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Where Do We Go From Here?

What’s At Stake Former President Barack Obama Democracy was never meant to be transactional -- you give me your vote; I'll make everything better.It requires an active and informed citizenry. So I am also asking you to believe in your own ability -- to embrace your...
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OTP Interview with Oronike Odeleye, Cofounder of the #MuteRKelly Movement Part Two

By Maitefa Angaza In last week’s issue Oronike Odeleye spoke of the unexpected, but wildly eventful arc that swept her and cofounder Kenyette Tisha Barnes from a few Tweets into the pages of modern history. She talked most however, about plight of the young...

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Election night party points towards the future

By Stephen Witt Plastic New Years Day horns were blowing amid shouts and tears of...
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Obama Strategy Pays Off, GOP Retains House, Dems Strengthen Senate and NYS Seats

By Mary Alice Miller President Barack Obama made history on Tuesday for the second time....
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Child’s Skull Fractured, Collarbone Broken: Foster Agency and Family Court Silent

By Mary Alice Miller Imagine: A mother has a visitation session with her 5-year-old son....
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Bedford-Stuyvesant Real Estate Board celebrates 75 years

While the crises faced by distressed homeowners is major, there’s also a growing interest...
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Benjamin Crump, Trayvon Martin’s Attorney, delivers Five-Pointmessage to men, young and old, at Siloam Men’s Day Service

  By David Mark Greaves Attorney Benjamin L. Crump of the Florida firm of Parks and...
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In Sandy’s aftermath, Borough suffers extensive water damage along coast, downed trees inland, long waits for fuel

By Nico Simino, Amelia Rawlins and Stephen Witt While Hurricane Sandy left Central Brooklyn relatively...
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Hero Mom Zurana Horton’s Living Memorial: Her Family

By Mary Alice Miller One year ago, Denise Peace heard a news flash on the...
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Package of Bills Seeks to Curb Excessive Policing as NYPD Beating in Crown Heights is Caught on Tape

By Mary Alice Miller A contentious City Council hearing on the need for police oversight...
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It May Take A “Numbers Man” to be the People’s Mayor

John Liu Knows Arithmetic, Connects with All the People Loves New York and does not...
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Farrakhan Delivers Anti-Violence Message to Brownsville

By Mary Alice Miller The Hon. Minister Louis Farrakhan came to the Van Dyke housing...
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Van Jones: On the Environment, Obama and the Green Economy

New America Media, Question & Answer, Ngoc Nguyen http://newamericamedia.org/ Editor’s Note: As both Democratic and GOP...
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A Chilling Look at Voter Suppression in Ohio

Tula Connell A sobering analysis at freepress.net dissects the four-pronged effort by the Ohio Republican...
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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....