional Democrats reintroduced an assault weapons ban bill that faces stiff opposition from Republicans—and even some Democrats. Given this influence the NRA has on Capitol Hill—and the regressive recalcitrance of Republicans—is it possible any new gun control legislation can be passed? Speaking on the Hill, Senator Feinstein introduced a bill targeting banning assault weapons—like the Bushmaster assault... |
Gloria J. Browne Marshall
May 20,2013
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 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 grandfather’s birth date, only adds to this complex legacy. For the life and death of Malcolm X is unlike any other civil rights icon. Malcolm X is remembered as an impassioned speaker who demanded change "by any means... |
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Special To The Black Star News
May 01,2013
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 Bob Law Scholars who convened an African American Economic Summit at Howard University in early February sketched a very bleak economic future for Black Americans. Noting that the White-Black wealth disparity is more than $20 to 1, conference participants said that we are basically talking about an economic system that is shot through with discrimination. The Washington Post reported that Bernard E. Anderson, a former assistant Secretary of... |
Special To The Black Star News
June 18,2013
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[Books]
PAPERBACK EDITION "This is the book to read for those who want to understand the agenda that is bringing the West to its knees." THE FAILURE OF LAISSEZ FAIRE CAPITALISM and the Economic Dissolution of the West: Towards a New Economics for a Full Worldby PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS available in US/Canada and Overseas "In his inimitable way, Roberts describes how the rhetorical patter talk about free-... |
Black Star Editorial
April 17,2013
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[Editorial] The authorities continue to investigate the bomb explosions that killed three people and wounded more than 160 people in Boston -- there are still too many unknowns. The motive and the individual, or individuals or organizations, behind the attack remain unknown. President Obama has characterized the explosions as an "act of terror." The bombs themselves were not sophisticated. According to the authorities they were made... |
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Special To The Black Star News
March 21,2013
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On Monday, April 8, 2013, Ballet Hispanico will celebrate the legacy of its School of Dance, and proudly honor Randy Falco, President & CEO of Univision Communications, with its Civic Inspiration Award at the annual Spring Gala in The Plaza Hotel's Grand Ballroom. Cocktails begin at 7pm and dinner will commence at 7:45pm. Attire is black tie. To purchase tickets, a table, a journal advertisement, or for more information, please contact Emma Epstein, Events Manager, at (212) 362-... |
Deardra Shuler
May 30,2013
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 Latin Salsa icon, Willie Colon, is well known throughout the world. A renowned singer, composer, humanitarian, political activist, trombonist and liaison for the Latin American community to the Mayor’s Office, Willie will be appearing at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in the Bronx on Saturday, June 8that 8:00 p.m. The concert is being produced by Lehman Center and Jose Raposo as part of the 2013 Blue Note Jazz Festival and the theme of the show will be in dedication to the Nuyorican... |
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