[Marian Wright Edelman Column]
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Black Star News
IAAF’S 30 ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON CULTURE, COMMUNITY AND THE AFRICAN STRUGGLE WILL BE HELD SATURDAY IN BROOKLYN
[ Arts and Culture News]
African Arts Festival Annual Symposium on Culture, Community and Struggle will be held on Saturday July 6, at 50 Navy Street, in Brooklyn, New York.
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NGO SAYS VENEZUELANS ARE DYING AS U.S. SANCTIONS BLOCK NEEDED MEDICINES FROM COMING INTO COUNTRY
[Latin American News]
NGO Sovereign Venezuela: “economic war aimed at exacerbating the economic crisis; have all been part of a strategy designed to provoke a “humanitarian crisis” and thereby justify a US backed military intervention.”
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Bronx Borough President Diaz Jr. Remains “Steadfast” In Opposing Mayor De Blasio’s Mott Haven Jail Plan
[Bronx News]
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. says “I must remain steadfast in my opposition to any plan that not only builds a new jail at the wrong location but also refuses to address the legitimate concerns raised…”
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New York Senate Majority Leader Announces New Public Election Financing Appointees To Counter “Dark Money” That Influences And Misinforms Public
[Albany News]
New York Senate Majority Leader: “Dark money routinely pours in to control public opinion, misinform voters, and benefit special interests.”
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New Poll: Most Americans Across Party Lines Against Trump’s Racist Treatment Of Immigrants
[Immigration News]
America’s Voices’ Douglas Rivlin: “the American people are remarkably united around real solutions to address the humanitarian and refugee crisis – and the larger vision for immigrants in America.”
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What Is The 4th Of July To Victims Of Oppression—Frederick Douglass Spoke Truth To Power
[Remembering Frederick Douglas]
Frederick Douglass: “What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim.”
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Essence 25th Anniversary Festival Bridging Connectivity, Technology And Culture Will Feature Keynote Speeches From 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates
[Essence 25th Festival News]
25 Essence Anniversary Festival runs from July 5-8 In New Orleans and will have keynote speeches by 2020 Candidates Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg & Beto O’Rourke…
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Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights “Pleased” Justice Department Will Print 2020 Census Questionnaire Without Bigoted Citizen Question
[Census News]
Lawyers’ Committee: “We are pleased that the Justice Department is moving forward with printing the 2020 Census questionnaire without a citizenship question.”
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Immigration Lobby Group Launches DACA “Renewals Now” Campaign To Increase Resources And Support For Dreamers
[Immigration News]
Katie Aragon:DACA “Renewals Now Campaign will provide vital educational resources and funding to help provide a little more peace of mind to Dreamers.”
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