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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... |
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... |
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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... |
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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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... |
Joel Simon
May 17,2013
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 [Open Letter] May 16, 2013 Honorable John Kerry U.S. Department of State, 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 We are writing to bring to your attention the deteriorating state of press freedom in Ethiopia, where you will attend this year's African Union Summit. A... |
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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
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... |
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Colin Benjamin
April 26,2013
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 NRA's Wayne LaPierre Asks: 'Who's Your Daddy?' This week former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband have unleashed the first of a set of radio advertisements attacking Republican lawmakers who opposed gun legislation in the wake of last week’s defeat of a bill to tighten gun laws. Given the refusal of the Senate to act on sensible gun control legislation it's time for average Americans to forcefully speak up against the proliferation of... |
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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April 29,2012
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 [Commentary by Barbara Allimadi] I am happy to see that the International Community including the United States, a major supporter of the Ugandan government, has denounced the sexual attack against Ingrid Turinawe by Uganda's security forces. In a... |
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Special To The Black Star News
May 08,2013
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 Commissioner Thomas H. Mattox New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Thomas H. Mattox today announced that, as of the end of April, 87% of taxpayers had e-filed their personal income tax returns. More than 7.9 million taxpayers e-filed their personal income tax returns by the deadline this year – a 200,000 increase over last year. “E-filing is the easiest and most secure way to file tax returns, and results in the fastest refunds,” said... |
Special To The Black Star News
April 09,2013
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Revelation Photo by Gert Krautbauer Ailey II, The Ailey School & Ailey Camp Join Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on the Historic Apollo Stage For the First Time Ever in a Gala Benefit for Scholarships and Arts In Education Programs Serving New York Students. Dance Party Moves to the Signature Sounds of Special Guest DJ Kiss. Event Honoree: Robert Kissane. Honorary Chairs: Kimberly & Tyson Chandler.... |
Special To The Black Star News
March 19,2013
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Jazz at Lincoln Center welcomes the return of GRAMMY award-winning saxophonist and 2011 NEA Jazz Master Branford Marsalis to the Rose Theater stage on April 5th and 6th, at 8pm for his exemplary Portraits of the Jazz Saxophone. On this concert, Marsalis will express the full range of his technical excellence and compositional prowess while featuring the members of his quartet: pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis, and drummer Justin Faulkner. April 5th and 6th, at 8:00... |
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Frederick B. Hudson
May 16,2013
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 Dr. Kyenge [Comment] In 1933, the writer Arna Bontemps, a fellow member with Langston Hughes of a collection of writers, artists, and musicians history has dubbed "The Harlem Renaissance," in recognition of the creative contributions they offered to the world, penned a moving short story called, "A Summer Tragedy." The piece describes the proud, yet humble attempts of a southern sharecropper, Jeff Patton to dress himself in his... |
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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