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LEOLA MADDOX SPEAKS On Alton, On Life, On Being Black in America

  LEOLA MADDOX SPEAKS  On Alton, On Life, On Being Black in America (Our Time Press, 1998   On...
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The Tawana Brawley Case: TIMELINE From Wappinger’s Falls, NY 1987 to Poughkeepsie, NY 1998

From Wappinger’s Falls, NY 1987 to Poughkeepsie, NY 1998 1987 Nov. 24 State Trooper Scott Patterson...
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Comments on Passing of Percy Sutton (In Formation)

Barack Obama on the Passing of Percy Sutton: Percy Sutton was a true hero to...
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Percy Sutton: A Visionary Giant Passes

  Pioneering Lawyer, Percy Sutton Passes Away December 27, 2009 Percy Sutton, attorney for Malcolm X, dead...
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A Detective Story: Tawana Brawley, an open case

Interview with Graham Weatherspoon, Det. NYPD, Ret. Graham Weatherspoon (center) OTP: What do...
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Welcome Dr. Gassaway!

By Jitu K. Weusi It was a cold December night with temperature in the 20's...
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No Shortage of Stimulus Prayers in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn For President Barack Obama

Mt. Pisgah Prepares for First Anniversary of "O" Team Prayers, Jan. 4 By Matrice Brooks While...
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Senator Perkins Raises Question of Potential Wrongdoing in $511 Million Bond Issuance by Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corporation for Nets Arena

 Bill Perkins, chair of the Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee, is urging Governor Paterson...

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The View From Here

  This first year of the Barack Obama presidency has been spent setting the stage...
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A GREAT TIME FOR ALL AT OLDTIMERS ANNUAL FUNDRAISER

More than 250 supporters and devotees of the Brooklyn Oldtimers Foundation, Inc. gathered Sunday,...
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Black-Owned Businesses Shortchanged on SBA Loans, Non Existent on Stimulus Fund List

SBA Shuts Out  Black, Hispanic Businesses From Stimulus Loans By Aaron Glantz New America Media (www.newamericamedia.org) (December...
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Charles Barron’s Challenge: Time For People of Color to Take Power in City Council

We’ve learned the reasons for the competition for the City Council Speaker’s chair, currently...
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Bernard Gassaway: New Leader at Boys and Girls High

 There are several fine high schools around Bed-Stuy, but Boys and Girls is unique....
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Children at Risk

On December 1, Kings County District Attorney Charles Hynes announced a 21-year sentence for...
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Helped Me Find My Voice

by Hortensia Gooding On Dr. Norma Raybon, Spelman College "To inspire" originally carried a literal sense...
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By David Mark Greaves It is widely acknowledged, and has been for some time, that...
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Kristen Clarke Named General Counsel of the NAACP

The NAACP today announced that Kristen Clarke, one of the nation's most respected civil...
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Glyne’s Fulton St. Barber Truck

Interviewed by Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsTell us a little about yourself.My name is Glyne Maccup....