[Entertainment News]
Quilomo is a historically-based film that tells the story of Black Brazilians who revolted, in 1641, and escaped to mountain fortresses where they started self-governing communities.”
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Black Star News
PUERTO RICO GOVERNOR RICARDO ROSSELLO’S RESIGNATION WAS OVERDUE, GOVERNMENT REFORM NOW NEEDED
[Puerto Rico News]
AFT President Randi Weingarten: “The people of Puerto Rico, regardless of political party, seek what all citizens of a democratic society want: a government that is free of corruption and puts the needs of the people first.”
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GOVERNOR CUOMO SIGNS LEGISLATION TO PROTECT NEW YORK CONSUMERS FROM DATA SECURITY BREACHES
[Albany News]
Yesterday, Gov Andrew Cuomo signed the SHIELD Act into law to protect New Yorkers from sensitive security breaches in the aftermath of the Equifax data breach of 2017.
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TRUMP’S INHUMANE IMMIGRATION POLICES CONDEMNED BY EDITORIAL PAGES OF WASHINGTON POST AND LA TIMES
[Immigration News]
Editorial pages of Washington Post and LA Times take Trump to task over inhumane immigration policies…
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LEADING AUTHORS AND ACADEMICS DELIVER OPEN LETTER CALLING ON CONGRESS TO ADDRESS BORDER CRISIS
[Immigration News]
Leading authors, academics, poets send open letter to Congress asking them to address ” the inhumane conditions in detention centers for asylum seekers at our southern border.”
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NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES SHUTS DOWN FRADULENT COLLECTION AGENCIES ANNOUNCES $66 MILLION SETTLEMENT
[Fraud News]
NY Attorney General Letitia James: “There is zero tolerance for individuals who use illegal and unconscionable tactics to cheat consumers out of their hard-earned money.”
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INTERNATIONAL TEACHER’S GROUP CONDEMNS TRUMP OVER RACIST “GO BACK” ATTACKS ON U.S. CONGRESSWOMEN
[Education News]
Education International, the global body representing the world’s teachers, voted unanimously Thursday to condemn U.S. President Donald Trump’s racist assault on four women members of the U.S. Congress and pledged to support American unions in their fight to defeat him in 2020.
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SENATOR BOOKER PUSHES BACK AT TUCKER CARLSON’S RACE BAITING IN TOURE INTERVIEW
[Racism News]
FOX News host Tucker Carlson called New Jersey Senator Cory Booker the “Whitest Black guy” he has ever seen.
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“ZERO FOR ZEROS” CAMPAIGN APPLAUDS MICROSOFT FOR RE-EVALUATING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANTI-LGBT POLITICIANS
[Political\LGBTNews]
Zero for Zeros’ Campaign Manager Lane Hudson: “As Microsoft conducts its internal review process, we plan to continue our conversations with their leadership and request a permanent commitment not to support the worst of the worst anti-LGBT elected officials. For today, we are excited to say ‘thank you’ to Microsoft for taking this vital first step,”
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