Westbury, New York - On December 10, 2014 the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.(LIAACC) held its Annual Holiday Celebration, Awards Ceremony, and Toy Drive at NYCB Theatre of Westbury, LIAACC's members and small business owners ...
Posted Saturday, December 13th 2014 at 11:28PM
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I know you are warming up to the idea of celebrating worldwide the birth of Christ.
As we focus on honoring the Christ in everyone all of the unease fades away.
We gotta keep our traditions alive. Yea you may have had a few wack Christmas's
in the ...
Posted Saturday, December 13th 2014 at 4:18PM
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HOT OFF THE PRESS!
Enjoy your copy of the last Issue of 2014 LOP Community Newsletter. We'll Be Back in January 2015!
Pres. Obama speaks About Women In STEM, Meeting with Exports Council, Immigration Town Hall, and Early Education Grant Inform ...
Posted Saturday, December 13th 2014 at 11:23AM
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This year just keeps getting better...
We have been working on building a better mental and physical person.
It may seem like the path to our goal is unclear but look how far we've come.
Others may not like or understand why you do things your ...
Posted Saturday, December 13th 2014 at 9:42AM
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Since 2009, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has recognized influential members of the local community under the age of 30. In mid-November, the Middle Tennessee Chapter released a list of 30 individuals they believe have made significant impacts in th ...
Posted Thursday, December 11th 2014 at 3:51PM
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Virginia Union University Student Lecture Series for Leadership and Social & Economic Justice: A Panel Discussion on Social Justice: Ferguson and Race. ...
Posted Thursday, December 11th 2014 at 12:50PM
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PORTLAND, OREGON--Mariann Hyland made a vow 10 years ago, after Portland Police fatally shot 21-year-old Kendra James during a routine traffic stop.
Hyland, a Portland lawyer who is African American, promised to teach young black people how to su ...
Posted Wednesday, December 10th 2014 at 12:05PM
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CHICAGO--DuPage County sheriff’s records allege that 911 received a frantic call from the boy’s dad, Michael Cattron Sr., 46, stating his son had been shot and was laying in a pool of blood. When investigators arrived on the scene, the boy was no ...
Posted Wednesday, December 10th 2014 at 11:59AM
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Researchers working with Brockington Cultural Resources Consulting believe they have found the remnants of Gadsden’s Wharf in South Carolina, where an estimated 100,000 enslaved Africans arrived in America.
“It is the place of arrival for a hu ...
Posted Wednesday, December 10th 2014 at 11:37AM
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Several second-year medical students from Meharry Medical College share their impressions after a nine-day stay at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana. ...
Posted Monday, December 8th 2014 at 3:53PM
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The AUDELCO Awards began promptly at 7:00 p.m. at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space located at 2537 Broadway at 95th Street in New York City. The theme for this year’s 42nd Annual Vivian Robinson/AUDELCO Recognition Awards for Excellenc ...
Posted Monday, December 8th 2014 at 8:39AM
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In recent weeks, the list of celebrities who have publicly defended Bill Cosby against his multiple sexual abuse accusations have included from Jill Scott, Whoopi Goldberg, and Cee Lo Green. And now longtime Cosby associate, Debbie Allen has shared h ...
Posted Sunday, December 7th 2014 at 8:02PM
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A letter to our African-American sons
Emma McElvaney Talbott, Special to The Courier-Journal 12:07 a.m. EST December 6, 2014
Dear African-American sons:
What just played out in Ferguson, Mo., and in Sanford, Fla., is nothing new. These stori ...
Posted Sunday, December 7th 2014 at 7:48PM
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In life, Marion Barry Jr. was known for his entrances, his sense of when to step into a room, light up a crowd and put himself at the center of the action — often conspicuously late.
In death, Barry delivered a remarkable exit, a three-day spec ...
Posted Saturday, December 6th 2014 at 8:05PM
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There is nothing like a mommy. She takes care of others with a giving heart.
But how about daddy...? He installs the will to work hard against all odds.
If you could cook them one meal to express your appreciation for them, what do you
prepare?
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Posted Saturday, December 6th 2014 at 7:34PM
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Autopsy Shows Mentally Ill Man Shot From Behind and Above, 14 Times
December 3, 2014
BreakingBrown reported in October that the officer who killed Dontre Hamilton had been fired from the Milwaukee Police Department. Now an autopsy confirms that t ...
Posted Saturday, December 6th 2014 at 2:56PM
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'Why did you have to shoot him?' Devastated girl, 9, writes letter to Phoenix cop who killed her father
Dec 4th 2014 5:26PM
By RYAN GORMAN
The young daughter of an unarmed black male gunned down by a white Phoenix cop this week has written a ...
Posted Saturday, December 6th 2014 at 2:46PM
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By Blacks In Tech
Past #BITTechTalk guest (episode #52 Ras Pi’s and Robots), Dr. Andrew Williams speaks at TEDx and shares a surprising revelation Steve Jobs made about the number of black engineers at Apple and his determination to make a change. Dr. Williams also shares the journey of the Spe ...
Posted Friday, December 5th 2014 at 7:53AM
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No one can push you or put a smile on your face like you can.
Just experiment. Take one day to see how many others
can cheer for you, or give you compliments, or pat you
on the back after a job well done.
Then tally up how many times you have the ...
Posted Friday, December 5th 2014 at 7:36AM
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God willing, this Sunday, December 7, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. EST please join your Marriage and Relationship Servants, Brother Marcus and Sister Cecelia, as we welcome the New York City Representative of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, Student Minister Abdul Hafeez Muhammad! Collectively, we will ...
Posted Thursday, December 4th 2014 at 9:43PM
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