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After $41 Million Settlement, Some Harsh Words For Bloomberg, As Central Park 5 Thank De Blasio And Supporters

Santana, Richardson, Salaam, and Clay. Photo: Black Star News Listening to one of the men who served a long prison sentence for a false ...

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John Liu Endorsed By Hotel Trades Council In State Senate Run

John Liu   50,000-Plus Member Union Plans Major Effort For Liu Citing his lifelong commitment to fighting for working families, the New York Hotel ...

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John Liu To Endorse Bill de Blasio

[New York Mayoral Election 2013] New York City Comptroller John Liu will endorse Public Advocate Bill de Blasio for mayor this afternoon at 2:30 ...

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Bill Thompson, A Most Worthy Challenger: Time To Unite Behind de Blasio

Kingmaker Dante has the most coveted afro in politics. Watch out for Lhota’s scissors [Black Star News Editorial]   It’s Bill de Blasio to ...

Fingerprinting NYCHA Folks: Mayor Bloomberg Versus Black And Latino Pre-Convicts

The Mayor as PreCog? [Black Star News Editorial] Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to fingerprint residents who live in so-called “housing projects” operated by the ...

NYC Comptroller John C. Liu Sharply Denounces Bloomberg On Stop-and-Frisk Appeal

NYC Comptroller Liu New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate John C. Liu has sharply denounced Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s decision to appeal the ruling ...

Bill Lynch, Recalled As Champion Of Underdogs Everywhere

Tributes from friends and associates continue to come for political master strategist Bill Lynch who died Friday from complications of a kidney ailment at ...

New York Leaders Denounce Court Ruling Striking Prevailing Wage

Letitia “Tish” James [New York City] Last year New York’s City Council passed a law called “prevailing wage” that mandated $10 an hour with ...

Rep. Jeffries Wants Justice Department To Look At Zimmerman Case As More National Leaders Condemn Acquittal

Several national and local New York leaders and politicians released statements following the acquittal of George Zimmerman for killing Trayvon Martin, the 17 year ...

Liu Again Condemns Bloomberg’s Remarks On Stop-And-Frisk

[New York Mayoral Election 2013] City Comptroller John C. Liu released the following statement on the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk data: “Today’s Daily News analysis of ...