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Special To The Black Star News
May 20,2013
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 [Global: Africa] President Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle will visit three African countries --Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania-- from June 26 to July 3, The White House said in a statement. "The President will reinforce the importance that the United States places on our deep and growing ties with countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including through expanding economic growth, investment, and trade; strengthening democratic institutions; and... |
Franklin Lamb
May 20,2013
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 Victims of Syria's bloody war [Global: Middle East] HOMS,Syria---It’s not hard to find critics of the Assad government in the Governorate (Muhafazat) of Homs or for that matter, to varying degrees in Syria’s other thirteen Governorates according to Syrian analysts interviewed by this observer and reports from human rights groups including lawyers representing dissidents in Syria. However, after nearly 27 months of... |
Gloria J. Browne Marshall
May 20,2013
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 Malcolm X gave voice to oppressed African-Americans
[Tribute To Malcolm X] Malcolm X was a complex man. The beating death of his grandson, Malcolm Shabazz, 28, in a Mexico City bar, days before his grandfather’s birth date, only adds to this complex legacy. For the life and death of Malcolm X is unlike any other civil rights icon. Malcolm X is remembered as an impassioned speaker who demanded change "by any means... |
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Eric L. Wattree
May 20,2013
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 Mega hypocrite Sean Hannity [Beneath The Spin] While this country professes to honor the ideals of freedom, independence, liberty, and justice, that's just lip service. We have a long history of stifling each and every one of those ideals, and anyone who doesn't believe that should simply try suing a major corporation for an injustice, or try embracing the "freedom" to live an unconventional lifestyle. This country frowns upon those... |
John Lewis and Bryan Stevenson
May 19,2013
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Black Star Editorial
May 19,2013
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 McConnell, Boehner, Cantor. There goes the neighborhood again [Black Star News Editorial] Today the Republicans' Three Favorite Words are: "Benghazi; IRS; and, AP." These three words will keep Republicans "busy" until November 2014 -- or so they hope. Instead of negotiating a major jobs bill to ensure that the recovery continues and grows rapidly, with millions of new jobs created, Republicans will say: "Benghazi; IRS;... |
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Marian Wright Edelman
May 18,2013
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 “Daddy,” the boy said, “I don't want to disobey you, but I have made my pledge. If you try to keep me home, I will sneak off. If you think I deserve to be punished for that, I'll just have to take the punishment. For, you see, I'm not doing this only because I want to be free. I'm doing it also because I want freedom for you and Mama, and I want it to come before you die.” This teenage boy overheard talking to his father by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the hundreds of... |
Special To The Black Star News
May 18,2013
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 Yvette D. Clarke [Education] At Sunday Protest Top Black Politicos Demand Interim President For Medgar Evers On Sunday, May 19 at 11:00 AM, outside Medgar Evers College, the Central Brooklyn Black Legislators Coalition will publicly protest and question CUNY’s commitment to the search process for a new permanent president at Medgar Evers College. Currently, the current president is still in place,... |
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Special To The Black Star News
April 10,2013
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[Policing The Police] Commissioner Ray Kelly shown in picture. NLOA Chairman Anthony Miranda will join a distinguished panel of speakers to discuss Police Misconduct and Civil Liability at CUNY School of Law in Queens. We invite you to attend. Location: The City University of New York, CUNY SCHOOL of LAW. Law in the Service of Human Needs. Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 5:30 p.m: Room 1-202 at the CUNY School of Law; 2 Court... |
Special To The Black Star News
April 06,2013
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The US Department of Labor Reports that Blacks have the lowest median family income the highest unemployment rate, as well as the highest consumer debt of all ethnic groups in America. At the same time African Americans spend as much as $1 Trillion dollars annually. Where Is The Money Going? Don’t Miss this very important community Forum. "Turning Black Spending Into Real Power," with Dr. Claud Anderson The Powernomics Plan To... |
Milton Allimadi
March 15,2013
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 [Editorial Comment] Jumaane D. Williams is a responsible young New York City Councilmember who represents the 45th District in Brooklyn where Kimani Gray was shot to death by New York Police last Saturday. Gray died when he was struck by seven bullets fired by two undercover officers of the New York Police Department (NYPD) under disputed circumstances. A witness who spoke to The Village Voice contradicted the NYPD's claim that 16-year old Kimani... |
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Marian Wright Edelman
April 01,2013
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Why is the National Rifle Association so afraid of the truth? There are many misconceptions about guns and gun violence swirling around in Americans’ minds—and in many cases, this misinformation is no accident. For years the NRA has blocked the truth and actively fought against and prevented research in the causes and costs of gun violence because they don’t want Americans to know the truth about guns, how to prevent gun violence, and how to make themselves and their children safer.... |
Deardra Shuler
March 28,2013
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When I was invited to review a play entitled, “Honky” taking place at Urban Stages, located at 259 West 30th Street in Manhattan, naturally I was quite curious. The word “Honky” as all know, is generally associated with a derogatory term used to address Caucasians. However, as I see it, Honky is a term which musters little gas to drive the hate machine. In fact, I rarely hear the word used. It certainly doesn’t have the power that the “N” word holds, so I thought to myself, what’s... |
Special To The Black Star News
March 23,2013
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On March 22, 2013, as thousands of Swedish citizens of Eritrean origin were demonstrating in Stockholm, Sweden to condemn the criminal and cowardly acts of terrorism that burned three of their community centers, Eritrean Americans across the United States visited the Swedish Embassy in Washington DC and Swedish Consular offices throughout the United States. The message that was delivered to Swedish officials condemned the heinous crime that were committed the night of February 25,... |
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Special To The Black Star News
March 29,2013
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Obama with, from left: President Macky Sall of Senegal, President Joyce Banda of Malawi, President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone, and Prime Minister José Maria Pereira Neves of Cape Verde. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) President Barack Obama met today with: President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone; President Macky Sall of Senegal; President Joyce Banda of Malawi; and, Prime Minister José Maria Pereira Neves of Cape Verde at the White House... |
Colin Benjamin
March 24,2013
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[Speaking Truth To Power] Last week, a lawsuit challenging the unconstitutional Stop-and-Frisk policing practiced by the New York Police Department started and tape-recorded evidence was introduced exposing how a commanding officer admonished a policeman for not stopping enough Black males during the course of his patrol in ethnic minority neighborhoods. Was pressure to generate quotas another factor that contributed to the deaths of: Amadou Diallo; Sean Bell... |
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Special To The Black Star News
May 20,2013
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[Global: Africa] President Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle will visit three African countries --Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania-- from June 26 to July 3, The White House said in a statement. "The President will reinforce the importance that the United States places on our deep and growing ties with countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including through expanding economic growth, investment, and trade; strengthening democratic institutions; and... |
Nvasekie N. Konneh
May 18,2013
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 [Birthday Tribute: Malcolm X] Revealed in Harlem, Chicago, Detroit, Washington DC, Los Angeles, and received in the Motherland as a Power Book of Universal African Experience. Now I am the proudest of the sons and daughters of the mighty planet earth, rich with the words of truth, sharper than the daggers and javelins; I am the Disciple of Malcolm X in Africa. I hold the revelation as a searchlight for the folks lost in the wilderness of soul... |
Gloria J. Browne Marshall
April 29,2013
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 Columnist Gloria J. Browne-Marshall [LAW OF THE LAND] “They betrayed everything we worked for,” says Jocelyn Cooper, 84, her delicate voice firm with rage. With yet another Black politician indicted for corruption, she, like so many others, wonders if the community will ever realize its full political potential. Mrs. Cooper remembers when she and her husband, Andy Cooper, took out a third mortgage on their home to finance a... |
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Special To The Black Star News
March 31,2013
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Photo of a doctor pretending to "treat" a patient Tuskegee University will commemorate the 16th anniversary of former President Bill Clinton’s apology for the U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study, on April 2-5. Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders, 15th U.S. Surgeon General, will deliver the keynote address at the commemoration luncheon Friday, April 5. The infamous study known as the “... |
Carolyn Jenkins
January 19,2013
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 VP Nail Spa & Lounge which opened a few months ago adds a polished touch to the up scaling of Fulton Street. VP is the abbreviation for Very Polished. Opened in late July 2012, and located at 1082 Fulton Street and Claver Place, VP strikes an imposing presence with its picture window proudly displaying its brightly lit chandelier, sparkling reception area with authentic brick walls to the rear where manicures, pedicures and waxing are performed. The co-owner, Angie Aquirre, along with... |
David Wyche
May 10,2013
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 [Comment] Recently President Barack Obama denied having any part in Jay-Z's and Beyoncé’s trip to Cuba after lyrics surfaced from Jay-Z’s song “Open Letter” hinting that Obama may have given the supercouple clearance. Obama responded by saying, “This is not something the White House gets involved with; we have better things to do,” in a “Today” interview. I think Jay-Z was involved in a bigger mission and I will outline my views shortly. Two... |
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Gloria J. Browne Marshall
April 15,2013
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Until the Lion writes his own history he will always be misrepresented. That’s what Frederick Douglass said. Until America convenes a Truth and Reconciliation Commission on racism, the complete African-American story will not be told. Last month, an exasperated Justice Elena Kagan asked attorneys arguing the Shelby County voting rights case if the Supreme Court should really decide when racism has ended. Respectfully, no... |
Special To The Black Star News
March 20,2013
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Malawi's Joyce Banda President Barack Obama will meet with four African leaders on March 28 in Washington, The White House announced. All four are from functioning democracies. "The visit of these four leaders underscores the strategic importance the President places on building partnerships and substantive engagement with sub-Saharan Africa, and our commitment to working with strong and emerging African democracies," The White House statement... |
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