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TV One’s 2013 Inauguration of President Barack Obama Coverage

Posted on January 15, 2013 by | 1 Comment

Barack Obama Is Sworn In As 44th President Of The United States

TV One, which entertains, informs and inspires Black adult viewers, has announced the details for its coverage of the 2013 Inauguration of President Barack Obama. Continue reading →

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Harlem’s Howard Restoring a Trove at Howard

Posted on March 15, 2012 by | Leave a comment

“Antiquated.” “Depleted.” “Grossly underunded.” Continue reading →

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Behind the Curtain; The Black Congressional Caucus and “Out on the Hill” sponsored by the National Black Justice Coalition (update)

Posted on October 1, 2011 by | 1 Comment

By Tod Roulette’

In a reception room packed with politicos, constituents from Harlem, lobbyists no doubt and press, an important national African-American thing occurred. Continue reading →

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Black Caucus to ease Harlem Radio owner Woes?

Posted on December 5, 2009 by | 1 Comment

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The radio business has nothing to do with the plan to overhaul the nation’s system for regulating banks and other financial institutions.

Except, it turns out, in Congress.

One of most intriguing mysteries here in recent weeks is why members of the Congressional Black Caucus have chosen to buck their party and president in trying to stall financial regulation reform.

The answer lies at least in part with an aggressive lobbying campaign by a troubled New York City-based radio broadcasting company, Inner City Broadcasting, whose co-founder is a prominent New York politician and businessman, Percy Sutton.

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Charles Rangel: The Lion of Harlem

Posted on August 6, 2009 by | Leave a comment

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Charles Rangel was pacing outside a congressional meeting room where members of the House of Representatives were haggling over the health-care bill. Inside, a boiler-room atmosphere had developed: no one was allowed to leave for anything other than a bathroom break or a vote until committee members came up with a way to pay for the health-care legislation that was being hammered out in Congress. Continue reading →

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Dem Politics: You Supported Clinton

Posted on July 1, 2008 by | Leave a comment

Brooklyn’s 10th Congressional District, home to more African-Americans than any other in New York, gave Senator Barack Obama his highest margin of victory in the state. But the district’s longtime congressman, Edolphus Towns, did not share his constituency’s preference for Mr. Obama. Now some of those voters are pushing to oust him.

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Harlemites buoyed by Obama’s momentum

Posted on January 7, 2008 by | Leave a comment

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For Dorian Warren of Manhattan, the surprise wasn’t in Barack Obama’s victory in the Iowa caucus. It was in his own visceral reaction to the Illinois senator’s showing.

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