| 03/08/10 | - Gov. Paterson finds sanctuary in Brooklyn's Cornerstone Baptist Church
A beleaguered Gov. Paterson went looking for a friendly crowd Sunday, and he found one...
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| 03/05/10 | - Malik Evans: "Mayoral Control is a Snow Job"
School Board President Malik Evans says it's more than one "snow job" being orchestrated..
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| 03/05/10 | - Mayoral Control: "We Need to do more," says Loretta Scott
The volatile issues surrounding Mayor Robert Duffy's push to take control of public...
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| 03/05/10 | - NY1 Online: Black Leaders Announce They Will Support Paterson
The Reverend Al Sharpton announced Thursday night that leaders of the African-American...
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| 03/04/10 | - Dems celebrate black history
Members of the Guy R. Brewer United Democratic Club celebrated Black History Month with...
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| 03/04/10 | - Rangel requests leave of absence from chairmanship
Concerned that Republicans are making his situation a political issue, Rep. Charles...
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| 03/01/10 | - NASDAQ Honors 100 Black Men
100 Black Men of America, Inc. leaders were recently invited by NASDAQ to ring the...
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| 02/26/10 | - Black History Month 2010: City Law School Program Praises Obama's Message Of Service
About 60 students in the Ron Brown Summer Law School Program at John Jay College in...
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| 02/26/10 | - Gov. David Paterson makes it official: He's not running
A scandal-scarred Gov. Paterson Friday pulled the plug on his short-lived election bid...
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| 02/25/10 | - Black History Month 2010: Queens Church Still Rejoices Over Obama's Presidency
President Barack Obama's poll numbers have dipped nationwide as he tackles wars on two...
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| 02/25/10 | - York College plans for the next decade
Marcia Keizs, the president of York College in Jamaica is proud of her school and its...
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| 02/24/10 | - City Council fails to properly address gangs; new bill could target Black and Latino teens
On February 11, the New York City Council voted 38 to 9 in approval of a bill, Intro...
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| 02/24/10 | - New Gullah exhibit at Brooklyn Children's Museum is kids' window to heritage
A new African-American heritage exhibit at the Brooklyn Children's Museum has a special...
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| 02/23/10 | - Black History Month 2010: Religious Leaders Maintain Message Of "Hope"
Churches play an important role in elections. And African-American pastors say their...
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| 02/22/10 | - Black History Month 2010: New Yorkers Reflect On Obama's Year In Office
Dozens of New Yorkers from all walks of life gathered at the HueMan Bookstore and Cafe in
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| 02/21/10 | - Floyd Flake Inc.
The Rev. Floyd Flake's role in the winning Aqueduct bid has raised questions over how...
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| 02/21/10 | - Retracing steps of Harlem trailblazer Hubert Harrison
He's not widely known and he's not commonly praised, but Hubert Harrison was The Man...
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| 02/18/10 | - August Wilson Center Appoints Andre Kimo Stone Guess As New President
The August Wilson Center for African American Culture today announced the appointment...
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| 02/18/10 | - Design studio offers fashion design classes and sewing seminars
Shawn Kelly Studio offers an opportunity to learn practical lessons in sewing and...
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| 02/18/10 | - Feds won't prosecute cops in Bell shooting
The Department of Justice decided Tuesday that it will not file a civil rights case...
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| 02/18/10 | - Gov. Paterson begins the run for Albany this weekend
Gov. David Alexander Paterson, born May 20, 1954, now New York's 55th governor, begins...
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| 02/16/10 | - Exhibit Celebrates Black Comic Book Superheroes
A new Manhattan exhibit is celebrating six of Marvel Comics' most popular superhero...
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| 02/16/10 | - Nabe nears landmark status Addisleigh Park being considered for designation
Addisleigh Park, a neighborhood that once boasted James Brown and Jackie Robinson as...
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| 02/14/10 | - Louis Armstrong House Highlights Jazz Man's Civil Rights Fight
Stepping inside the Louis Armstrong House Museum is like taking a step back in time...
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| 02/13/10 | - Louis Armstrong House Highlights Jazz Great's Civil Rights Fight
Stepping inside the Louis Armstrong House Museum is like taking a step back in time...
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| 02/11/10 | - Learning For The Long Term Or A Job For Right Now?
Canayah Robinson and her best friend, Tiffany Tobia, both 18, got their first sweet...
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| 02/11/10 | - FDNY deputy chief blasts "forced diversity"
Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed of a world in which his children would be judged "not by...
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| 02/11/10 | - Rosedale Jets celebrate football and more
The Rosedale Jets Football Association celebrated their 48th Annual Awards Dinner on...
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| 02/11/10 | - Sanders christens new office with open house
According to longtime Laurelton residents Elaine Ruffin and Minnie Hebbons, Councilman...
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| 02/11/10 | - Saturdays with Satchmo
When international jazz icon Louis Armstrong pulled up in a cab in front of 34-56 107...
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| 02/09/10 | - Kids Who Can't Get Enough of School
Harlem resident Onilda Acosta wants the very best for her children. She has three: Two...
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| 02/09/10 | - Lesson Plans: A Teacher Speaks
What's it like teaching inside the school that's become a national model for community...
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| 02/09/10 | - Parents, pols don't want Eagle to land in Springfield Gardens school
LOCAL LEADERS are up in arms over a city plan to put a successful program for boys...
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| 02/05/10 | - Harlem Photo Exhibit Presents Obama's First Year As President
Photographs of President Barack Obama's first year in the White House are now on display..
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| 02/04/10 | - Resource center opens in Brooklyn to aid Haitians
A new center providing support services for members of the Haitian community in New York..
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| 02/04/10 | - Teachers, NAACP, politicians and community groups join forces against Dept. of Ed.
New York City's Department of Education (DOE) better be prepared for a fight...
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| 02/03/10 | - The Rev's softer side: Al Sharpton will read story to kids at Brooklyn Children's Museum
Move over, Barney and Big Bird. It's story time with the Rev. Al Sharpton...
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| 02/01/10 | - Gov. Paterson has mere $620G to battle $12 million-man Andrew Cuomo in primary
Gov. Paterson has a paltry $620,000 in available cash to spend on a primary - about 20...
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| 01/26/10 | - Hope, chemo - & match: Ailing Brooklyn mom keeps faith bone-marrow donor will be found in time
Jennifer Jones Austin is still clinging to life - and hope...
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| 01/25/10 | - Sylvia's Offers Home Delivery
Instead of wings, you may want to order some soul food for Super Bowl Sunday...
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| 01/21/10 | - Community commemorates King's legacy
Residents of Queens gathered at the Central Library on Saturday to honor the Rev. Martin..
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| 01/21/10 | - Queens "citizens of the world" helping Haitians
In response to the massive earthquake that devastated the Haitian capital of Port-au...
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| 01/21/10 | - Queens Village youth ministry enriches and inspires youth
A few years ago, Andre Jones picked up a community newspaper and saw a front-page story...
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| 01/19/10 | - Students Feel Responsible For School's Struggles
It's named for a legendary African-American singer, actor and human rights activist...
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| 01/18/10 | - Events Celebrate Legacy Of Martin Luther King Jr.
Events around the city and the nation Monday marked the birthday of the late civil...
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| 01/15/10 | - Comrie, HAUP to Lead Southeast Queens Relief Drive for Victims of Haitian Earthquake
ST. ALBANS, NY- In the aftermath of the tragic earthquake in Haiti, New York City...
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| 01/14/10 | - Children open up about King, race and Obama
As the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday approaches, the New York Amsterdam News recently...
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| 01/14/10 | - Community Board 12 to discuss key issues for 2010 at Jan. 20 meeting
Adjoa Gzifa, chairwoman of Community Board 12, will outline key issues that she believes..
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| 01/14/10 | - Community Board 13 names major issues for for 2010
Lawrence McClean, district manager of Community Board 13, outlined issues that the...
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| 01/13/10 | - Judge calls FDNY exams discriminatory
A federal judge has slammed New York City for adopting hiring practices at the fire...
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| 01/13/10 | - New York City Responds to Earthquake in Haiti
Grief and action are mingled on "the day after" in the third-largest Haitian community...
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| 01/11/10 | - Former Rep. Harold Ford sends out feelers to black leaders for possible run vs. Sen. Gillibrand
Former Rep. Harold Ford has started to reach out to black leaders to discuss challenging..
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| 01/10/10 | - Urban Bush Women Go "Uncensored"
Urban Bush Women has always done things its own way, but now the dance troupe is going...
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| 01/09/10 | - Debi Rose sworn in as councilwoman, becomes first African-American elected to S.I. political office
Staten Island's pioneering new councilwoman was just a young girl in the '60s when her...
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| 01/08/10 | - NYer Of The Week: Watchmaker Teaches Brooklynites The Gift Of Time
Local watchmaker Steven Richardson wants to teach people in his neighborhood of Bedford...
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| 01/07/10 | - Census push is on
On January 4, the U.S. Census Bureau began promoting the 2010 census by debuting the...
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| 01/07/10 | - NAACP chief lays out priorities for 2010
The president of the Jamaica NAACP, Leroy Gadsden, an attorney and criminologist, sat...
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| 01/07/10 | - Remembering the Rev. King
On Aug. 28, 1963, during the March on Washington, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr...
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| 01/05/10 | - William Thompson running in 2013
"I have made a decision," former city comptroller Bill Thompson called to tell the...
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| 01/02/10 | - Local Leaders Hold Radio Tribute For Percy Sutton
Local leaders gathered Saturday for a special radio tribute for the late civil rights...
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| 01/01/10 | - Time Out New York Theater Review: "The Emperor Jones"
"The Emperor Jones" is a tricky part of Eugene O'Neill's dramatic canon. When it first...
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| 12/31/09 | - "Mr. Chairman," Percy Ellis Sutton, passes at 89
Percy Sutton will be funeralized at the Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive, New York...
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| 12/31/09 | - Comrie hosts events for Christmas and Kwanzaa
City Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans), the deputy majority leader, hosted a pair...
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| 12/31/09 | - Student essay contest focuses on dad's role
An essay contest open to all students in school Districts 28 and 29 asks the question,...
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| 12/31/09 | - We are the majority - The winds of change in city politics?
It may not have been a full-fledged victory for minorities in the mayoral election, but...
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| 12/28/09 | - Dinkins, Paterson, Rangel Discuss Sutton Legacy
Former Mayor David Dinkins, Congressman Charles Rangel and Former New York Secretary of...
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| 12/26/09 | - Kwanzaa Celebrations Begin
Saturday marked the first day of Kwanzaa, a holiday celebrating African-American culture..
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| 12/24/09 | - City Council approves "Sean Bell Way"
Nicole Paultre Bell summed her feelings up in one sentence on Monday. "Finally, some...
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| 12/23/09 | - Big Kwanzaa party is Dec. 26 at Rochdale
An exciting and festive African-American cultural and family event will be held this...
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| 12/23/09 | - Klein: Jamaica H.S. closure is painful, but necessary
Clad in United Federation of Teachers T-shirts adorned with buttons that read "We fight...
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| 12/22/09 | - Savings in Queens: Great deals in Cambria Heights
Named after the Cambria Construction Company in Pennsylvania, Cambria Heights was once...
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| 12/20/09 | - Sharpton Urges City Council To Rename Street For Sean Bell
The Reverend Al Sharpton joined the call to rename a Queens street "Sean Bell Way" to...
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| 12/17/09 | - Advocates call for an end to "injustice" at JHS
Times have changed since Walter Schwartz walked the hallways of Jamaica High School...
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| 12/17/09 | - Brooklyn mother of two suffering from leukemia desperately needs bone marrow transplant
You could be the one to save Jennifer Jones Austin's life...
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| 12/17/09 | - Jamaica NAACP honors many who make a difference
The Jamaica branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People...
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| 12/17/09 | - Neo-soul singer shooting for stardom
There's a woman with heart, soul, and vocals that have been compared to some of the...
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| 12/16/09 | - Managing A Bondable Business
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, in conjunction with J.P. West Inc., are inviting principals..
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| 12/15/09 | - Polls: Paterson wins back some favor among voters
Two new polls show New York Gov. David Paterson's ratings among voters up about 10%...
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| 12/14/09 | - A "Big Salad Person" Sets Up Shop in Harlem
For the decade that Milo Meed has lived in Harlem, he has been frustrated with the lack...
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| 12/10/09 | - Barron's Challenge
Brooklyn Council Member Charles Barron made his official announcement that he plans to...
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| 12/10/09 | - Fun and friendship mark a toy drive in Rosedale
A gym at St. Clare's School in Rosedale was filled with young ballplayers, supporters...
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| 12/09/09 | - Paterson Makes Political Pitch In Queens
Facing tough prospects for next year's election, Governor David Paterson tried to rally...
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| 12/06/09 | - No Justice Or Peace At WBAI
WBAI:FM was founded nearly 50 years ago by visionary Lou Hill, to insure that local...
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| 12/04/09 | - Alvin Ailey Dance Theater's Artistic Director Celebrates 20 Years At The Helm
Judith Jamison first took the stage with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 44 years..
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| 12/03/09 | - A glorious gala! AmNews celebrates 100 years
No matter where you were at the David Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the gala...
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| 12/03/09 | - Black Spectrum Kwanzaa
The Black Spectrum Theatre in Jamaica will present "T'was the Night Before Kwanzaa,"...
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| 12/03/09 | - Governor visiting St. Albans Dec. 8
Gov. David Paterson will join southeast Queens officials for a public town hall-style...
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| 12/03/09 | - Shop N Mingle in Harlem event
Opening up Harlem's holiday shopping season, Society HAE and metroPCS team up to host...
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| 12/01/09 | - Rev. Al Sharpton is fired up about increased youth violence in New York
After two decades of the crack plague, street gangs' increasing allure to youth and a...
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| 11/29/09 | - Spike Lee feels his roots at "Fela!"
Spike Lee got deep into the Afrobeat groove at last week's opening of "Fela!," the funky..
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| 11/27/09 | - Bill Cosby: Serious Values in a Humorous Package
This weekend, "Dad" comes to Rochester's Auditorium Theater for a visit...
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| 11/26/09 | - Harlem Library Cinema Series
The National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC) and the New York Public Library (NYPL)...
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| 11/26/09 | - OUTRAGE AND TEARS
Outraged community activists across the city brought the struggles of inner-city...
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| 11/25/09 | - College committee honors top students
Symbolizing the promise of a bright tomorrow, six 2009 Students of the Year, their...
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| 11/25/09 | - Savings hit Jamaica Avenue for holidays
Shoppers have already begun swiping debit and credit cards and withdrawing cash from...
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| 11/24/09 | - Sean Bell's friends and family to hold vigil on third anniversary of death
Friends and relatives of Sean Bell are expected to gather Tuesday for a candlelight...
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| 11/20/09 | - Brooklyn filmmaker sends the message of individuality in latest effort "Pro-Black Sheep"
Clayton Broomes Jr. scorns people who follow the crowd - mainly because for much of his...
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| 11/19/09 | - Meeks offers HEAP of help to the poor
As winter approaches and the weather gets colder, New Yorkers will be spending more to...
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| 11/19/09 | - Perfect Timing! The Art of Horology
Nkiru America and sponsor Audi USA announced their Art of Horology Project on November...
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| 11/16/09 | - Exhibit To Highlight Borough's Role In Abolition Movement
In the courtyard of the Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims in Brooklyn Heights is a statue...
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| 11/13/09 | - DAVID'S GOLIATH: Red Ink a Giant Problem for Gov. Paterson
The job has not been a cakewalk thus far for New York's first African American governor...
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| 11/12/09 | - Angry advocates ride against gun violence
Residents of southeast Queens, stopped shopping, paused from talking on their cell...
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| 11/12/09 | - Meeks combines health with beauty
Just hours before the House of Representatives passed the healthcare reform bill known...
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| 11/12/09 | - Staten Islanders Of The Week: Pink Diamonds Help Local Youth Step Up Their Game
For getting young people to step up and improve their quality of life through dance and...
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| 11/11/09 | - Denzel Washington Broadway bound again: Will star in revival of August Wilson's "Fences"
Oscar winner Denzel Washington, after a spin aboard the 6 train in "The Taking of Pelham..
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| 11/10/09 | - Ex-Post Editor: I Was Fired for Speaking Out Over Obama Monkey Cartoon
Also alleges racism, sexism rampant in newspaper environment; paper says it's...
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| 11/09/09 | - Despite tough loss to Mayor Bloomberg, Thompson's next stop could be Washington
Bill Thompson is a man in demand. After his closer-than-expected loss to Mayor...
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| 11/08/09 | - Disney's first black princess skates into Coliseum
Want a sneak peek of the newest Disney princess - and the first such African-American...
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| 11/05/09 | - Hip-hop community helps battle global poverty
The Hip-Hop Summit Youth Council, created to improve the image of the rap community and...
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| 11/05/09 | - New moms finish Jamaica nursing program
The city Health Department and Visiting Nurse Service of New York honored 97 first-time...
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| 11/05/09 | - Sanders, White, Comrie re-elected
After fending off the competition in September's Democratic primaries, all three City...
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| 11/04/09 | - Jazzman Najee Gives Back to Jamaica, Queens
Najee grew up in Jamaica, Queens, and he recently released Mind Over Matter on Heads Up...
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| 11/04/09 | - Staten Island's New Councilwoman Ready To Hit The Ground Running
Staten Island voters Tuesday night elected an African-American to public office for the...
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| 11/02/09 | - Bronx-born sake sommelier Linda Noel Kawabata found "soul of Japan," new career in sake
Even people who make appointments with her are usually surprised to meet Linda Noel...
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| 11/02/09 | - Your guide to Bedford-Stuyvesant
Formed in 1930, Bed-Stuy has long been one of the city's African-American cultural...
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| 10/29/09 | - New housing for grandparents
Calvary Baptist Church has proposed an innovative idea in Jamaica: constructing housing...
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| 10/29/09 | - Single mothers honored and advised in Jamaica
The Black Spectrum Theater held the first annual "Loving Our Single Mothers" conference...
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| 10/27/09 | - S.I. Immigrant Center Settles Into New Home
Hundreds of West African immigrants have settled in Staten Island's Park Hill and Fox...
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| 10/23/09 | - The Eye of Eli - Renown Photographer Captures City's Essence
It's easy to identify a man who loves his work. The wide smile is a dead giveaway...
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| 10/22/09 | - A man of deep faith remembered
Bishop Crosley Cook, beloved senior pastor and founder of the True Deliverance Church...
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| 10/22/09 | - Farmers Boulevard in need of makeover
The St. Albans Community Outreach Day Care Center, a privately owned facility, serves...
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| 10/22/09 | - GJDC hosts annual harvest festival
The Greater Jamaica Development Corporation welcomed everyone in the community to...
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| 10/22/09 | - Mayor Michael Bloomberg leads mayoral rival William Thompson by 16 points: poll
The just-released Marist College Poll of the mayoral race is bad news for Democrat...
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| 10/20/09 | - African American Gospel Music Festival Brings Five Guest Choirs on Nov. 1
Five guest choirs will raise their voices in praise with the SUNY Cortland Gospel Choir...
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| 10/17/09 | - Workshop promoting healthy relationships draws crowd
About 80 people took part in a free workshop today that focused on promoting healthy...
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| 10/15/09 | - Celebrating Jamaica, and planning a bright future
A busy Farmers Market by day turned into an elegant atmosphere by night as civic...
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| 10/12/09 | - After Generations in Spotlight, Harlem Slips as Center of Black Politics
For decades, Harlem has been the lodestar of black politics in New York City and beyond...
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| 10/10/09 | - Obama Indirectly Endorses Thompson For Mayor
A White House spokesman revealed Friday that President Barack Obama is supporting City...
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| 10/09/09 | - Rochester Street Watch: A New Anti-Crime Initiative
Some know all about it and look forward to its implementation. Others needed more...
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| 10/08/09 | - See Jamaica as you've never seen it before
A free two-hour walking tour of Jamaica will give visitors an exceptional experience of...
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| 10/06/09 | - Nassau 2nd District: D. Partee, P. Sinclair, R. Troiano
Conventional wisdom may not tell the whole story in the race for county legislator in...
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| 10/02/09 | - Pioneer Rap DJ Mr. Magic Dies At 53
A pioneering disc jockey who brought rap music to the city's attention 30 years ago was...
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| 10/01/09 | - A new supermarket for Jamaica
The 40,000 square feet of retail space that was available within a new 12-story mixed...
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| 10/01/09 | - Queens Village teenager saves brother, named "Hero of the Month"
A Queens Village teen saved her little brother from possible death when she endured the...
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| 10/01/09 | - Women of Style and Substance
Growing up Daphaney Jacquitte desired popularity, as most young girls do, but instead...
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| 09/29/09 | - Savings in St. Albans
St. Albans was once the home of jazz legends such as Lena Horne and Count Basie, who...
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| 09/24/09 | - Feds adding $600K to Jamaica project
Drivers, pedestrians and commuters who use Jamaica Station may find future trips easier...
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| 09/21/09 | - Obama Addresses Economy, With Paterson At His Side
Governor David Paterson was face-to-face with President Barack Obama Monday, amid...
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| 09/20/09 | - Brooklyn's John King tapped to lead school reform efforts, says school saved his life
The man tapped to become the state Education Department's second in command next month...
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| 09/18/09 | - A Head-Start for Reading
Last Monday, approximately 50 jumping, gleeful children waited in breathless...
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| 09/18/09 | - Bridging Images - A Profile of Local Artist, Joe Flores
In a lifetime 74 years long, chances come to learn and do many things...
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| 09/17/09 | - Comrie re-elected to a third term
Leroy Comrie beamed with pride after triumphing over challenger Clyde Vanel to retain...
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| 09/16/09 | - Debi Rose Wins S.I. City Council Primary
Debi Rose pulled out a long-awaited win over incumbent North Shore City Councilman Ken...
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| 09/14/09 | - Serena Williams, sister Venus cruise to U.S. Open women's doubles title
Not much for Serena Williams to get worked up about this time...
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| 09/10/09 | - South Hollis Library reopens after upgrade
Inviting warm colors of green, orange and purple were soothing to the eye of anyone who...
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| 09/08/09 | - The Doctor Is Out, Moving From Harlem to Brooklyn
Thirty-five years after his father first began fixing bikes uptown, the Harlem Bike...
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| 09/04/09 | - Activism Deactivated?
"Freedom. Independence. God. Honor. Today." Those five words were the cornerstone and...
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| 09/04/09 | - Adversity drives quest "Simply to Empower"
So many good things are born from pain. You can bet more than a few hands were burned...
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| 09/03/09 | - HAUP to build a new community center
The staff at HAUP envisions a time when they will have enough space to perform their...
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| 09/03/09 | - Run-DMC honored with street sign in their hometown
Hundreds of residents, many wearing gold chains and Adidas sneakers, gathered to honor...
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| 08/29/09 | - 10 years after U.S. Open breakthrough, Williams sisters continue to fire aces
Lara Blackman is a 16-year-old from Randolph, N.J., who likes photography and writing...
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| 08/27/09 | - Hoopster Starks visits library
It was standing-room only at the Queens Public Library central branch in Jamaica during..
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| 08/27/09 | - Meeks town hall on healthcare reform
Congressman Gregory Meeks held a town hall discussion on Tuesday to dispel common myths...
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| 08/27/09 | - Rosedale site no longer an eyesore
Kenneth Wellington and his fellow members of the 149th Avenue Block Association take...
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| 08/27/09 | - Unlimited Tutoring helps students make the grade
Everyone is born with a natural delight in learning, but endless school struggles and...
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| 08/21/09 | - Gov. David Paterson blames calls for him to step aside on race
Gov. Paterson blamed a racist media Friday for trying to push him out of next year's...
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| 08/20/09 | - SUPERIntentions - Brizard Speaks on Controversial Issues
Lately, the task of running the Rochester City School District has been characterized...
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| 08/20/09 | - Urban League's Project Ready Program
An eight month journey to excellence reached its climax in Chicago last month when the...
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| 08/18/09 | - Your 2 Cents: 100 Blacks In Law Enforcement's Michael Greys
Michael Greys of 100 Blacks In Law Enforcement offers his take on the mayor's law...
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| 08/14/09 | - Black and Blue in Rochester
New Bruises for Relations between Minorities and the RPD...
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| 08/13/09 | - Jamaica singer shoots for stardom on P. Diddy's show
On the heels of his successful reality show "Making the Band," rap icon P. Diddy has...
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| 08/13/09 | - Queens karate kids need help to compete
Dojo black belts and U.S. Junior National Karate team members Bradon Lopez, Melissa...
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| 08/13/09 | - Tears, and honors, for Private Wilson
The youngest soldier from the New York area to have died in Operation Iraqi Freedom...
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| 08/06/09 | - Big men on the block
The Brinkerhoff Action Association held its 13th annual Block Party on Saturday, July 25..
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| 08/06/09 | - They took back the night
National Night Out Against Crime was introduced in 1984, when crime was on the rise and...
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| 08/05/09 | - Council of Urban Professionals program to pay for high AP grades praised
A program paying city high school kids $1,000 for top grades on Advanced Placement...
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| 08/03/09 | - Amid Housing Complaints, Is the Forecast Improving?
A stimulus funding influx, the possibility of new jobs, and heartier support from...
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| 07/30/09 | - Hoops tournament is a hit from the jump
Teen basketball players chased, blocked, dribbled, and dunked at a tournament in...
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| 07/30/09 | - Leandre hits the political gridiron
Jacques Leandre had a law degree from CUNY. He had a job with the Department of...
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| 07/30/09 | - State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says student is on the Write track
She didn't get to meet President Obama, but a college student from the lower East Side...
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| 07/28/09 | - FDNY's big diversity test: Justice for minority applicants without new victims
A stinging court decision that past New York City firefighter exams violated U.S. civil...
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| 07/23/09 | - It's all about family
St. Albans Family Fun Day, held Saturday in St. Albans Park, drew people from all over...
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| 07/23/09 | - The 2009 Ms. Carifest Pageant
Beauties from across Rochester gathered at the Hochstein School of Music Performance...
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| 07/19/09 | - Sharpton Endorses Thompson For Mayor
City Comptroller William Thompson received the endorsement of Reverend Al Sharpton...
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| 07/17/09 | - In NAACP speech, President Obama gives inspirational nod to history, but focus is on today
With his eye for the historical moment, President Obama chose the NAACP's centennial...
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| 07/16/09 | - Black Spectrum reflects community it serves
The Black Spectrum Theatre, founded in 1970 and located in southeast Queens, has a past...
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| 07/16/09 | - Cambria Hts. soldier memorialized in painting
Consumed by grief and with tears pouring down her face, Rose McKay reached out her...
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| 07/16/09 | - PR guru comes home to coach job seekers
There is no way for public relations guru Karen Taylor-Bass to spin it...
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| 07/15/09 | - First black chairman of GOP Michael Steele woos NAACP at 100th birthday covention
Michael Steele, the first black Republican Party national chairman, had nowhere to go...
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| 07/15/09 | - Teen essayist from Lower East Side scores dream invite to meet Obama at NAACP gala
President Obama will bring his inspirational message of change to New York today when...
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| 07/14/09 | - Report: City Unemployment Gap Widening Among Blacks
A new report released Monday by City Comptroller Bill Thompson predicts about 400,000...
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| 07/12/09 | - Follow this man: As NAACP turns 100, its new leader Benjamin Todd Jealous knows where to march
After years of putting it off, I went ahead and bought a lifetime membership in the NAACP-
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| 07/12/09 | - Keep up the fight, Governor Paterson tells NAACP on 100th anniversary
Gov. Paterson welcomed thousands of NAACP members to the city Sunday for the 100th...
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| 07/11/09 | - NAACP Centennial Convention Gets Underway In Midtown
A six-day convention celebrating the 100th anniversary of the NAACP and the civil rights..
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| 07/11/09 | - NAACP's influence felt on Long Island
In a Long Island community where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once visited to promote..
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| 07/11/09 | - President Obama hails NAACP's 100th anniversary: Gov, mayor also to speak at New York celebration
The NAACP, the nation's oldest and largest civil rights group, is marking its 100-year...
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| 07/09/09 | - Titus elected to lead Legislative Women's Caucus
New York State Assemblywoman Michele Titus (D-South Ozone Park), has been elected...
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| 07/09/09 | - TV journalist Bill McCreary addresses Montessori children
Clad in shiny powder blue gowns, the graduating class at the CCS Montessori Center in...
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| 07/08/09 | - Frederick Douglass heritage center lacks staff to officially open in Rochester, NY
Passers-by frequently peer into the window at the new center honoring former slave...
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| 07/07/09 | - NYC fans mourn with telecast of Jackson memorial
As the celebrity tributes and musical homages reached a fever pitch on the West Coast...
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| 07/02/09 | - "Cathedral Of The Bronx" To Hold Final Mass
One of the oldest Catholic churches in the Bronx, which has seen a steady decline in...
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| 07/02/09 | - Council walks this way for Run-DMC and Jam Master Jay
The late Jam Master Jay and his partners in Run-DMC, the hip-hop legends of Hollis, will..
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| 07/02/09 | - Jackson's loss hits southeastern Queens hard
A beautiful summer day suddenly turned grim when the news of Michael Jackson's death...
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| 07/02/09 | - Students busy 'til the end
Students in eastern and southeastern Queens high schools worked hard all year, even...
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| 07/01/09 | - Vibe Magazine To Shut Down
Vibe Magazine is the latest victim of declining advertising revenue that has been...
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| 06/28/09 | - After 20 years, "Do The Right Thing" still poses burning questions for race relations
At the climax of Spike Lee's 1989 drama "Do The Right Thing," the eternal battle between..
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| 06/25/09 | - A GOP hopeful in District 31
Scherie Murray, the Republican Party's choice for City Council in the 31st District...
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| 06/25/09 | - NYC mourns Michael Jackson in Times Square, Harlem
People moonwalked outside the Apollo Theater, where Michael Jackson performed as a...
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| 06/18/09 | - Dwyer Adds To Harlem's Rich Cultural Institutions
Harlem's Cultural life just got much richer this week with the opening of the $3 million D
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| 06/18/09 | - His hoop dreams for a scholarship
Forget soccer moms: Belinda Carter has been a basketball mom from the jump...
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| 06/18/09 | - Local Retailers Under Stress.
Small retail shops are as much a part of some of Rochester's neighborhoods as their...
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| 06/16/09 | - Early childhood letdown: Bronx day care centers losing classrooms in fall
Bronx day care centers - and the working parents who need them - face an uncertain...
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| 06/16/09 | - Inventor's home now safe haven for youth in Queens
Five high school students from Flushing were hanging out after class last week,...
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| 06/15/09 | - New Cultural Center Opens In Harlem
A new cultural center is opening in Harlem with a week-long celebration of the...
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| 06/12/09 | - Fighting to preserve family: 2 from single-parent homes build strength in black households
Both grew up without fathers in the home; he in Brooklyn, she in upstate Rochester...
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| 06/11/09 | - Fourth graders dig-up 10 year old time capsule at Jamaica grammar school
For a time capsule, it's about as simple as it gets - two large cola bottles with their...
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| 06/11/09 | - Guiding our youth to improve our community
The young people of South Jamaica spoke of jobs, education, respect, responsibility and...
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| 06/11/09 | - Southeast Queens rallies round Smith
Residents and leaders of southeast Queens are furious with the state Senate's sudden...
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| 06/10/09 | - Obama comin' to town for NAACP's birthday
President Obama is slated to speak at the NAACP's centennial celebration in its...
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| 06/06/09 | - Rangel warns of "racial polarization" if Cuomo challenges Paterson for governor in primary
Rep. Charles Rangel Friday warned of "racial polarization" if Attorney General Andrew...
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| 06/05/09 | - Paterson plans panel to probe police "friendly fire"
Gov. David A. Paterson will appoint a commission to investigate all incidents of...
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| 06/04/09 | - Comptroller wants aid for crowded hospitals
Queens emergency rooms, already crowded following two recent hospital closures, are...
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| 06/04/09 | - Library upgrades set for Springfield Gardens H.S.
Councilman James Sanders Jr. (D-Laurelton) spoke from the podium at the Springfield...
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| 06/01/09 | - Thompson Says Mayor Should Have Played More "Forceful Role" In Police Shooting
Bill Thompson says Mayor Bloomberg should have had a stronger response to Thursday's...
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| 05/31/09 | - After cop shooting, NYPD to survey undercover officers
Following the shooting death of a black off-duty officer by a white undercover officer...
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| 05/31/09 | - Mayor Bloomberg: Rep. Charles Rangel is "just plain wrong" with crack about Obama's safety in Harlem
Mayor Bloomberg condemned Rep. Charles Rangel's crack that even President Obama should...
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| 05/30/09 | - Obamas come to New York to see Broadway play
The nation's first black president was in town for a date night with his wife Saturday...
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| 05/29/09 | - Ex-cop shot in '94 calls for better race training in wake of Omar Edwards' shooting by fellow cop
Desmond Robinson wonders if the city has learned anything...
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| 05/29/09 | - Two RCSD Scholar Athletes Receive Full Scholarships
Wilson's Asia Henry and Corrine Wellington Excel in Both Academics and Athletics...
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| 05/28/09 | - Seminars on health and environment open to all
Being Green in Southeast Queens, a series of workshops on the environment, its links to...
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| 05/22/09 | - Paterson Announces $16.5 Million in Stimulus for Rochester
Governor David A. Paterson Thursday announced the certification of an additional $16.5...
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| 05/22/09 | - Rochester Refugee Community Overcoming Obstacles to Get Here and Stay Here
After 10 years in refugee camps, Sadiya Omar and her family arrived in Rochester.
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| 05/21/09 | - Police brutality or a brutal granny?
Her advocates say the grandmother was beat up by police. The police say she tried to...
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| 05/20/09 | - Klein Holds Meeting On Inequality In S.I. Education
Local community leaders and residents voiced their concerns to Schools Chancellor Joel...
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| 05/15/09 | - Manhattan Beacon School's racial hope dims
The Beacon School, a high performing public high school on Manhattan's West Side, counts..
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| 05/15/09 | - Ren Square Project Said to Create Opportunities for Minorities
On Monday, the Renaissance Square project announced "it will schedule seminars and...
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| 05/11/09 | - DOH Threatens Bed Stuy Volunteer Ambulance Corps
The Bed Stuy Volunteer Ambulance Corp(BSVAC), along with residents of Brooklyn suffered...
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| 05/09/09 | - Reverend Floyd Flake Backs Bloomberg For Mayor
Mayor Michael Bloomberg picked up the endorsement of one of the city's leading...
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| 05/07/09 | - At August Martin, young chefs in training
At the August Martin High School Culinary Arts Academy, their motto is "Taste your...
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| 05/07/09 | - Parents: be involved in your child's school
Edward Bratten's t-shirt said it all -- "Real Dads Stand Up." It was a message the...
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| 05/03/09 | - HIV Among Blacks Near Epidemic Levels, Advocates Say
Former Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields is no longer in the political...
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| 05/03/09 | - Into Africa: Danai Gurira
Danai Gurira's Broadway acting debut is really just gravy. The 29-year-old Zimbabwean...
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| 05/02/09 | - Gospel singer Rev. Timothy Wright mourned
Visit any African-American church on Sunday, and chances are the choir will sing a...
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| 05/02/09 | - Wesley Snipes Introduces "Zulu Mech 1" at BookExpo America 2009's African American Pavilion
Famed actor, Wesley Snipes will headline the African American Pavilion at BookExpo...
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| 05/01/09 | - Barbershops Trying to Cut STD's
Come into William Hood's barbershop on South Plymouth Avenue, and you might come away...
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| 04/30/09 | - Honoring some of the area's unsung heroes
On many occasions you hear about police officers, firefighters, and both current and...
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| 04/30/09 | - Robinson's house could land in historic district
The legacy of Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson crosses all boundaries. Even the Mets'...
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| 04/28/09 | - Brooklyn Teen's Identity Tale Reaches Tribeca
Avery Klein-Cloud, a Brooklyn teenager, is on the road to self-discovery...
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| 04/27/09 | - Eternal Agitation is the Price of Living Here
Among the many tenants who have toiled to make a Harlem apartment complex livable, one...
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| 04/26/09 | - NYC Honors Black Power Olympians
Community activists and well wishers gathered to witness Councilmember Charles Barron...
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| 04/26/09 | - Sharpton: There won't be any gubernatorial primary
There will be no Democratic gubernatorial primary next year between Gov. David A...
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| 04/24/09 | - McFadden: "In School Arrests Increase by Alarming Rate in RCSD"
Monday, in his annual State of the Southside address, Rochester City Councilmember Adam...
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| 04/23/09 | - Black Spectrum Theatre offers a great lineup
Nobody caters to the community more than the Black Spectrum Theatre Company in Jamaica...
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| 04/23/09 | - Community board OKs Bell street renaming
A long-awaited measure to rename a street after Sean Bell, the Queens man shot and...
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| 04/23/09 | - Tuskegee men visit York to open exhibit
For more than 4 decades, the Tuskegee Airmen went unrecognized for their accomplishment...
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| 04/21/09 | - Brooklyn writer Lynn Nottage wins Pulitzer
Pulitzer pride grows in Brooklyn. Lynn Nottage's play "Ruined," a haunting story of...
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| 04/19/09 | - Experts eye minorities' poor health problems
Poor health typified by a greater prevalence of diabetes, heart disease and cancer...
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| 04/17/09 | - New Video Challenges Black America to Personal Responsibility
A new video challenging Black America to take personal responsibility has been growing...
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| 04/16/09 | - Fighting for freedom, abroad and at home
Bravery they had in unlimited supply. Respect was another story. The Tuskegee Airmen...
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| 04/16/09 | - Jamaica H.S. poised to win landmark status
When architect William H. Gompert set out to design Jamaica High School in the early...
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| 04/16/09 | - Shooting site may be "Sean Bell Street"
The parents of Sean Bell — the Queens man shot dead by police on his wedding day in 2006..
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| 04/16/09 | - Vy Higginsen's latest love song to black music
Vy Higginsen isn't asking much. She just wants music fans and theatergoers to feel the...
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| 04/16/09 | - Willie Randolph visits Yankee Stadium, and the former Mets manager is heading to Citi
Willie Randolph will wake up Friday morning in his own bed. He will have breakfast at...
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| 04/12/09 | - Mayoral wanna-be William Thompson Jr. learned ins and outs of politics from his dad
Before he'd served a day as city controller, William Thompson Jr. had clear instructions..
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| 04/11/09 | - Allan Houston's foundation points to Pres. Obama as role model for dads
It only takes a minute of conversation with Ron Childs to figure out that he is...
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| 04/10/09 | - Rochester West Indian Organization Issues $8000 in Scholarships
Attorney Karen Bailey Turner was the keynote speaker, Saturday, April 4th, at the...
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| 04/06/09 | - 300 watch as Andrew Hardwick sworn in as Freeport mayor
The state's second-biggest village saw a sea change in its government last night when...
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| 04/06/09 | - What Will It Take to Alter Makeup of Top Schools?
Efforts to raise the achievement of students of color, and increase their admissions...
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| 04/05/09 | - African Storytelling Comes Alive At Annual Film Fest
The 16th Annual African Film Festival opens April 8th at the Walter Read Theater...
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| 04/03/09 | - Rochester Educators Get Lesson on Remixing Learning with Technology
Urban schools across America face historic challenges. There is a 50 percent chance a...
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| 04/03/09 | - Vice President Biden talks economy with Rev. Al Sharpton and his National Action Network
Vice President Biden preached the gospel of President Obama's economic recovery plan to...
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| 04/02/09 | - Freeport's first African-American mayor to be sworn in
Freeport residents made history last month when they elected their 1st African-American...
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| 03/29/09 | - Buffalo Mayor Blew Chance For Top Appointment?
I notice a tendency by Governor David Paterson to pay no attention to Buffal.
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| 03/27/09 | - Study Says State Budget Pushes People of Color Further Behind
Recently Metro Justice organized a press conference to release their findings detailing...
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| 03/26/09 | - Pioneering African-American Historian Dies At 94
Noted historian and former Brooklyn College professor John Hope Franklin has died at the..
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| 03/24/09 | - A look back at Knicks greatness
On a night when the Knicks reconnect with their history, they will be on the verge of...
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| 03/21/09 | - Rev. A.R. Bernard of the Christian Cultural Center set to endorse Mayor Bloomberg for 3rd term
Mayor Bloomberg will rack up his first religious endorsement of the 2009 campaign...
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| 03/19/09 | - Residents rally to save after-school program
Parents in southeastern Queens are worried that their children will have nowhere safe...
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| 03/19/09 | - TV One Launched in Syracuse, Rochester Residents Want to Bring it Here
Time Warner introduced TV One in Syracuse on Monday, March 16,2009 as part of its...
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| 03/15/09 | - A Modest "Honor"
Jessye Norman's tribute to African-American music...
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| 03/12/09 | - Protest over city "neglect" tomorrow
Residents of southeastern Queens who contend that the office of Borough President Helen...
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| 03/10/09 | - Community Celebrates Legacy Of Abolitionist
An actor portraying Harriet Tubman got the crowd going with a rap song Monday-all part.
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| 03/10/09 | - Jessye Norman hopes audiences will learn and be inspired by Carnegie Hall fest on black music
Jessye Norman remembers being an 18-year-old Howard University student studying music...
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| 03/07/09 | - Bone Marrow Drive For Six-Year-Old Girl Extended
More than 1,000 donors participated in a bone marrow donor drive in a Greenwich Village...
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| 03/06/09 | - Tubman nieces honored at Women of Courage & Strength dinner
The Do Something About It Ideal Ministry at Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church on the city's...
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| 03/04/09 | - Sinking approval may sink Paterson's 2010 election bid
Quickly, the question has become whether Gov. David A. Paterson takes a shot at election..
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| 03/02/09 | - A Barbershop is a Beacon for Those Leaving Prison
Barber, businessman and ex-offender Al Gleaton-Mathieu tries to keep his neighbors out...
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| 03/01/09 | - Report: Housing discrimination on LI "routine practice"
In 2004, Kirk and Orlandina Carter, a young African-American couple soon to marry...
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| 02/28/09 | - An auction and benefit to further Haitian education
The "Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees" organization will hold a fundraiser this month...
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| 02/27/09 | - Wilbert Tatum, ex-publisher of N.Y. Amsterdam News, dies
Wilbert A. Tatum, retired publisher of the New York Amsterdam News, the Harlem-based...
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| 02/26/09 | - A Closer Look at the Role of Mass Media in Perpetuating Racism
Nearly a dozen representatives of print and broadcast media were on hand on Feb. 25 for...
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| 02/26/09 | - Hip-hop legend returns to Hollis for opening
Hollis residents were visited by a ghost of hip-hop past last Thursday, when Darryl...
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| 02/26/09 | - Newspaper Publisher Wilbert Tatum Dead At 76
Former Amsterdam News publisher Wilbert "Bill" Tatum, who died Tuesday at age 76, is...
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| 02/24/09 | - Medgar Evers College President Retires
Dr. Edison O. Jackson, the president of Medgar Evers College, is retiring after 20 years..
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| 02/21/09 | - Exhibit Honors Black Pilots Of NYPD
The New York City Police Museum celebrates Black History Month with an exhibit honoring...
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| 02/21/09 | - Paterson accepts New York Post cartoon apology
Gov. David A. Paterson on Friday accepted the New York Post apology for what some termed..
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| 02/20/09 | - Black History Month 2009: Bronx Dr. Provides Mental Health Stimulus Package
Dr. Derek Suite of Parkchester, Bronx says it is time to make a change when it comes to...
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| 02/20/09 | - Hempstead mailman's art helps celebrate black history
For more than two decades, just about everyone who works in State Supreme Court in...
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| 02/19/09 | - "Beloved Community" combating violence with love
The basement of St. Bridget's Church in the north of Rochester filled with voices, music..
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| 02/19/09 | - Black History Month 2009: Students Take Part In Outreach Program
A group of teenagers in Queens are stepping up their efforts to bring the idea of change..
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| 02/19/09 | - Feb. 21 Queens gun buy-back locations
The NYPD and local leaders would like to remind residents that on Saturday, Feb. 21...
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| 02/19/09 | - New York Post has gotta apologize over offensive chimpanzee cartoon
The New York Post Wednesday called President Obama a chimpanzee...
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| 02/19/09 | - Rev. Al Sharpton planning boycott of New York Post over offensive chimp cartoon
The Rev. Al Sharpton and other black leaders plan a boycott of the New York Post over...
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| 02/18/09 | - Black History Month 2009: Program Showcases African-American Heritage Among Kids
When Serena Mohamed founded "Young, Talented and Gifted" back in 2001, the educator...
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| 02/18/09 | - NY Post cartoon of dead chimp stirs outrage
A New York Post cartoon that appears to link President Obama to a violent chimpanzee...
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| 02/14/09 | - Michelle Paterson stands by David Paterson's performance as governor
She is the "other Michelle," New York's First Lady, who has always preferred doing her...
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| 02/13/09 | - Tim Smith John Carlos revisits Harlem and the 1968 Olympics
When he was a kid growing up in Harlem, John Carlos had a dream - he calls it a vision...
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| 02/12/09 | - LI students hear about black history from the sources
As they mounted the stage at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City Thursday - two..
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| 02/12/09 | - Local Group Spearheading Discussion on Race
A local activist group is sponsoring a panel discussion among media professionals to...
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| 02/12/09 | - Meeks makes foreclosure strides
After 90 days of experimentation, Congressman Gregory Meeks thinks he has a solution to...
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| 02/11/09 | - Fallen women fight for survival in "Ruined"
Lynn Nottage's previous plays "Intimate Apparel" and "Fabulation" were telling portraits..
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| 02/11/09 | - Restoring Alton Maddox's License
The Third Great Harlem Debate headlining Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary will feature a critical...
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| 02/09/09 | - Working for a Safer Spring in Brownsville
In an area where shootings and deaths are too common, a coalition has formed to draw...
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| 02/06/09 | - Children's Museum Celebrates Black History
On Saturday, the Brooklyn Children's Museum is opening an exhibit with the works of...
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| 02/06/09 | - Yvette Clarke On Homeland Security Subcommittee
Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) has been appointed Chairwoman of the Homeland Security...
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| 02/05/09 | - Jamaica boxer brings home title for Queens
Thaddine Swift Eagle Johnson, 32, has made moving gracefully part of her life's work...
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| 02/05/09 | - Sanders has help for homeowners in trouble
City Councilman James Sanders Jr. (D-Laurelton) is sponsoring further foreclosure...
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| 02/05/09 | - Tuskegee Airmen to meet library patrons in Queens
Queens Library Center in Jamaica is getting into the swing of Black History Month with...
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| 02/04/09 | - Nassau eyes old racial covenants on area properties
It was less than 48 hours after an African-American took the oath of office as president..
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| 02/04/09 | - NY school officially renamed for Obama
Officials in Hempstead on Long Island held ceremonies Wednesday officially naming an...
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| 02/01/09 | - BLACK HISTORY LIVING TO TELL: : Making LI home for all
Hazel N. Dukes, 68, president of the NAACP New York State Conference and a resident of...
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| 01/29/09 | - Gillibrand hears Jamaica's voices
The life of a newly selected Senator is no doubt a busy one, but new Sen. Kirsten...
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| 01/28/09 | - Apollo Theater gets anniversary liftoff
After 75 years, it's still showtime at the Apollo. The Apollo Theater will celebrate...
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| 01/28/09 | - Queens Native Eric Holder Approved As Attorney General
Attorney general nominee Eric Holder, a New York native, was confirmed today by the...
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| 01/23/09 | - Wyatt B. Turner, longtime civil rights activist, dies
After decades of civil rights activism on Long Island, Wyatt Burghardt Turner swore that..
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| 01/22/09 | - Southeast Queens sees history
A crowd estimated to be more than two million strong congregated on the National Mall...
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| 01/21/09 | - Harlem Artists Savor Dawn Of Obama Era
At the National Black Theatre in the heart of Harlem, the inauguration of President...
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| 01/20/09 | - "When I look at you, I see me" - scholars compile letters from black women to Michelle Obama
One letter is signed "with a grateful heart." The letters, solicited by two University...
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| 01/20/09 | - Historic Black Church Cheers On New President
African-Americans in one of the city's oldest black churches cheered on in Jamaica...
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| 01/20/09 | - Inauguration is lesson plan at Obama Elementary
Some stood and recited the oath along with the new president. Others shouted "Amen" at...
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| 01/20/09 | - Inauguration stands for unity at NYC senior center
It's been said that nobody in America is more patriotic than immigrants, and evidence...
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| 01/20/09 | - Obama Presidency Celebrated In Harlem
The city's best-known black community was a magnet for many looking to celebrate Barack...
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| 01/18/09 | - Church Celebrates Obama's Message Of Hope
Members of a Brooklyn congregation celebrated President-elect Barack Obama's message of...
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| 01/16/09 | - AFP Addressing Diversity Issues in Community Fundraising
When one thinks of fundraising often the image of an organizational developer courting...
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| 01/16/09 | - Blacks and Latinos make up about 80% stopped and questioned by NYPD, study finds
The NYPD is on pace to stop and question a record half a million citizens this year...
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| 01/16/09 | - Local sermons to honor King, celebrate Obama
That the inauguration of the country's first African-American president falls a day...
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| 01/16/09 | - She wrote the manual on "mocha motherhood"
Back in 1987, someone somewhere in the city Board of Education decided I would make a...
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| 01/15/09 | - Events to honor King in Queens
Martin Luther King Jr. Day happens to fall this year on the day before the inauguration...
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| 01/15/09 | - Schomburg Center Exhibit Pays Tribute To MLK
The Schomburg Center in Harlem paid tribute today to Martin Luther King Jr, on what...
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| 01/13/09 | - Professor John McWhorter Shares Insights On Race, Language
John McWhorter is a Columbia University professor, a writer and occasionally a...
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| 01/11/09 | - As inauguration looms, pride swells for LI's NAACP
Tracey Edwards, Long Island's regional director of the NAACP, has heard friends'...
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| 01/09/09 | - Paterson's State of the State Address
In his first State of the State address, Governor David A. Paterson outlined his plan...
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| 01/08/09 | - Ground broken on new learning center
Surrounded by the bricks and mortar of an old building, some local students and...
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| 01/07/09 | - Sen. Malcolm Smith makes Albany history
After two months of political bickering, Queens Sen. Malcolm Smith is set Wednesday to...
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| 01/05/09 | - Taino: "Dream" Housing for Poor Set to Open
Long in the making, a unique subsidized housing project finally opened its doors...
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| 12/31/08 | - Godfather of Soul to live on city street sign behind Apollo Theater
In a tribute to the Godfather of Soul, the block behind the Apollo Theater in Harlem has..
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| 12/27/08 | - Kwanzaa festivities light city
For thousands of New Yorkers, the end of Christmas Thursday marked the beginning of the...
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| 12/24/08 | - Literacy charity comes to Jamaica families shelter
One New York City charity made a big difference last Thursday for impoverished families...
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| 12/22/08 | - Low-income residents are losing out, thanks to the black pols who represent them
All New York neighborhoods change over time, some dramatically. But new census numbers...
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| 12/22/08 | - One Idealist's Progress in Fighting Poverty Online
Darryl Penrice has been needy himself. Now that he's stumbled across a potential way to...
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| 12/18/08 | - Paterson presents harsh budget
Gov. David Paterson dropped a fiscal bomb on New York State Tuesday, releasing a budget...
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| 12/18/08 | - Young women find outlet in a Jamaica workshop
Teenage girls in southeast Queens took part in an important workshop last week designed...
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| 12/11/08 | - Protest at pharmacy for conduct in minority areas
Several activist groups converged on a CVS Pharmacy in Times Square last week to protest..
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| 12/10/08 | - Tuskegee Airmen invited to Barack Obama inauguration
It was the 1926 lynching of a black family near his South Carolina home that positioned...
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| 12/07/08 | - The Great Harlem Debate: Was Obama Election Good For Black Folk?
Distinguished scholars and speakers will debate the impact of his election on African...
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| 12/04/08 | - Alvin Ailey Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Gala Performance
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater celebrated its 50th anniversary Wednesday night with...
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| 12/04/08 | - Minority caucus checks on votes
Weeks of wondering what's going to happen in the state's 11th Senate District election...
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| 12/01/08 | - In Bed-Stuy, Residents Ask: What's Up at the Armory?
Changes at a homeless shelter spur questions, as local activists work to ensure their...
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| 12/01/08 | - Paterson has much to weigh in filling Clinton's seat
Gov. David A. Paterson would prefer to appoint a minority to replace U.S. Sen. Hillary...
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| 11/26/08 | - Bronx Dems. Mark New Era Under Non-Latino Leader
On Wednesday, Assemblyman Carl Heastie held a rally in Longwood, Bronx, as an...
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| 11/26/08 | - Rosedale rallies for new precinct
After more than 30 years of lobbying for a new police precinct, the people of southeast...
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| 11/24/08 | - NYC sending thousands to Obama inaugural
When Susan Gilbert was 10, her parents bundled their seven children into the family car...
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| 11/23/08 | - "Dreaming" on hopefuls flock to Apollo trying to be the next Jennifer Hudson
More than 400 women camped outside of the legendary Apollo Theater Saturday with dreams...
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| 11/23/08 | - Mom gives "girlfriend" advice to African-American women
When Bay Shore resident Kimberly Seals-Allers was pregnant with her first child in 2000...
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| 11/22/08 | - Bill Thompson's turning up heat on Mayor Bloomberg
The last few weeks have meant sudden death for dozens of city political campaigns - but...
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| 11/22/08 | - Brooklyn Museum Shows Notable "Black List"
Being on the "Black List" is now something to celebrate-especially when it means being...
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| 11/18/08 | - Obama team eyeing DC lawyer Eric Holder as Attorney General
President-elect Barack Obama's frontrunner for attorney general is Eric Holder, a Bronx...
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| 11/17/08 | - LIers seek Obama inauguration tickets from local pols
There may be two more months before Barack Obama is sworn in as president, but thousands..
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| 11/13/08 | - 2008 AALDP Graduation
Coming on the heels of the election of the nation's first Black president, this year's...
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| 11/10/08 | - Nassau honors minorities who served in the Armed Forces
At an ceremony honoring minority veterans Monday at the Nassau County seat in Mineola...
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| 11/09/08 | - Harlem's Abyssinian church exults at election
Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church erupted in cheers when the Rev. Calvin Butts said to...
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| 11/06/08 | - After election, pride and optimism in Roosevelt
It was almost a foolish question...
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| 11/06/08 | - LI NAACP leaders celebrate Obama's achievement
For those who struggled through some of the darkest days in the fight for civil rights...
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| 11/06/08 | - What are Rochesterians Saying About the First Black President?
As an American / as a Black American I am elated today!
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| 11/05/08 | - Harlem crowd whoops it up as David Paterson hails Barack Obama
New York's first African-American governor hailed the election of the country's first...
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| 11/05/08 | - Harlem Residents Still Reeling From Obama's Election
Harlem residents woke up Wednesday to see it had not been just a dream; Barack Obama had..
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| 11/05/08 | - In Queens, Tears Of Joy, Disbelief Of Obama's Election
There were cheers and tears Tuesday night as those gathered at the Presbyterian Church...
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| 10/30/08 | - Black Long Islanders see history in Obama's candidacy
For many black Long Islanders, America's troubled racial past long made the notion that...
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| 10/30/08 | - Cambria Heights School joins in the fight against Breast Cancer
The P.S. 176 family joins women everywhere in their quest to find a cure for Breast...
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| 10/30/08 | - Meeks launches workshop for foreclosure victims
The foreclosure situation in southeast Queens has gone from bad to apocalyptic...
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| 10/25/08 | - Huntington Station's community advocate Dee Thompson
The Huntington Station Enrichment Center for local youths has reopened, mainly through...
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| 10/23/08 | - Harlem's Apollo theater to create oral history
Columbia University and the Apollo Theater Foundation on Thursday announced a joint...
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| 10/19/08 | - African American Black Heritage Celebrated In Stapleton
Flags were waving proudly in the air as the second annual African American Black...
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| 10/19/08 | - George Benson and Toots Thielemans are honored at Lincoln Center as 2009 NEA Jazz Masters
Guitarist George Benson had a chance to reconnect with his jazz roots when he was...
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| 10/16/08 | - Sharpton, among others, guilty in Bell protest case
For many, the long journey that the Sean Bell trial represented is still in its infancy...
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| 10/10/08 | - Brooklyn's Trey Whitfield School earns top scores
Recent outstanding test scores have highlighted the successes of Brooklyn's Trey...
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| 10/10/08 | - Donna Brazile talks politics at Farmingdale State College
Displaying wit and humor that is only hinted at while she serves as a political...
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| 10/09/08 | - A crusade for NYC's foster kids
After spending 21 years in New York City's child welfare system, one young man has...
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| 10/05/08 | - Activists Make Push For The Minority Vote
Community activists pounded the pavement in New Brighton and West Brighton Saturday...
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| 10/03/08 | - Black Literary Bigs And Aspirants Celebrate
The 4th Annual African American Literary Award Show was held September 25th in Harlem...
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| 10/03/08 | - EEOC sues Bay Shore car dealership over racial slurs
A Bay Shore car dealership is facing a lawsuit that accuses it of allowing employees to...
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| 10/02/08 | - Brooklynites write a new chapter on giving back
Kevin Pemberton remembers he and his four brothers spending many afterschool hours at...
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| 09/27/08 | - After beating old boys club, Anucha Browne Sanders is coming up roses
It was a year ago this week that Anucha Browne Sanders beat them in Federal District...
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| 09/25/08 | - Allan Houston signs with Knicks, will attempt another comeback with his former team
Allan Houston signed with the New York Knicks on Thursday and will attempt another...
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| 09/25/08 | - Art Exhibit Inspired By 1968 Sanitation Strike
A new photography exhibit in Downtown Brooklyn explores what it means to be a black man...
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| 09/25/08 | - Gold Medal Winner
Natasha Hastings, a member of the U.S. Women's Olympic 4-by-400 meter relay team in...
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| 09/25/08 | - Thompson lends Jamaica an ear
Southeast Queens residents got an opportunity to bring their problems first hand to a...
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| 09/24/08 | - Spike Lee's World War II Film Debuts At The Ziegfeld
A new Spike Lee film, "Miracle at St. Anna," premiered at the Ziegfeld Theatre in...
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| 09/23/08 | - Midyette works to bring Metro Boxing Championships to Harlem
Antonio Midyette isn't famous yet, but that didn't stop a small crowd from gathering...
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| 09/21/08 | - Governor Marches In Harlem's African American Parade
Governor David Paterson was among the dignitaries in the 39th African American Day...
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| 09/15/08 | - Little Liberia May Lose a Major Piece of Itself
Liberians came to Staten Island seeking respite from civil war. Now the war is over...
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| 09/14/08 | - Harlem Program Gives Kids A Hands-On Health Education
Health educators are teaching students at the Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy...
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| 09/14/08 | - NYU professor Yvonne Latty gives voice to G.I.s back from Iraq
Yvonne Latty grew up hearing voices. They came from the people moving about below the...
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| 09/11/08 | - Meeks swearing-in new citizens in Jamaica
For the second straight year, a group of recent immigrants will be naturalized and...
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| 09/09/08 | - Koch Endorses Obama For President
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch announced his endorsement of Barack Obama for...
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| 09/04/08 | - Ballot issues may lead to Qns. special election fight
With less than a week to go before southeast Queens residents go to the polls for New...
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| 09/04/08 | - Huntley and Jennings fight in Queens
Of all the Senate districts in all the state, Allan Jennings, apparently, has walked...
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| 09/02/08 | - Housing Authority cuts may wound seniors and youth
Facing a $170 million deficit, the city Housing Authority may be forced to close...
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| 09/02/08 | - New Yorkers Turn Out To Celebrate Caribbean Pride
New Yorkers came out in force Monday to watch Brooklyn's 41st annual West Indian Day...
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| 08/29/08 | - Medgar Evers Students, Faculty Applaud Obama's Speech
They said they came because they wanted to be a part of history and when the first...
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| 08/28/08 | - Jamaica Locals Protest Against Violence
Over 100 people from Jamaica and other Queens communities came together last Saturday...
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| 08/27/08 | - Paterson Interview: Electing Obama Will Open Doors
New York Governor David Paterson discussed the advancements made by women and African...
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| 08/26/08 | - A "First Lady" Proud To Be Of
Even if she weren't married to this year's Democratic nominee, you get the feeling...
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| 08/25/08 | - N.Y. Dems Try To Support Obama With Sincerity
Far from home, the Democratic National Convention is still something of a New York affair:
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| 08/24/08 | - Ashe brought class, dignity to U.S. Open win
Arthur Ashe is a stadium now, which will have to suffice for tomorrow night's 40-year...
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| 08/21/08 | - "Yes I Can" Seminars
Immacula Oligario is the owner of “Yes I Can” Seminars, which she started last February...
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| 08/20/08 | - Ed Pruitt, manufacturing leader on Island, dies at 49
Ed Pruitt was a driving force for two decades in the Hauppauge Industrial Association...
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| 08/20/08 | - Gov. Paterson to speak at Democratic Convention
Gov. Paterson will speak at the Democratic National Convention next week - and he may...
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| 08/18/08 | - Mayor Announces New Charter Schools
Speaking at the opening of the Bronx Community Charter School, the mayor spelled out why..
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| 08/15/08 | - Gospel singer Cece Winans shows young women their worth through "Always Sisters" conferences
At a time when scantily clad female socialites are powerful enough to influence...
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| 08/14/08 | - New Director, Operation At Historic Latimer House
The historic Lewis Latimer House in Flushing has a new director and a new focus...
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| 08/11/08 | - Buyers with Deep Pockets Threaten Affordability
Harlem tenants are organizing against a major investor in subsidized and rent-regulated...
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| 08/10/08 | - J'Ouvert event at Brooklyn Borough Hall serves as prelude to carnival
If you're looking for the music, the magic and the nitty-gritty of Caribbean carnival...
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| 08/10/08 | - Paying tribute to the heyday of black playwrights
"Hair" is not the only modern theater legend being revisited this summer...
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| 08/07/08 | - County Executive Announces Steep Day Care Cuts for Low-Income Families
Due to budget cuts in State funding, Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks announced on...
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| 08/07/08 | - Laurelton Senior Center Could Lose Its License
The Laurelton Senior Center, which has been serving residents in the area for more than...
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| 08/04/08 | - Susan Taylor's mission is "All About Love"
The latest book-signing for the latest tome from Susan L. Taylor, whose face and name...
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| 07/31/08 | - Employment Program Helps Youth
Southeast Queens youth enjoyed a bit of a leg up last Wednesday at the kick-off of the...
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| 07/31/08 | - Gallery owner shows "Jazz Portraits in Blue" as part of JVC Jazz Festival
Summer is supposed to be the slow season for art sales. Someone should tell that to...
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| 07/29/08 | - Harlem Week 2008 - Celebrating 34 Years of Excellence!
New York City's largest outdoor festival, Harlem Week (www.harlemdiscover.com), has...
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| 07/28/08 | - Funeral To Be Held For Brooklyn Pastor's Wife, Grandson
Funeral services are set for today for a Brooklyn pastor's wife and grandson, who were...
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| 07/28/08 | - Harlem Week Kicks Off With Music, Fashion
Hundreds turned out to celebrate Harlem yesterday at the 34th annual Harlem Week kickoff..
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| 07/27/08 | - Hempstead High freshmen get poetic about their dreams
Yolanda Sampson's students weren't feeling it...
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| 07/26/08 | - The NYPD's War On Blacks
It time for us to admit something: there is a war on Black America and the frontline...
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| 07/25/08 | - Governor Appoints New State Athletic Commisioner
Governor David Paterson introduced in Harlem the first African-American woman to serve...
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| 07/22/08 | - Hoftsra researchers dig into times of slave poet Jupiter Hammon
Beside an 18th-century manor on Long Island's North Shore, archeologists are piecing...
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| 07/20/08 | - City's churches offer financial advice on foreclosure and repairing credit
The city's African-American churches have long preached spiritual salvation, but many...
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| 07/20/08 | - Harlem Book Fair Celebrates 10th Anniversary
The heat did not stop the crowds from attending the 10th annual Harlem Book Fair Saturday.
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| 07/17/08 | - Gov. Paterson condemns New Yorker cover at NAACP convention
New York Gov. David Paterson and the NAACP on Thursday condemned the New Yorker...
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| 07/17/08 | - Minority home buyers reimbursed for unfair loan fees
More than $900,000 has been reimbursed to 276 black and Latino homeowners who were...
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| 07/14/08 | - Don't Blame Rangel for His Rent
It is tempting to view the fact that Rep. Charles Rangel is renting no fewer than four...
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| 07/14/08 | - New Yorker's "satirical" cover jabs at Obama, wife
Barack Obama's campaign says a satirical New Yorker magazine cover showing the...
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| 07/10/08 | - Obama Assassination Exhibit Takes Artistic License Too Far
27 year old artist, Yazmany Arboleda, pushed his artistic license a little too far...
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| 07/08/08 | - Housing Whistleblower Retaliated Against
He has risked his life serving this country as a United States Army Ranger, and now...
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| 07/06/08 | - Barack and Hillary Clinton to hold joint fundraisers in NY
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will take Manhattan - for all the cash they can get...
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| 07/05/08 | - African-Americans Mark Emancipation Day
African-Americans around the city and state observed Saturday the 181st anniversary of...
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| 06/29/08 | - Mayor Praises City School Improvements On Radio
With the school year ending this past week, Mayor Michael Bloomberg talked about city...
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| 06/26/08 | - Foreclosure Compromise Passes
In a political move that's been a long time in the making, the state Senate, along with...
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| 06/23/08 | - Greater Number Of City Students Passing Reading, Math Tests
More elementary and middle school students in the city are passing standardized reading...
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| 06/19/08 | - Rochester Step-Off 2008
"The Rochester Step-Off Program (RSO) is a nine month program, not a nine week program"...
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| 06/19/08 | - Southeast Queens Kids Help Green Their Parks
What was once a patch of concrete just a few scant yards from Liberty Park, has become...
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| 06/17/08 | - Make Music NY Festival
On Saturday, June 21, 2008, the sound of New York City will be amplified throughout the...
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| 06/16/08 | - African American Heritage Center to open at Brooklyn Public Libary
Lots of African-American newsmakers and historic figures have taken up residence at the...
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| 06/16/08 | - Harlem: Resisting Displacements
On Saturday, June 21st in Marcus Garvey Park starting at 10 AM hundreds of Harlemites...
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| 06/16/08 | - NYC Schools System Ripped By Activists
A distinguished panel of community leaders and activists, including Bob Law, Dr. James...
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| 06/16/08 | - W.E.B. Du Bois birthsite will be developed into memorial
Alongside a hardware store in Great Barrington, Mass. - population...
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| 06/12/08 | - Civil Rights on the Move in Rochester
The Civil Rights Movement has been a long struggle since the early phase of 1896-1954.
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| 06/07/08 | - Abyssinian Church Celebrates 200 Years
About 450 members of a Harlem church celebrated the congregation's bicentennial with a...
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| 06/07/08 | - Harlem Democrats Supported Clinton, But Mostly Stand By Obama
In Harlem, the site of former President Bill Clinton's law office, most Democrats who...
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| 06/05/08 | - Kinship and Identity Key Aspects in Urban League's Black Scholars Program
"I thought, 'Oh my gosh, there are other kids like me and it's not like how I see us...
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| 06/05/08 | - Laurelton Rezone Review Under Way For Residents
The long-awaited rezoning of Laurelton has finally begun its community review process...
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| 06/05/08 | - Pols Meet For Gun Violence Summit
In response to the recent rash of horrific gun violence in communities across New York...
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| 06/05/08 | - Representative Rangel Supports Barack Obama
One of Hillary Clinton's top supporting New York delegates, Congressman Charles Rangel...
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| 06/04/08 | - Historical Black Brooklyn Community Unveils Civic Projects
The Weeksville neighborhood of Brooklyn broke ground of an important cultural center...
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| 05/29/08 | - School Budget Lacks Sufficient Resources for Classrooms
As the dissenting vote on the adopted 2008-09 Rochester City School District budget, I...
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| 05/24/08 | - Producers Seek Actor To Play NBA Star "Sweetwater" Clifton
Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton made history as the first African American to play under...
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| 05/23/08 | - Tonya Smith' s Lovers' Quarrels
Native New Yorker and author, Tonya Smith's latest work of art, Lovers' Quarrels, is a...
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| 05/22/08 | - NYCLU Says Rockefeller Drug Laws Create Racial Disparities
Testifying today at a legislative hearing in Rochester, the New York Civil Liberties...
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| 05/22/08 | - Pols Battle Over Foreclosure Fix
One woman's imperiled Queens Village home went from front stoop to bully pulpit when a...
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| 05/15/08 | - Report Focuses on Why City Students Drop Out
A report developed for Rochester School Board member Van Henri White says nearly two...
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| 05/11/08 | - Police Group, Lawmaker Charge NYPD With Institutionalized Racism
A police group and a local lawmaker gathered Sunday at police headquarters to express...
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| 05/11/08 | - Students Honor Nation's First African American Theater
A group of students at Long Island University in Brooklyn are paying homage to the...
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| 05/09/08 | - Mary J. Blige starts foundation to help women with careers
The queen of hip-hop soul is establishing a foundation to help women develop careers...
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| 05/08/08 | - Paterson Wants Foreclosure Action
Gov. David Paterson made a plea last Thursday morning to federal lawmakers, saying in...
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| 05/08/08 | - Protests Begin On Bell Trial Verdict
A community in conflict has responded in the last week with demonstrations and protests...
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| 05/07/08 | - Sharpton Arrested During Pray-Ins In Support Of Sean Bell
The Reverend Al Sharpton and Sean Bell's fiancee were arrested along with about 200...
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| 05/01/08 | - Sharpton Calls For Demonstrations
"This city's going to see some mobilization like they never did before," said the Rev...
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| 04/25/08 | - Brownsville slam poet gets college free
Now here's a trick: Britney Wilson turned hurt feelings into a four-year free ride to...
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| 04/22/08 | - Malcolm X memorial near Queens home
Asleep with his wife and four daughters in their modest East Elmhurst home, Malcolm X...
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| 04/16/08 | - Knick season, Isiah Thomas era end
Isiah Thomas coached his final game Wednesday night, looking and sounding very much like..
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| 04/12/08 | - Colgate Rochester Introduces Initiative to Honor Dr. King
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School president, Eugene C. Bay, announced a timely...
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| 04/10/08 | - Defense Opens Big In Bell Trial
After more than a month, and hundreds of hours of testimony by witnesses for the...
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| 04/10/08 | - Queens' Own Miss NY USA
At this weekend's upcoming Miss USA competition, Miss New York, Danielle Roundtree, who...
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| 04/08/08 | - Jackie Robinson's house not safe
Two years after breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier, Jackie Robinson settled...
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| 04/03/08 | - Local Faith Community Endorse Barack Obama
The Rochester, NY Faith Community for Barack announced it's official start up and...
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| 04/01/08 | - Council members to press planners on Harlem rezone proposals
The controversial rezoning of 125th St. in Harlem faces additional scrutiny Tuesday at...
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| 03/30/08 | - Harlem residents blast neighborhood "takeover" scheme
Scores of Harlem residents turned out Saturday for a town hall meeting, where they vowed..
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| 03/27/08 | - Public Enemy's Chuck D inspires at LI school
He had the microphone in his hands, and the crowd seemed to hang on every word...
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| 03/27/08 | - Senator Schumer speaks on "Crisis" of black male unemployment
Chuck Schumer is not a stupid white man. The NY Senator's visit to Rochester was upon...
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| 03/23/08 | - UniverSoul Circus has hip-hop big top
Step right up ... and then get down. The UniverSoul Circus is coming to town...
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| 03/21/08 | - Paterson Takes Helm
Last week was a bad week for the Spitzers, turned out to be a good week for the Patersons.
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| 03/13/08 | - 10 Things You Didn't Know About Gov. David Paterson
David Alexander Paterson was born on May 20, 1954, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to labor law...
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| 03/13/08 | - Internships Raise The Bar For Queens At-Risk Youth
Southeast Queens interns in a program designed to reach out to more than 450...
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| 03/12/08 | - Black leaders welcome Paterson's historic role
Lt. Gov. David Paterson's ascension to the governor's mansion-the first time an African...
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| 03/11/08 | - Outcry as Harlem rezone plan advances
Members of the city's Planning Commission were loudly denounced for approving a...
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| 03/10/08 | - After Spitzer, first black governor in New York history on deck
With Gov. Eliot Spitzer's stunning fall form grace yesterday, attention turned to his...
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| 03/06/08 | - NUL State of Black America "Amplifies" the Voices of Black Women
Historic tragedies and controversies have marked the beginning of the 21st Century...
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| 03/02/08 | - All-black "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" heats up Broadway
When "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" was on Broadway in 2003, the marquee seduced theatergoers wit
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| 02/28/08 | - Senator Shirley Huntley Takes Foreclosure In Her Own Hands
Politicians all over New York City have been working hard to help residents deal with the
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| 02/26/08 | - Dabney, Historian As Living History
Dabney Montgomery is cheering the Giants on TV in the cellar of Mother AME Zion Church in
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| 02/25/08 | - Black Heritage Gala - Soulful and Sold Out
It was a sold out show for the 6th Annual Black Heritage Gala, Saturday,February 16, at th
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| 02/21/08 | - New York City real estate: St. Albans, Queens
St. Albans is a quiet middle-class neighborhood in eastern Queens, but just beneath lies a
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| 02/21/08 | - Transcript of full Dorothy Goosby interview
My name is Councilwoman Dorothy L. Goosby. I was born in a small town in Florida called...
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| 02/14/08 | - Attorney weighs in on Public Defender selection process
Recently, the Monroe County Legislature appointed Tim Donaher to the position of Monroe Co
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| 02/14/08 | - Huntley Takes SE Queens Issues North To Albany
In the middle of her first term as a state senator, Shirley Huntley is anything but a bash
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| 02/06/08 | - Exciting primary brings 'em out
Willie Plaza, a retired factory worker, walked out of Public School 72 in East Harlem late
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| 02/06/08 | - Super Giants stir millions into frenzy
New York was a glorious shade of Giants blue Tuesday as up to a million delirious fans wel
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| 02/06/08 | - Transcript of full Hazel Dukes interview
My name is Hazel N. Dukes. I am 67 years old. I reside in Manhattan. My occupation is a co
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| 02/05/08 | - Giants stun Patriots to win Super Bowl
The imperfect Giants pulled off the perfect upset on Sunday night...
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| 01/31/08 | - Black elected officials, voters differ on Obama
Tammy Wilson is exactly the kind of voter a presidential candidate would love to have in h
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| 01/31/08 | - Borough Hosts Black History Events
As February dawns, residents from around the borough will celebrate Black History Month wi
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| 01/31/08 | - St. Albans Church Marks 100 Years Of Spirituality
A building dedicated to worship Presbyterian-style has stood at the corner of 190th Street
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| 01/29/08 | - Is Isiah Thomas Toast?
Given the Knicks recent improved play including a three game winning streak, the vocal "fi
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| 01/25/08 | - Harlem fights to protect its turf
In recent months 125th Street in Harlem has become commercialized with franchised business
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| 01/24/08 | - Appeals Court Decision Keeps Bell Trial In Queens
District Attorney Richard Brown won a decisive victory against defense attorneys in the up
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| 01/24/08 | - From Jena to Rochester - RCTV hosts forum on racism...
On Jan. 17 Rochester Community Television hosted a dialogue entitled From Jena to Rocheste
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| 01/22/08 | - Black History - Historic reminders
Old buildings and cemeteries serve as touchstones to the early times of local African-Amer
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| 01/21/08 | - Diverse campaign strikes chord on campus
No woman or African-American running for president has generated as much broad appeal as..
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| 01/18/08 | - Malcolm, Martin, Medgar
On Tuesday, January 15, 2008, in honor of the official birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King,
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| 01/13/08 | - Barack Obama leading among New York blacks; Hillary Clinton still leading
White House hopeful Barack Obama is surging among New York's African-American voters, wipi
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| 01/11/08 | - Will Harlem Sway To A New Drumbeat?
If Harlem were a beautiful woman, you would find her swaying to the beat of drums every Sa
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| 01/10/08 | - Baber AME church launch "It's ok to snitch" campaign
Saturday, Jan 5. "30 busses and 30 billboards is what we're starting with," said Pastor Ma
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| 01/10/08 | - King To Be Honored In Queens
As Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 21 approaches, many organizations throughout the borou
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| 01/10/08 | - Southeast Queens To Obama: Character Should Trump Race
As the presidential race heats up, and candidates trade pointed barbs and jockey for momen
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| 01/03/08 | - Community Speak Out Against "Zero Tolerance"
On December 19, a "Community Speak Out" was held, designed to give the community an opport
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| 12/28/07 | - Barron Hosts Mortgage Woes Forum
Charles Barron, the dynamic New York City councilmember from Brooklyn was joined by his fi
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| 12/22/07 | - Father found guilty in shooting of white teen
A Suffolk County jury late Saturday night convicted John White of manslaughter and crimina
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| 12/21/07 | - 4W Entrepreneur group forced to close
After almost 17 years of helping black entrepreneurs open their own businesses, a Fort Gre
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| 12/19/07 | - Eagle Academy to get new complex
Students of the Eagle Academy for Young Men will soon have a place to call their very own.
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| 12/18/07 | - Independent filmmaker offers Rochester a voice through her film
Nicholle La Vann, a local independent filmmaker working on a new film, invites anyone who
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| 12/13/07 | - South Jamaica Library Branch Reopens With Great Fanfare
The South Jamaica branch of the Queens Library made a great leap into the future on Friday
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| 12/13/07 | - Subpoenas for Al Sharpton's aides
Teams of federal agents swooped down on up to 10 close associates of the Rev. Al Sharpton.
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| 12/12/07 | - The Heat's On Andrew Young
New York City Council Member (42 District; Brooklyn) Charles Barron and other community le
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| 11/23/07 | - Spotlight on City People: Oral histories pay tribute to Muslim women
The gallery at Harriet's Alter Ego is a small, spare space in the rear of a delightfully s
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| 11/19/07 | - Harlem Battles Obesity With Flavor
Explore the Flavor of Health, a FREE event in Harlem, featuring Baby Boy star and celebrit
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| 11/14/07 | - Brizard selected as next superintendent of Rochester schools
The Rochester City School District announced yesterday the selection of Jean-Claude Brizar
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| 11/02/07 | - Foxman and Sharpton Issue Joint Statement on Symbols of Hate
Abraham H Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League, and Rev Al Sharpton, Pr
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| 10/29/07 | - Urban League to launch construction training program
The Urban League of Rochester will launch a new YouthBuild program to prepare disadvantage
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