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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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City Politics

Congressman Ed Towns closes his campaign

When the news leaked last Sunday that Representative Edolphus Towns was retiring, everyone was...
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View From Here: On the Passing of a Media Warrior

Legendary television journalist Gil Noble,  passed to the other side April 5. And as...
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Lawsuit filed against police patrolling private apartment buildings

The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) late last month filed a federal lawsuit...
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Kings County Politics (KCP)

Parker sticks by budget comments Flatbush State Sen. Kevin Parker this week refused to back...
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Hundreds of Bed-Stuy homeowners at risk of losing their properties

By Aimena Lipscomb A staggering 750 homeowners from Bedford-Stuyvesant are on the verge of losing...
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View From Here: Trayvon, ALEC & White Supremacy

April 5, 2012 -- Forensic experts have confirmed the obvious in the killing of Trayvon...
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Alternatives to Stop-And-Frisk

New York Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly issued a challenge for local lawmakers to...
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Feds step in to investigate shooting death of unarmed black teenager

Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law questioned amid allegations of a cover up By Aimena Lipscomb The...
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Kings County Politics (KPC)

Possible court battle over voting rights district The New York State Black, Hispanic and Asian...
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Excerpts from NAACP Panel at United Nations: “Voting Rights and People of Color in the U.S.”

-America’s oldest and largest civil rights organization leads panel on attempts to restrict the...
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News Briefs Thursday, March 15, 2012

DOE surveys students, parents and teachers The city’s Department of Education (DOE) announced the agency’s...
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At Wit's End: Keep Kelly but NYPD needs more accountability and communication

There’s an old saying to “not change horses or police commissioners midstream”. So perhaps NYPD...
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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....