Black Solidarity Day – What happened to it ?

Black Solidarity Day: What does it mean?

By Ben Serrano

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Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009
Updated: Thursday, October 29, 2009

    In terms of the world of prejudice and racism, much [...]

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FDNY written exams excluded hundreds of black and Hispanic firefighters, federal judge rules

FDNY written exams excluded hundreds of black and Hispanic firefighters, federal judge rules
BY John MarzulliDAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Updated Wednesday, July 22nd 2009, 11:16 PMIudici for News
The FDNY has been accused of discrimination
The city used written exams that “unfairly excluded hundreds of qualified people of color” from serving as firefighters, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
The historic [...]

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Reusable Grocery Bags Could Poison You, Plastics Group Says

 Reusable Grocery Bags Could Poison You, Plastics Group Says
Grocery shoppers who go for the green with reusable bags could end up green with illness, according to the first microbiological study in North America of the earth-friendly option.
The bags could be a breeding ground for dangerous bacteria, yeast and mold, according to the study, which [...]

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ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING

ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING – Monday, May 25 thru Saturday, May 30
 

 

 
  Monday            Tuesday            Wednesday            Thursday           Friday            Saturday
 

 Suspended         In Effect            In Effect             In Effect         Suspended     Suspended
 

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CBCF Resource Guide on Recovery Funds for African Americans

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation has prepared a resource guide – www.cbcfinc.org – to highlight some of the major provisions within the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that are critical to their community.
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EUR This N That – Urban Black News Blog: [...]

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Pick Your Own Price for Summer Camp

Pick Your Own Price for Summer Camp
By Winnie Hu
Anyone who has visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art is familiar with the pay-what-you-want concept that has obvious appeal to those unwilling or unable to handle full price.
Now that practice is coming to another cherished cultural tradition — summer camp — with a different twist. The YMCA [...]

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Indie Cinema Opens in Harlem

Indie Cinema Opens in Harlem
by Jeremy Pfau
In the past, Columbia students had to venture downtown to the IFC Center or Film Forum to see independent films and documentaries. But the opening of the small, non-profit Maysles Cinema on 128th Street in January 2008 brought underground flicks up north to Harlem.
The theater—owned and operated by acclaimed [...]

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Rev. Al Sharpton wants FCC to investigate New York Post’s parent company, News Corp.

Rev. Al Sharpton wants FCC to investigate New York Post’s parent company, News Corp.
By Erin Durkin and Meredith Kolodner DAILY NEWS WRITERS
Sunday, February 22nd 2009, 3:02 PM

Giancarli for News
Rev. Al Sharpton talks at a Sunday press protest against the New York Post.

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TheRev. Al Sharpton and several City Council members riled [...]

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City accused of bias against blacks, Hispanics in ex-con jobs ban

City accused of bias against blacks, Hispanics in ex-con jobs ban
BY THOMAS ZAMBITO DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Tuesday, January 27th 2009, 3:24 AM

A city ban on hiring ex-cons for hospital jobs is unfair to blacks and Hispanics, a city woman claimed in a complaint to the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Shanae Leath, who was convicted [...]

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Hip-Hop Magazine No Longer Accepts Ads for Lewd Products

Hip-Hop Magazine No Longer Accepts Ads for Lewd Products
By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA
One thing magazine advertising and hip-hop music have always had in common is skin — images of models, usually women, in alluring poses and various states of undress. The Source, the hip-hop magazine, does not aim to do away with such images — there is [...]

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