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Marian Wright Edelman
May 18,2013
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 “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 punishment. For, you see, I'm not doing this only because I want to be free. I'm doing it also because I want freedom for you and Mama, and I want it to come before you die.” This teenage boy overheard talking to his father by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the hundreds of... |
Special To The Black Star News
May 18,2013
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 Yvette D. Clarke [Education] At Sunday Protest Top Black Politicos Demand Interim President For Medgar Evers On Sunday, May 19 at 11:00 AM, outside Medgar Evers College, the Central Brooklyn Black Legislators Coalition will publicly protest and question CUNY’s commitment to the search process for a new permanent president at Medgar Evers College. Currently, the current president is still in place,... |
Nvasekie N. Konneh
May 18,2013
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 [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 the sons and daughters of the mighty planet earth, rich with the words of truth, sharper than the daggers and javelins; I am the Disciple of Malcolm X in Africa. I hold the revelation as a searchlight for the folks lost in the wilderness of soul... |
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Special To The Black Star News
May 18,2013
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 [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 culture. Created in 1977 to heighten awareness of African culture, the festival has evolved into a high-spirited celebration that brings the entire community together. Under the artistic direction of Founding Elder Chuck Davis, DanceAfrica features performances by... |
Special To The Black Star News
May 17,2013
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 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, recently took second place for a poster presentation in biochemistry at the 21st Annual Statewide CSTEP Conference held at Sagamore on the Lake in Bolton Landing, New York. Mr. Saleh’s research, titled “Synthesis of IAPP (12-18)... |
Special To The Black Star News
May 17,2013
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 [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. Public funds will match $5,945 of that amount through the campaign finance program at a six-to-one ratio. The campaign completed its first filing with the New York City Campaign Finance Board on Wednesday, May 15th. Rev. Tillard wants to succeed Al Vann, who is... |
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Special To The Black Star News
May 17,2013
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 [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 6PM. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Malcolm X Blvd & 135th Street • Harlem, NY. A discussion with author, Rosemari Mealy, about the historic October 1960 meeting between Fidel Castro and Malcolm X in the Hotel Theresa that... |
Asta Tall
May 17,2013
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 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 helps reduce the risk of conflict. Education is the key to not only a better life for an individual but for communities both local and global. These were some of the lessons that... |
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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... |
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... |
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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.... |
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... |
Special To The Black Star News
March 29,2013
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Obama with, from left: President Macky Sall of Senegal, President Joyce Banda of Malawi, President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone, and Prime Minister José Maria Pereira Neves of Cape Verde. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) President Barack Obama met today with: President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone; President Macky Sall of Senegal; President Joyce Banda of Malawi; and, Prime Minister José Maria Pereira Neves of Cape Verde at the White House... |
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Colin Benjamin
March 24,2013
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[Speaking Truth To Power] Last week, a lawsuit challenging the unconstitutional Stop-and-Frisk policing practiced by the New York Police Department started and tape-recorded evidence was introduced exposing how a commanding officer admonished a policeman for not stopping enough Black males during the course of his patrol in ethnic minority neighborhoods. Was pressure to generate quotas another factor that contributed to the deaths of: Amadou Diallo; Sean Bell... |
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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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
May 06,2013
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 Floyd “Money” Mayweather overcame ring rust, father time, a year lay-off, and defeated Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero by a unanimous-almost a shut-out-decision. Mayweather defended one of his eight world titles, the W.B.C. Welterweight crown at the M.G.M. Grand Casino, in Las Vegas, Saturday night May 4, 2013. The Judges, Duane Ford, Judy Lederman, and Jerry Roth, all voted the same way, 117-111 for Money Mayweather. Calling the first round even, because of the customary “feeling out... |
Special To The Black Star News
April 06,2013
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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, April 27, 2013 at Festival Center, 1640 Colombia Road, NW, Washington, DC, from 4-8 pm. The topic is “Dr. Martin Luther King's Legacy: a Panafricanist Perspective”. Dr. Zizwe Poe from Lincoln University and Dr. Krista Johnson... |
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Milton Allimadi
March 17,2013
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[Global: Africa] A U.K. court heard Thursday that a top Tullow Oil company executive suggested payment of a $50 million bribe to "meet the short term needs and demands" of Uganda's ruler of 27 years Gen. Yoweri K. Museveni, court records show. The "needs" and "demands" were in connection to Museveni's 2011 presidential election which supporters of top challenger Dr. Kizza Besigye say he ultimately stole. Gen. Museveni is a close U.S. ally and critics say... |
Black Star Editorial
May 16,2013
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 Haste, shortly before shooting the unarmed Graham to death Now that a Bronx Judge, Judge Steven Barrett, has dismissed the indictment against Richard Haste, the NYPD officer who followed Ramarley Graham and broke into his home in the Bronx and shot him to death in the bathroom On Feb. 2, 2012, the federal government should take over the case and look into the violation of Graham's civil rights. It would be a preferable course than to have the Bronx... |
Chika Onyeani
April 24,2013
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 No luck for President Jonathan? The United States government has severely criticized Nigerian government officials of massive, widespread, and pervasive corruption, affecting all levels of government and the security forces, in its annual country report by the State Department. “Officials,” the report said, “frequently engaged in corrupt practices with impunity.” It estimated that almost $7 billion must have been stolen in the period under review. The... |
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Special To The Black Star News
March 26,2013
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[Education] Global Brigades is the world’s largest student-led global health and sustainable development organization. Since 2004, Global Brigades has mobilized thousands of university students and professionals through programs that work to improve the quality of life for impoverished people in Ghana, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. Queens College’s second Global Brigades mission – the first was in January 2012 to Honduras – was made up of 28 student... |
Special To The Black Star News
March 29,2013
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[NY AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL] Festival includes the U.S. Premiere of Dolce Vita Africana, about legendary Malian photographer Malick Sidibe, as well as the buzzed-about films Death for Sale, Burn it up Djassa and Nairobi Half Life from the new wave of African directors. Haitian-born Hollywood actor Jimmy Jean-Louis in appearance for historical epic Toussaint Louverture The Film Society of Lincoln Center (... |
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