Candidate Bernie Sanders As Mockingjay
On November 19th Bernie Sanders gave a nationally-covered speech in Washington, D.C. about why he is a democratic socialist and what it means to him. On the very…
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Dr. Adelaide Sanford, Renowned Educator, Celebrates 90th Birthday In Harlem
Dr. Adelaide Sanford, a resolute and venerated scholar and “Queen Mother” of educational, social and Africanist activism celebrated her 90th birthday with the intellectual nationalist community in New…
Democrat, Republican, & Libertarian Cowardly Lions
Ladies and gentlemen, I’m not going to parse my words today. There will be no pleasantries and no witty repartees. Instead, I’ll simply delve right to the heart…
Uganda’s Path To Change After 30 Years Of Tyranny
Gen. Museveni in a familiar salute from the pages of history -- twilight after 30 years? If democracy were measured by the regularity and number of elections, Uganda…
#BlackLivesMatter: America’s Universities Confront U.S. History of Enslavement Of Africans
How a superpower was built On November 14, Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia announced the university will rename two buildings on campus named for two 19th century…
Sharpton To Recruit Black Church Leaders To Provide Sanctuary For Syrian Refugees
Rev. Sharpton New initiative to deal with the Syrian refugee crisis At the National Action Network's (NAN's) Saturday Action Rally, Rev. Al Sharpton will Announce that NAN is…
Passings: Zuccotti’s Role In 1970s Fiscal Crises Recalled In Tributes
John Zuccotti Several current and former elected officials in statements recalled how the developer John E. Zuccotti, who has died at the age of 78, played an outsized…
November 21 NYC “Clean Slate” Warrant Forgiveness Program — District Attorney Vance
District Attorney Vance with Letitia James on his right and other officials New Yorkers Can Clear Summons Warrants at “Clean Slate” this Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 3…
“Success”? Predatory Education And Subprime Schools
Fatima Geidy, the parent of a child formerly enrolled in Success Academies As alluded to in a recent DailyNews editorial there is, indeed, a wind blowing against New…
Taking Action on College Racial Harassment
Arne Duncan In recent weeks, incidents at the University of Missouri and Yale University have placed in the public eye a set of issues that are familiar and…