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Susan Rice Protested at Meles Memorial in Harlem

Posted on October 31, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Together with three other former U.S. ambassadors to Ethiopia, I attended the memorial service for Meles Zenawi on 27 October 2012 at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in the Harlem, NY. Continue reading →

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Lloyd “Kam” Williams Honored at the United Nations

Posted on June 15, 2012 by | 1 Comment

Nationally-recognized movie, book critic and Harlem World Magazine friend Lloyd “Kam” Williams was honored at the “Global Forum on Women’s Empowerment” event. Continue reading →

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Pastor Swindles Senior Citizen Out of Millions in Harlem

Posted on May 4, 2012 by | 2 Comments

Federal prosecutors say a lawyer, who moonlights as a pastor, and his associate swindled a retired teacher from Harlem out of a building she had owned for 40 years. Continue reading →

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Celebration of International Women’s Day 2012 at Shabazz Center

Posted on February 28, 2012 by | Leave a comment

This forum is an opportunity to hear official representatives of the Cuban Federation of Women (FMC) in an open and free discussion. The Cuban delegation is in New York as part of United Nations activity around Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day. They will address the position of women in revolutionary Cuba today, as well as the new economic policies being currently implemented; Cuba’s internationalist foreign policy; US-Cuban relations under Obama; the Case of the Cuban Five and Cuba’s fight against terrorism; democratic rights and human rights in Cuba; and advances in struggles against racism. Continue reading →

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UNESCO Seeking Designs To Honor The Victims of Slavery

Posted on November 10, 2011 by | Leave a comment

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural  Organization (UNESCO) is actively seeking designs for their new project that will be a permanent memorial to honor the victims of slavery and the trans-Atlantic slave trade.’ Artists, designers, sculptors and other visual arts professionals are invited to submit proposals. Continue reading →

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NY African Film Festival’s Diasporan Celebration

Posted on April 5, 2011 by | 4 Comments

The United Nations declared 2011 the Year of Peoples of African Descent.  Continue reading →

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Indigenous People Descend On NYC

Posted on May 20, 2009 by | Leave a comment

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Thousands of indigenous people have gathered at the United Nations…

…for their annual meeting to push for better rights for native communities.

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