NY Watch

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Election 2008: John Lewis Recalls Voting Rights Act

Anticipating the largest turnout in history of African-American voters and marking the centennial of LBJ’s birth, the event focused on the historic significance of ...

Floraine Beatrice Williams; Mother of Black Star Columnist Kam

Her sunny smile, her joyful nature, strength, courage, love, selflessness, affection, dignity, generosity and elegance endeared her to anyone fortunate enough to have been ...

Brave 10-year-old Girl Shot by Stray Bullet Lives to Tell Her Story

stray bullet, lives to tell her story

Anthony Herbert Unites Community to Help Victims of Tragedy

Help Victims of Tragedy

Southern Comforts Holistic Health Fair

Saturday, November 15, 2008 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, located at 53 Prospect Park West bet. 1st ...

Working Smoke Alarm Means Life-or-Death

Neither apartment had the benefit of a working smoke alarm. Without that device, there was no warning for these families when flames started to ...

Kevin Byrd Honored by Four Government Levels

For his prostate cancer awareness advocacy, Kevin Byrd is honored by United States President, George W. Bush, New York State Governor, David Paterson, New ...

O.J. Simpson, A Big Fool, Dug His Own Grave

Yet, O.J.’s bone headedness that has been on display since he dodged the bullet 13 years ago was inexorably leading him to prison anyway. ...

Bye Week: Jets Have Homework

“I don’t want to take anything away from Kurt Warner or the excellent receivers they have, but you have to be able to execute ...

Black Literary Bigs And Aspirants Celebrate

The publishing industry has changed since the days of authors Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Phillis Wheatley, Olaudah Equino.