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Special To The Black Star News
December 09,2013
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 Sheet Metal Workers Recruit Apprentices The Sheet Metal Workers International Association Local Union #137, will conduct a recruitment from December 9, 2013 through December 8, 2014 for 10 sheet metal worker (sign hanger/rigger) apprentices, State Labor Commissioner Peter M. Rivera announced today. Applications can be obtained at 21-42 44th Drive, Long Island City, NY from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. every Monday, excluding legal holidays, during the recruitment... |
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... |
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... |
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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... |
Special To The Black Star News
December 08,2013
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 THE ANC: Our struggle for freedom has a long history. It goes back to the days when the African people fought spear in hand against the British and Boer colonizers. The ANC has kept this spirit of resistance alive! Over the last 80 years the ANC has brought together millions in the struggle for liberation. Together we have fought for our land, against low wages, high rents and the dompas. We have fought against Bantu education, and for the right to vote for a government of our choice... |
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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. ... |
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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By Dr Wilmer J Leon III
December 06,2013
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 Mandela knew defeating Apartheid was no tea party. In 1962 he received brief military training in Algeria and in Ethiopia [Tribute To A Freedom Fighter] Former South African President Mandela has passed. The world has lost another point on its compass of morality. The dominant narrative is of a docile and passive man. A man who, according to President Obama’s remarks, “we draw strength from the example of renewal and... |
Milton Allimadi
December 05,2013
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 Charles and Inez Barron. Photo Black Star News [New York] Within hours of Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio's announcement that he was appointing Bill Bratton as New York Police Commissioner Councilmember Charles Barron held a news conference to denounce the appointee as the father of "racial profiling Stop-and-Frisk." "Asking Bill Bratton to come back and stop racial profiling stop and frisk is like asking an... |
Black Star Editorial
December 05,2013
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 Madiba [Black Star News Editorial] NELSON MANDELA now sups and keeps company with Africa's Greatest Ancestors. And he is the most illustrious of them all. Look at the honor guard as he walks through the gate! A wave from Nyerere, a wink from Marcus Garvey, a thumps up from Samora Machel; Du Bois puts down the book he was discussing with Steve Biko, for a two-handed handshake, Harriet Tubman ever the fighter pushes her way... |
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Black Star Editorial
December 05,2013
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 Sarah Palin [Black Star News Editorial] Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin recently compared the U.S. debt to slavery.She was harshly blasted by MSNBC host Martin Bashir on his show. Bashir apologized for his comments. That wasn't enough. Yesterday he... |
Special To The Black Star News
December 05,2013
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 Roslyn Brock, Chairman of the NAACP Board of Directors: “The Honorable Nelson Mandela embodied the hopes, dreams, aspirations and values of all who seek justice against tremendous odds. He responded to unfathomable violence with peace and courage, and in doing so he forever changed the world.” Dr. David Emmanuel Goatley, Chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the NAACP Board of Directors: “Nelson Mandela’s legacy remains an inspiration for... |
Special To The Black Star News
December 05,2013
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 [Immigration: Commentary] After 22 days of a water-only fast on the National Mall, four long-term fasters of the “Fast for Families” announced an expansion of the action as they passed the fast on to a group of prominent faith leaders and activists who will continue to highlight the moral dimension and human tragedies caused by our broken immigration system. At a ceremony in front of the U.S. Capitol, the four long-term fasters, Eliseo Medina of SEIU, Cristian... |
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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. ... |
Obote Odora
December 06,2013
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 Kenyatta and Ruto. No immunity but may defer some ICC appearances [Comment] Prior to the Assembly of States Parties, the African Union (AU) and Kenya consistently advocated for immunity from prosecution for sitting Heads of State. Demand for immunity from criminal prosecution is contrary to legal principles applied in most jurisdictions. A common practice is for an accused charged with murder or other serious crimes to step... |
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Special To The Black Star News
December 08,2013
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THE ANC: Our struggle for freedom has a long history. It goes back to the days when the African people fought spear in hand against the British and Boer colonizers. The ANC has kept this spirit of resistance alive! Over the last 80 years the ANC has brought together millions in the struggle for liberation. Together we have fought for our land, against low wages, high rents and the dompas. We have fought against Bantu education, and for the right to vote for a government of our choice... |
Black Star Editorial
December 05,2013
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Madiba [Black Star News Editorial] NELSON MANDELA now sups and keeps company with Africa's Greatest Ancestors. And he is the most illustrious of them all. Look at the honor guard as he walks through the gate! A wave from Nyerere, a wink from Marcus Garvey, a thumps up from Samora Machel; Du Bois puts down the book he was discussing with Steve Biko, for a two-handed handshake, Harriet Tubman ever the fighter pushes her way... |
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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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... |
By Colin Jenkins
December 05,2013
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 High blood pressure and hypertension are conditions especially endemic among the Black population in the US. Societal disadvantage, proliferation of fast food restaurants in predominantly Black neighborhoods and the unique ability to retain salt are some of the main reasons why so many suffer from it in the Black community. Recently, childhood experience has also been linked to adult high blood pressure. A health data taken for 500 Black men over the age of 20 in Howard... |
Mel and Pearl Shaw
December 06,2013
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 Beverly Robertson [FUNdraising Good Times] This is the biblical quote Beverly Robertson, president of the National Civil Rights Museum used to begin our conversation: “To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heavens." She quickly followed with its special relevance to her at this point in time: “I recently announced my retirement from the museum because I believe it is time. On March 14, 2014, the... |
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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. ... |
Milton Allimadi
December 05,2013
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Charles and Inez Barron. Photo Black Star News [New York] Within hours of Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio's announcement that he was appointing Bill Bratton as New York Police Commissioner Councilmember Charles Barron held a news conference to denounce the appointee as the father of "racial profiling Stop-and-Frisk." "Asking Bill Bratton to come back and stop racial profiling stop and frisk is like asking an... |
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