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Mel and Pearl Shaw
May 24,2013
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 [FUNdraising Good Times] Philanthropy makes front page news with the announcement of large, transformational gifts. Think Bill Gates. Oprah Winfrey. Warren Buffet. With the news comes the question “What would it take for us to receive such a gift?” This three-part series seeks to provide insights that can help nonprofits begin a conversation that may itself be transformational. We recently asked Barbara Pierce, founder of... |
Colin Benjamin
May 24,2013
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 [Speaking Truth To Power] This week, the Floyd v City of New York trial ended in much the same way it began: with the New York Police Department (NYPD) brass still lying about their racist police Stop-and-Frisk practice that is criminalizing and crippling the future of legions of African-Americans and Latinos. The question for communities of color now is: what other tactics must we engage in, regardless of the ruling in this case, to arrest these malicious... |
Deardra Shuler
May 23,2013
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 [Theater] “DoJoJi: The Man Inside the Bell” presented by the Pan Asian Repertory Theatre at the Clurman Theatre, located at 410 West 42nd Street, in Manhattan, celebrates its 36th season with an interesting takeoff of a thought provoking Japanese legend that has been told through several different versions of Japanese theatrical art forms. It’s a play about two ill-fated lovers. Presented in minimalistic form, and as a new version of an old story, the director... |
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Asta Tall
May 23,2013
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 'I wish to make my case for candidacy...' Dr. Omotosho's press conference. Photo: Asta Tall [Race For NY City Council 2013] Will Dr. Bola Omotosho make history by becoming the first African-born City-council member and also the first representing the Bronx’s 16th district? Dr. Omotosho believes that his career as a medical doctor could give him the edge over his opponents in the race. While he originates from Nigeria he has been... |
Dr. James McIntosh
May 23,2013
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 [Community Announcements] 1. Brother Jitu Weusi joined the ancestors on Wednesday at 4:30 PM. Funeral arrangements not yet finalized. 2. PLEASE ACT NOW AND FORWARD BROADLY! CONTACT PAULETTE AT JERICHOnycjericho@gmail.com for more info. From: nycjericho@gmail.comDate: May 21, 2013 12:00:00 AM EDT Greetings I am sending out a... |
Milton Allimadi
May 22,2013
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 Jitu Weusi. Photo credit: corenyc.org [Passings] Jitu Weusi, one of the founders of the Black United Front, an education advocate and a fixture in many of New York's political struggles to advance Black empowerment passed away this afternoon. Weusi was also a big promoter of jazz, and co-founder of the Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival. He had battled kidney cancer since he was diagnosed in... |
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Amadi Ajamu
May 22,2013
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 Louis Reyes Rivera [African Liberation Month] Pan African Tribute to Cultural Champions During our African Liberation Month of May we will pay special tribute to two of Brooklyn's tremendous treasures; Fela Barclift, Director of theLittle Sun People and the late Louis Reyes Rivera, Brooklyn's Poet Laureate and cultural warrior. A Pan African Tribute will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 7 PM... |
Special To The Black Star News
May 22,2013
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 [Education: Language] With Ololade Siyonbola: Founder, Yoruba Cultural Institute BSN: Tell us a bit about yourself and when and why you founded Yoruba Cultural Institute? Ololade: I was born in Nigeria and emigrated to the States as a seven year old after living in London for two years. My family did not speak Yoruba at home so I forgot all the Yoruba I'd spoken as a small child. I founded the... |
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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.... |
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,... |
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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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... |
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... |
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Asta Tall
May 23,2013
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'I wish to make my case for candidacy...' Dr. Omotosho's press conference. Photo: Asta Tall [Race For NY City Council 2013] Will Dr. Bola Omotosho make history by becoming the first African-born City-council member and also the first representing the Bronx’s 16th district? Dr. Omotosho believes that his career as a medical doctor could give him the edge over his opponents in the race. While he originates from Nigeria he has been... |
Colin Benjamin
May 24,2013
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[Speaking Truth To Power] This week, the Floyd v City of New York trial ended in much the same way it began: with the New York Police Department (NYPD) brass still lying about their racist police Stop-and-Frisk practice that is criminalizing and crippling the future of legions of African-Americans and Latinos. The question for communities of color now is: what other tactics must we engage in, regardless of the ruling in this case, to arrest these malicious... |
Special To The Black Star News
May 09,2013
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 Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of Malcolm X was killed in Tijuana, Mexico, today The Black Star News has confirmed from a person in touch with his mother. Shabazz was the son of Malcolm’s X’s daughter Qubilah. "The mother is very distraught right now," a person in contact with the mother says. No details were provided; one report says he was thrown from the roof of a building by robbers. In 1997, when he was 12, Shabazz was charged in the arson death of his... |
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Milton Allimadi
April 12,2013
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 [The Black Star News Investigates] Carl Finn. Photo credit: Nate Adams Harlem Man Smells 'Conspiracy' In His Case After fighting for justice for six years has Carl Finn reached the end of the line? Finn says he was fired when he exposed discrimination against Black employees at a New York State agency. And, even though an appellate court recently declined to hear his case after it was dismissed... |
Special To The Black Star News
March 20,2013
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Jessica Lang's Isolation II. Photo: Pierre Wachholder When the Alvin Ailey II Company invites you to their home at the Ailey Citigroup Theatre for this spring’s soiree-an evening of cherished performances, expect to savor the experience of a welcomed and well appreciated guest. What Troy Powell, a veteran Ailey member who has worn many hats including former Ailey II Associate Director and now crowned artistic director of Ailey II has succeeded in... |
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)... |
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Special To The Black Star News
April 28,2013
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 The NAACP has created a new award to honor Bill Lynch, the star political strategist and the Chairman and Founder of Bill Lynch Associates, LLC, the premier Black owned and operated political consulting firm in New York city— for his exemplary career as one of the top political minds in the country. “I’m thrilled to have an award named in my honor,” Lynch said. “To be recognized for what I love to do is humbling. My commitment to my work and to mentoring young people has come easy for... |
Black Star Editorial
March 30,2013
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President-Elect Uhuru Kenyatta In a sign that Kenya is moving towards political maturity, challenger Raila Odinga says he will respect the Supreme court's ruling upholding Uhuru Kenyatta's victory in the March 4 presidential election. Prior to the ruling he had said he would respect the outcome and called on his supporters to remain calm and respect the ruling. Kenyatta called the ruling a "triumph of democracy." He and Kenya's Deputy President-... |
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