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EL SALVADOR VS. HAITI’S GANGS: WILL BUKELE BRING HIS WAR ON GANGS TO HAITI?

Haiti has fought for stability for years, but a new confrontation could change the course of its security crisis. El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, known internationally for his aggressive campaign against violent gangs, has announced a military rescue operation after four Salvadoran military personnel...

THE WARNING BLACK AMERICA IGNORED: HOW THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND INTEGRATION FAILED TO DELIVER ECONOMIC FREEDOM

https://youtu.be/sZ9FlpRlC8M In 2005, legendary entertainer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte delivered a warning that Black America should have taken seriously. Speaking before the Congressional Black Caucus, Belafonte challenged the Democratic Party, questioned the direction of the civil rights movement, and recalled a troubling conversation...
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Legacy Beyond Self: The Meaning Behind the Commissioning of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Olivia Hooker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGbZAnXo4kc An expanded article based on the transcript and historical record There are ceremonies meant for...

Respect Is Power: What Norwood E. Jackson Meant — Not Just What He Did

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When the story of Malcolm X, also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz—is told, it...

Black History Month in Westchester: The History We Don’t Celebrate

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Sharon Owens Makes History As Syracuse’s First Black Mayor

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Descendants of Frederick Douglass Read His Speech ‘What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?’

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EL SALVADOR VS. HAITI’S GANGS: WILL BUKELE BRING HIS WAR ON GANGS TO HAITI?

Haiti has fought for stability for years, but a new confrontation could change the...

THE WARNING BLACK AMERICA IGNORED: HOW THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND INTEGRATION FAILED TO DELIVER ECONOMIC FREEDOM

https://youtu.be/sZ9FlpRlC8M In 2005, legendary entertainer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte delivered a warning that...

Skipper Detained After Altercation With Opponent’s Mother at Yonkers Candidates Night

YONKERS, N.Y. — Westchester County Legislator candidate Kisha D. Skipper was detained by YPD...

KEEP MY NAME OUT OF YOUR NARRATIVE By Larnez Kinsey

I volunteered my time. I walked away. Six months later, why am I still...

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THE WARNING BLACK AMERICA IGNORED: HOW THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND INTEGRATION FAILED TO DELIVER ECONOMIC FREEDOM

https://youtu.be/sZ9FlpRlC8M In 2005, legendary entertainer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte delivered a warning that Black America should have taken seriously. Speaking before the Congressional...

Skipper Detained After Altercation With Opponent’s Mother at Yonkers Candidates Night

YONKERS, N.Y. — Westchester County Legislator candidate Kisha D. Skipper was detained by YPD Wednesday night following an altercation with Donna Nolan, the mother...

KEEP MY NAME OUT OF YOUR NARRATIVE By Larnez Kinsey

I volunteered my time. I walked away. Six months later, why am I still being pulled into a campaign I left behind? Imagine getting up...

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