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Black Star Editorial
May 19,2013
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 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 "busy" until November 2014 -- or so they hope. Instead of negotiating a major jobs bill to ensure that the recovery continues and grows rapidly, with millions of new jobs created, Republicans will say: "Benghazi; IRS;... |
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,... |
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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... |
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)... |
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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... |
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... |
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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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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,... |
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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Black Star Editorial
May 19,2013
51
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 "busy" until November 2014 -- or so they hope. Instead of negotiating a major jobs bill to ensure that the recovery continues and grows rapidly, with millions of new jobs created, Republicans will say: "Benghazi; IRS;... |
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November 16,2011
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 Mexico, the largest Latin American importers of Chinese goods with US$46 billion in 2010, has seen purchase growth rates diminish, from 20.5% year-on-year in the first half of 2011, to 18.5% in the third quarter, to 13% in August, according to data compiled by BBVA.
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Special To The Black Star News
May 06,2013
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 The Central Brooklyn Leadership Council and the Men's Ministry of Historic Church of God in Christ invites you to a FREE screening of this important new documentary film by Ken Burns: The Central Park Five. Tuesday May 7, 2013 at 6:30 PM. Historic Church of God in Christ, 221 Kingston Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. 11203. Two of the young men will be there along with attorney Michael Warren. Moderator: Bob Law. This is an opportunity to hear directly from the young... |
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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... |
Gloria J. Browne Marshall
March 18,2013
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Marco McMillian’s beaten and burned body was found by a Mississippi River levee. McMillian, 33, was a mayoral candidate and a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. McMillian was Black, openly gay, and possibly a victim of hate crimes. His murder is heinous. Yet, there have been no protests. Trayvon Martin’s youth and the audacity of George Zimmerman’s allegations of self-defense shocked Black communities into protest. But, like Trayvon Martin, Marco McMillian was a son of the... |
Nvasekie N. Konneh
May 16,2013
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 [Book Review] Love, Sex, and Relationship "Secrets of My Heart" By Doris Allimadi, London, UK iUniverse, 2013. 67 Pages. $10.95 Reviewed by Nvasekie N. Konneh Reading the poems in “Secrets of My Heart” by Doris Allimadi will take you through the ups and downs of love, sex and relationship. The poems are powerful enough to make... |
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Benjamin Todd Jealous
April 24,2013
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 Kemba Smith-Pradia only regained voting right in 2012 Last week, the Delaware State legislature approved a constitutional amendment to all but remove the last Jim Crow-era voter suppression law from its books. The amendment, passed at the urging of the Delaware NAACP, allows people with nonviolent felony convictions to vote after their release from prison. This is a major victory for voting rights and a strike against the practice of "felony... |
Ebele Oseye
March 27,2013
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[Tribute] 1930-2013 Chinua Achebe, in person and in his writings, has been a centrifugal force holding a world together. That world seemed to burst at the news of his transition on Friday, 22 March 2013. And yet there is a radiance in every memory, in every photograph which reminds us that our Teacher, Father, and Brother will always be. While the world now looks at new evidence regarding our planet's beginnings, Achebe'... |
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