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Special To The Black Star News
March 07,2014
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 The late Kwame Ture [COMMUNITY EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS] 1. BROTHER BOB BROWN ON KWAME TUREOn Sunday, March 9th at 3:00 PM, Brother Bob Brown of AAPRP will speak on the topic. "Countering the War to Destroy, The Revolutionary Kwame Ture AKA Stokely Carmichael" at John Henrik Clarke House located at 286 Convent Avenue, Harlem NY 10031. Admission is Free Call 347-907-0629 to RSVP. OPEN LETTER FROM BROTHER BOB... |
Special To The Black Star News
March 07,2014
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 President Obama [The White House] Today at an event with the First Lady at Coral Reef High School in Miami, President Obama will lay out additional details of his plan to equip all Americans with the education and skills they need to compete in the 21st century economy and launch a new FAFSA Completion Initiative to give more Americans the opportunity to afford, attend, and graduate from college. The President’s budget, released... |
Special To The Black Star News
March 06,2014
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 Lily Field (Cam Kornman) and her spiritual guide, The Ancient Mariner (T.D. White). Photo: Jonathan Slaff [Theater] "155 Thru the Roof," a fanciful comedy with music, will be presented by Theater for the New City, April 3 to 20. Written by award-winning playwright Toby Armour, directed by George Ferencz with music by Peter... |
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Special To The Black Star News
March 06,2014
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 President Obama greets Patti LaBelle tonight Performance started shortly after 7:34 P.M. EST Tonight Watch Livestreaming THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Welcome to the White House for the latest in our series celebrating the music that has shaped our American story... |
Colin Benjamin
March 06,2014
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 Charles and David Koch: money trumps justice and democracy [Speaking Truth To Power] On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid again attacked billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, whom the Nevada senator says are guilty of trying to pervert American politics with their money. In the aftermath of the “Citizen’s United” ruling—where the John Roberts Court Supreme Court decided money is to be considered protected “... |
Special To The Black Star News
March 06,2014
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 [Music: Apollo]
Apollo Theater And World Music Institute Presents: "Africa Now". A Four-Day Festival Celebrating Today’s African Music Scene Second Annual Festival Kicks Off April 2nd and Continues Through April 6th Festival to Feature a Variety of Cultural Events, Including Performances, Family Showtime, Free Film Screening and Other Activities Mainstage Concert: Featuring Fatoumata Diawara, Les Frères... |
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Special To The Black Star News
March 06,2014
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 [Sustainable World Farming]
Family Farmers conserve environmental resources, protect biodiversity, and increase incomes—while feeding nine billion people by 2050 As the world celebrates the International Year of Family Farming, Food Tank: The Food Think Tank is highlighting new research showing how family farms can nourish the world while protecting the environment. The new report,... |
Eric Kashambuzi
March 06,2014
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 Dictator Gen. Museveni would have been in power 30 years by the time he runs for 2016 elections [Beyond Museveni] In Search of a suitable federal model for Uganda At the 2012 London Conference on federalism attended by Ugandans from all walks of life, the concept meant different things to different participants. However, there was agreement in principle that it was better than the current centralized government. It was... |
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David Sejusa
March 05,2014
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 Former Minister Zoe Bakoko [Commentary] Fellow Ugandans the country is going through interesting times and hope all pro-democracy actors are thinking seriously about the options open to us as we get closer to the crossroads. All segments; those who believe that change can be achieved through peaceful means and those who think that a mixture of means is the solution needed to carry out a forensic assessment of objectives,... |
Amii Omara-Otunnu
March 03,2014
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 Yoweri Museveni [Commentary: Uganda] President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda signed into law an anti-gay bill on February 24, 2014, which criminalizes lesbianism and imposes severe penalties, including life imprisonment, for what it terms "aggravated homosexuality." He did this despite the fact that homosexual acts are already not only illegal but also regarded as a social taboo in Uganda, as is the case in most African countries.... |
Special To The Black Star News
March 03,2014
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 Mayor de Blasio honors Konatsotis [City Hall] Transcript Mayor Bill de Blasio: Well, we have a really wonderful line-up of folks here today. And this is a joyous moment for our city when we get to celebrate people who work for the city of New York, who serve the city of New York, and do something as extraordinary as these two gentlemen did. First I want to acknowledge our great Police Commissioner Bill... |
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Scott M Stringer
March 05,2014
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 Scott M. Stringer [Op-Ed] As New York City’s economy recovers from the recession, thousands of working families in all five boroughs face a grim reality: Although one of their members might have a fulltime job, the weekly wages they earn are not nearly enough to make ends meet. There are more than 800,000 of the so-called “working poor” in our City, and they struggle to get by -- fighting a daily battle to put food on the table... |
Special To The Black Star News
March 04,2014
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 Ms. Beatrice Mtetwa, human rights lawyer Today First Lady Michelle Obama will join Deputy Secretary Heather Higginbottom to present awards to women from 10 countries with the 2014 Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award. Secretary of State John Kerry is traveling to Kiev. The event is at the Dean Acheson Auditorium of the U.S. Department of State. The Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award annually recognizes... |
Eric Kashambuzi
March 06,2014
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Dictator Gen. Museveni would have been in power 30 years by the time he runs for 2016 elections [Beyond Museveni] In Search of a suitable federal model for Uganda At the 2012 London Conference on federalism attended by Ugandans from all walks of life, the concept meant different things to different participants. However, there was agreement in principle that it was better than the current centralized government. It was... |
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Special To The Black Star News
March 04,2014
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 Joaquina Kalukango [Theater] The Public Theater --Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham-- will officially open ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA on Wednesday, March 5 in The Public’s Anspacher Theater. It's the culmination of the international collaboration between The Public Theater, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and Miami’s GableStage. ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA is directed and edited by Tarell Alvin McCraney... |
Special To The Black Star News
March 06,2014
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President Obama greets Patti LaBelle tonight Performance started shortly after 7:34 P.M. EST Tonight Watch Livestreaming THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Welcome to the White House for the latest in our series celebrating the music that has shaped our American story... |
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Marc Morial
March 04,2014
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 President Obama launches "My Brother's Keeper...." [Commentary] This is how President Barack Obama has summarized current conditions: “There are some Americans who, in the aggregate, are consistently doing worse in our society -- groups that have had the odds stacked against them in unique ways that require unique solutions…And by almost every measure, the group that is facing some of the most severe challenges in the 21st century in... |
Special To The Black Star News
March 06,2014
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 Penny Pritzker: “Forty-five years ago today our nation embarked on a vision to ensure that minority-owned firms throughout the country could become critical economic agents of change and job creation. This vision led to the founding of the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), the only federal agency focused on strengthening the economic contribution of our nation’s 5.8 million minority-... |
Special To The Black Star News
March 07,2014
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The late Kwame Ture [COMMUNITY EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS] 1. BROTHER BOB BROWN ON KWAME TUREOn Sunday, March 9th at 3:00 PM, Brother Bob Brown of AAPRP will speak on the topic. "Countering the War to Destroy, The Revolutionary Kwame Ture AKA Stokely Carmichael" at John Henrik Clarke House located at 286 Convent Avenue, Harlem NY 10031. Admission is Free Call 347-907-0629 to RSVP. OPEN LETTER FROM BROTHER BOB... |
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Special To The Black Star News
March 04,2014
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Ms. Beatrice Mtetwa, human rights lawyer Today First Lady Michelle Obama will join Deputy Secretary Heather Higginbottom to present awards to women from 10 countries with the 2014 Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award. Secretary of State John Kerry is traveling to Kiev. The event is at the Dean Acheson Auditorium of the U.S. Department of State. The Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award annually recognizes... |
Special To The Black Star News
March 05,2014
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 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo [Health Issues] Urges New Yorkers to Get Screened During Month of March Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed a proclamation declaring March 2014 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in New York State and also reminded New Yorkers to get screened for colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer—a covered benefit through Medicaid as well as health plans participating in the NY State of Health... |
Special To The Black Star News
March 06,2014
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[Music: Apollo]
Apollo Theater And World Music Institute Presents: "Africa Now". A Four-Day Festival Celebrating Today’s African Music Scene Second Annual Festival Kicks Off April 2nd and Continues Through April 6th Festival to Feature a Variety of Cultural Events, Including Performances, Family Showtime, Free Film Screening and Other Activities Mainstage Concert: Featuring Fatoumata Diawara, Les Frères... |
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Special To The Black Star News
March 03,2014
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 Ballet Hispanico [Dance] April 15-27, 2014 World Premiere of El Beso by Gustavo Ramírez Sansano with Original Costumes by Venezuelan-Born Fashion Designer Angel Sanchez Four Joyce Premieres, Including Artistic Director Eduardo Vilaro's Hogar with Live Music by Russian Composer Ljova Ballet Hispanico, recognized as the nation's leading Latino dance organization since 1970, returns to The Joyce Theater from April 15-... |
Special To The Black Star News
March 04,2014
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Joaquina Kalukango [Theater] The Public Theater --Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham-- will officially open ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA on Wednesday, March 5 in The Public’s Anspacher Theater. It's the culmination of the international collaboration between The Public Theater, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and Miami’s GableStage. ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA is directed and edited by Tarell Alvin McCraney... |
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