The shooting death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teenager shot by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, has reignited discussions of race across all over the nation.
This week an award-winning film at the Sundance Film Festival adds another dimension to the national dialogue.
This provocative film based on the true story of a similar fatal shooting in Oakland, California.
Thousands of concerned citizens, community activists and celebrities stood beside Trayvon Martin’s photo in over 100 nationwide demonstrations yesterday demanding justice for the slain teen.
Music moguls, civic leaders and concerned citizens were among the protesters calling for a federal civil-rights probe of George Zimmerman, who was found not guilty of murder charges this month.
On February 2012 Trayvon was shot dead while walking through the gated Florida community where his father was living.
And we can't or wont help ourselves...
Veterans,
Seniors,
Orphans,
Homeless,
But, over the last several years politicians have provided direct cash aid to.....
Libya $1.45 B,
Egypt - $397 M,
Mexico - $622 M,
Russia - $380 M,
Haiti - $1.4 B,
Jordan - $463 M,
Kenya - $816 M,
Sudan - $870 M,
Nigeria - $456 M,
Uganda - $451 M,
Congo - $359 M,
Ethiopia - $981 M,
Pakistan - $2 B,
South Africa - $566 M,
Senegal - $698 M,
Mozambique - $404 M,
Zambia - $331 M,
Kazakhstan - $304 M,
Iraq - $1.08 B,
Tanzania - $554 M,
Helen Thomas, Madam Dean of the White House Press Corps Helen Thomas has died at age 92 after a long illness.
Helen Thomas covered 10 presidents over nearly half a century, and became a legend in the news industry.
She was a fixture at White House news conferences pressing presidents for additional information, while sitting in the front rows. Late in her career, Ms. Thomas frequently exasperated government spokesmen with her barrage of pointed questions.
Watch free, streaming, online documentary films and movies. Collection of stunning, eyeopening, interesting, controversial, full-length documentaries.
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This is the longest lasting heatwave this area has endured in over a decade. The NY region has broken electricity consumption records and this hot weather is expected to last one more day.
HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS CONTINUE...
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
* LOCATIONS...THE FIVE BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY.
* HAZARDS...COMBINATION OF HIGH LEVELS OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 100.
On Monday, July 22, Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr. and Bronx Dominican Parade Committee Directors Felipe Febles and Rosa Ayala will announce the celebrations that will lead up to the 24th Annual Gran Parada Dominicana de El Bronx (Bronx Dominican Day Parade).
Monday, July 22 TIME: @ 11:00 AM
WHERE: Bronx County Building Rotunda 851 Grand Concourse
The Bronx Dominican Day Parade will take place on Sunday, July 28th, from East Tremont to 167th street. Borough President Diaz will present a proclamation launching the Bronx Dominican Day Parade Week 2013.
LET'S MAKE OUR GOVERNMENT WORK FOR US
Please join the New York State Nurses Association, Physicians for a National Health Program and Bronx Health REACH on July 29th at 6pm for a discussion about ways the community can come together and join the fight for healthcare justice. The panel will take place in the 4th floor auditorium of Jacobi Hospital, Building 1.
This weather is not just a pain in the neck and every other body part you can identify.
The state of New York is experiencing power grid pains as peak electricity usage could break a record set in back in 2006. Consumers are being asked to conserve, but all they do is crank up their air conditioners on this fifth and final day of an extreme;y brutal heatwave.