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By Dr Wilmer J Leon III
June 19,2013
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 Cheney-- He's Back!
[The View From Washington] As the whole literate world now knows, Edward Snowden, the former Booz Allen Hamilton infrastructure analyst who worked as a contractor for the National Security Administration (NSA) has leaked to the public the details of the NSA’s spying program PRISM. As a result of his actions he is now in hiding in China, faces a Department of Justice (DOJ) criminal investigation, and is... |
Special To The Black Star News
June 19,2013
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 [Music] Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola hosts a “British Invasion” – In collaboration with Made in the UK Jazz Concert Series. For the fifth year, Jazz at Lincoln Center collaborates with Made in the UK Jazz Concert Series, which has become the largest presentation of British jazz outside of the United Kingdom. This year’s series includes sets by the Cleveland Watkiss Quartet and the... |
Milton Allimadi
June 19,2013
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 Gen. Sejusa A top Ugandan general has suggested in an interview with the BBC that his boss, Gen. Yoweri Museveni, who's ruled for almost 30 years and with whom he's had a falling out could be "removed" from power. Implying that Gen. Museveni had abrogated and subverted the constitution he said he could be resisted by "all means necessary... |
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Special To The Black Star News
June 19,2013
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 Maria Salazer [On Media] CPJ launches 2012-2013 Journalists in Exile special report Fifty-five journalists from 21 countries fled their homes due to violence, imprisonment, and death threats in the past year, according to a new report from the Committee to Protect Journalists. The annual survey, marking World Refugee Day on June 20, spotlights the plight of journalists who have been forced into exile... |
Special To The Black Star News
June 19,2013
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 [Education] Touro College’s Division of Graduate Studies held commencement ceremonies for the nearly 2,000 candidates for master’s degrees or advanced certificates from six graduate schools on June 13 in Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. The audience of approximately 2,700 included parents, well-wishers, Touro administrators, faculty and staff, and the degree candidates from the graduate schools of business, education, Jewish studies, psychology, social work... |
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... |
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Patrick Delices
June 18,2013
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 [Education: History] On June 15, 2013, Dr. Leonard Kweku Jeffries, the 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. Jeffries’ delivery, the Peoples Survival Program, Universal Zulu Nation, and the Kemetic Masters of the Martial Arts showed the... |
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
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... |
Milton Allimadi
March 22,2013
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 [Passings]
CHINUA ACHEBE, the father of OKONKWO, one of the greatest characters created in literature, has died. Although Achebe wrote several books he will forever be remembered as the author of "Things Fall Apart" which was his first book published in 1958. It went on to become a classic and is now found in bookstores and universities all over the world. Achebe was 82 and died this morning following an illness and hospital... |
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By Dr Wilmer J Leon III
June 19,2013
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Cheney-- He's Back!
[The View From Washington] As the whole literate world now knows, Edward Snowden, the former Booz Allen Hamilton infrastructure analyst who worked as a contractor for the National Security Administration (NSA) has leaked to the public the details of the NSA’s spying program PRISM. As a result of his actions he is now in hiding in China, faces a Department of Justice (DOJ) criminal investigation, and is... |
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-... |
Lynn Williams
June 02,2013
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 Can Pacers Slay LeBron and Co on Monday? I just want to go on record for having said before the Indiana Pacers even beat the New York Knickerbockers, that I thought the Indiana Pacers could beat the Miami Heat. You would have thought that I said that they were not going to make Twinkies anymore—hysteria and disbelief. So for all the naysayers; mainly all the Miami Heat fans I keep running into—how do you like the Indiana Pacers now? Yes, I have... |
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Amadi Ajamu
May 13,2013
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 [Pan African Celebrations] This is a good month to celebrate El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Malcolm X and Sonny Abubadika Carson. During the month of May, African people on the continent and in the Diaspora celebrate African Liberation Month. Black nationalist and Pan African leadership are honored for their tremendous contribution to our our struggle for self-determination. In the United States, Malcolm X and Carson represent this loving, selfless commitment... |
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... |
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Deardra Shuler
June 12,2013
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 Brooklyn, NY - The Emancipation Proclamation which called for the abolishment of slavery was by far one of the most defining moments in American history. Signed into order September 22, 1862, by President Abraham Lincoln the document not only freed African and mixed race slaves on January 1, 1863, it also provided liberties for them to defend themselves and join the military. However, history will dictate that freedom would come at a high price and 150 years later with racial profiling,... |
Julian Bond
May 21,2013
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 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 politics", a firestorm erupted. Arguing the IRS was correct to target them for extra scrutiny, I also said, "Here are a group of people who are admittedly racist, who are overtly political" and therefore worthy... |
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