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Special To The Black Star News
December 12,2013
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 Of the people; by the people; for the people [Road To Democracy] Democracy, Respect for human rights, and the Rule of law The long-awaited official launch of the Freedom and Unity Front (FUF) takes place this Saturday in London. Among the speakers at the event will be Prof. Amii Omara-Otunnu (FUF Chairman), General David Sejusa (FUF founder member, and former Head of Uganda’s Security Services)... |
Eric Kashambuzi
December 11,2013
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 President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf will present Africa's common economic development position [Issues On Economic Development] Recasting Africa’s development in the post-2015 agenda Under the leadership of Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Africans are preparing a common position to be adopted by Heads of State and/or Government early in 2014 to guide African delegates at the United Nations in New... |
Special To The Black Star News
December 11,2013
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 Uganda's Yoweri Museveni Just over two months after the controversial Public Order Management Act became law with President Yoweri Museveni's assent, a Ugandan civil society coalition has filed a petition (No. 56 of 2013) challenging the law in Uganda's Constitutional Court as a violation of their rights to freedom of assembly and freedom of expression among others. With technical assistance and legal advice from the Robert F. Kennedy Center for... |
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Larry Seary
December 11,2013
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 Commissioner Kelly [Open Letter To Police Commissioner] December 9, 2013 The New York Press Club, Inc. 1636 Third Avenue (Box 188) New York NY 10128 Serving New York's Journalists since 1948 Dear Commissioner Kelly: On behalf of the New York Press Club, I strongly protest NYPD's latest decision to cut-off a long-... |
Marc Morial
December 11,2013
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 Mandela has said: “Our victory in defeating apartheid was your victory too. We know that our pride in regaining our dignity is shared by you. To you, and to all of the American people who supported the anti-apartheid struggle, we thank you from the bottom of our heart for your solidarity, and for having cared.” Nelson Mandela’s heroic struggle for a free, non-racial and democratic South Africa inspired freedom-loving people around the world but was especially intertwined with the... |
Nvasekie N Konneh
December 11,2013
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 TRIBUTE TO NELSON MANDELA For a man who gave away 27 years of his life So that his people could be free For the man who gave away 27 years of his life So that his nation could be free For the man who could have been a king Ruling over an adoring and submissive subjects For the man who could have been Another brutal African dictator killing his people... |
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Special To The Black Star News
December 11,2013
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 Gen. Sejusa and Prof. Omara-Otunnu [Op-Ed: Announcement By FUF] London Launch of Uganda's Freedom and Unity Platform (FUF): An inclusive political organization working for a new democratic, united, tolerant and progressive Uganda. Dear Ugandans, Friends of Uganda, and Global Media Fraternity, You are cordially invited to attend the historic launch of FUF - the Freedom and Unity Platform, which is fronting the global campaign to... |
Special To The Black Star News
December 11,2013
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 SOUTH AFRICAN CONSULATE GENERAL, FORMER MAYOR DAVID DINKINS, REV. AL SHARPTON AND OTHER VIPS TO HONOR LIFE AND LEGACY OF NELSON MANDELA DURING PUBLIC MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THE RIVERSIDE CHURCH. The Riverside Church — in conjunction with the South African Consulate — will host Consul General George Monyemangene, former Mayor David N. Dinkins, the Rev. Al Sharpton and other VIPs for “A Service of Praise and Thanksgiving for the Life of President Nelson Mandela” on Wednesday, December 11... |
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Tintswalo Baloyi
December 10,2013
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 [Africa] ZIMBABWEAN President Robert Mugabe received a standing ovation at the funeral of former South African President Nelson Mandela while the country's president Jacob Zuma was booed. There were raptures after his presence was acknowledged at the FNB Stadium in Soweto by the country ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa. Mugabe waved back to the thousands of mourners at the... |
Nicolás Maduro Moros
December 08,2013
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 [Mandela: Tribute]
Your Excellency Jacob Zuma President of the Republic of South Africa Mr. President: My dear friend. The people of Simón Bolívar and Hugo Chávez are deeply saddened by the death of the great Nelson Mandela. Our hearts go out to the noble and heroic South African people: we join our Mother Africa and the world in this time of mourning and sadness. ... |
Distinio Lois Jr.
December 07,2013
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 It's On! Judah vs Malignani [BoxingGlove Notes] After many years of talks, agreements, disagreements, finally Brooklyn’s 2 favorite sons former world champs, Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi and Zab “Super” Judah agreed to fight each other in a battle of Brooklyn which in reality is only for “bragging rights” of the Borough. For decades these 2 young ring warriors who went their separate ways career-wise but in the same field... |
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Maya Angelou
December 09,2013
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 Maya Angelou. Credit mayaangelou.com His Day Is Done – A Tribute Poem For Nelson Mandela His day is done. Is done. The news came on the wings of a wind, reluctant to carry its burden. Nelson Mandela’s day is done. The news, expected and still unwelcome, reached us in the United States, and suddenly our... |
Doris Allimadi
December 09,2013
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 Madiba [Mandela: Tribute]
Amandla Awethu You slipped quietly away from this world Taking the sun with you The moon beam your tailgate You slipped quietly away from this world Leaving us in total darkness Drowning in rivers of tears You slipped quietly away from this world For your day... |
Motsoko Pheko
December 09,2013
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 Jacob Zuma: What happened to the ANC's vision? [South Africa: Analyses] WHAT was the fundamental objective of the ANC when it was formed in 1912? Are the current ANC leaders pursuing that primary goal? Is the present ANC 100 years old or 57 years old? On January 8, 1912, when opening... |
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Arthur L. Jones III
December 07,2013
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 Always on a mission... [Tribute] On Thursday, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela – anti-apartheid revolutionary, philanthropist, author, spiritual father, and former President of South Africa – passed away. We just lost a man of great vision, valor, and dignity. Mr. Mandela’s life was an extended case study of fighting the good fight. His thoughts, words, and actions were consistently anchored in love and in peace. He never lost sight of... |
Kevin Powell
December 07,2013
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 Mandela shows his moves [Tribute] I had never heard of Nelson Mandela, of South Africa, of apartheid, until I was an 18-year-old college freshman at Rutgers University in the mid-1980s. At that time I had no interest in politics, in community, and "democracy" was a very strange and elusive word to me, something we had been taught in American schools, but which felt like it belonged to the people in our textbooks, forever frozen in... |
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Nicolás Maduro Moros
December 08,2013
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[Mandela: Tribute]
Your Excellency Jacob Zuma President of the Republic of South Africa Mr. President: My dear friend. The people of Simón Bolívar and Hugo Chávez are deeply saddened by the death of the great Nelson Mandela. Our hearts go out to the noble and heroic South African people: we join our Mother Africa and the world in this time of mourning and sadness. ... |
President Barack Obama
December 10,2013
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 [President's Speech At Mandela Memorial] Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. To Graça Machel and the Mandela family; to President Zuma and members of the government; to heads of states and government, past and present; distinguished guests -- it is a singular honor to be with you today, to celebrate a life like no other. To the people of South Africa, people of every race and walk... |
Special To The Black Star News
December 11,2013
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Uganda's Yoweri Museveni Just over two months after the controversial Public Order Management Act became law with President Yoweri Museveni's assent, a Ugandan civil society coalition has filed a petition (No. 56 of 2013) challenging the law in Uganda's Constitutional Court as a violation of their rights to freedom of assembly and freedom of expression among others. With technical assistance and legal advice from the Robert F. Kennedy Center for... |
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Mitch Ligon
December 09,2013
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 Can the real G-Man step foward? [Football] Geno Smith, New York Jets rookie quarterback connected with receivers and used his legs in a 37-27 victory over the Oakland Raiders at MetLife Stadium Sunday. Smith undoubtedly had success throwing the leather in the win against the Raiders; but he also had five carries for 50 yards and one touchdown, while completing the game going 16-25 for 219 yards. He threw for a touchdown... |
Special To The Black Star News
December 11,2013
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SOUTH AFRICAN CONSULATE GENERAL, FORMER MAYOR DAVID DINKINS, REV. AL SHARPTON AND OTHER VIPS TO HONOR LIFE AND LEGACY OF NELSON MANDELA DURING PUBLIC MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THE RIVERSIDE CHURCH. The Riverside Church — in conjunction with the South African Consulate — will host Consul General George Monyemangene, former Mayor David N. Dinkins, the Rev. Al Sharpton and other VIPs for “A Service of Praise and Thanksgiving for the Life of President Nelson Mandela” on Wednesday, December 11... |
Mitch Ligon
December 08,2013
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 Geno Smith will operate under a lot of pressure today [Sports] The Miami Dolphins 23-3 drubbing over the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium last Sunday cast a dark shadow on their hopes of making the playoff in the AFC wild car race and stirs questions about their future. Can they re-ignite today? Going into today's game against the Raiders, the Jets offensively has scored 14 points or fewer in five of its last seven games: Geno... |
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Tintswalo Baloyi
December 10,2013
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[Africa] ZIMBABWEAN President Robert Mugabe received a standing ovation at the funeral of former South African President Nelson Mandela while the country's president Jacob Zuma was booed. There were raptures after his presence was acknowledged at the FNB Stadium in Soweto by the country ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa. Mugabe waved back to the thousands of mourners at the... |
Larry Seary
December 11,2013
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Commissioner Kelly [Open Letter To Police Commissioner] December 9, 2013 The New York Press Club, Inc. 1636 Third Avenue (Box 188) New York NY 10128 Serving New York's Journalists since 1948 Dear Commissioner Kelly: On behalf of the New York Press Club, I strongly protest NYPD's latest decision to cut-off a long-... |
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