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Jazz Bassist Russel Blake Partners with National Domestic Violence Registry to Elevate the Plight of All Women

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Los Angeles – When Russel Blake creates, he taps deep into his inner most God source. It is evidenced by music the renowned music producer and jazz bassist has gifted the planet with, including three CD’s and over 432 compositions within his repertoire encompassing classical, Spanish classical, traditional jazz, Brazilian, opera, Latin and blues music […]
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Beyond the Trayvon Martin Mobilization by Dr. Ron Daniels

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A Movement to End Mass Incarceration and Rebuild America’s “Dark Ghettos” All across America a massive mobilization is in full force demanding justice in the horrific and unjustified death of Trayvon Martin at the hands of George Zimmerman. It was a vigilante style killing aided and abetted by Florida’s wild, wild west “Stand Your Ground” […]
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We are all Trayvon Martin by Julianne Malveaux

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I have two nephews that I love with an amazing passion. Anyi, 28, is a Los Angeles based comedian, who kinda looks like me and acts like me. He is my absolute escort of choice when I am in Southern California. Armand, 25, is an Oakland-based aspiring writer, and a 2008 graduate of University of […]
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Trayvon Martin’s Case: Unfortunately American Justice is Not Colorblind and Remains Victim to the Elites

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H. Lewis Smith – It seems relatively fair to say that most Americans are law-abiding citizens who believe in equal justice. However, the same notion cannot be wisely applied or assumed for the American justice system and a segment of America’s society in general. Is there a double standard of justice in America—being that if […]
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Hypocrisy in the Democracy by Raynard Jackson

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Now that both political parties nominee’s for president are set, I began reflecting on some of the TV ads I have seen and various statements candidates have made. My conclusion about both parties? There is hypocrisy in the democracy of the United States. For example, Republicans claim to be against preference programs—affirmative action, minority set-asides, […]
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Prosecutors Are Like Ghosts by Lucius Gantt

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The Gantt Report – Prosecutors and law enforcement officers oftentimes think like Casper, the so-called friendly ghost! In the world of ghosts, everything is white! Ghost Hunters are white and Ghostbusters are white or act white. Have you ever seen or heard of a Black ghost? Have you come in contact with a Hispanic ghost […]
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NABJ Awards USC Annenberg’s Eric Burse Student Journalist of the Year

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Washington, DC – The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announces that Eric Burse, a student at the University of Southern California’s (USC) Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, is the 2012 Student Journalist of the Year. Burse will be honored this summer amongst other honorees at NABJ’s 37th Annual Convention and Career Fair, the […]
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Black Women’s Roundtable National Women of Power Summit Amplifies the Voices of Women and Girls

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Washington, DC – The slaying of Trayvon Martin and other innocent teens was foremost on the hearts and minds of nearly 400 Black women from across the country that assembled recently in Washington, DC for the Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) inaugural National Women of Power Summit, three days of down-to-earth discussions aiming to “Amplifying the […]
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Gripping Urban Drama “A Family On Edge” Wraps Filming in Atlanta

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Atlanta, GA – Principal photography wrapped yesterday in Atlanta on A Family On Edge, directed by Bruce Locke, with the assistance of director of photography Hakim Robinson. The urban drama filmed in various locations throughout the Atlanta area for the past month and stars Sean White (MICHAEL), Jules Nobles (RISA) and Gabriel Davis (GABRIEL). There’s […]
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