This video was published on YouTube on May 8, 2016
Source: Black Raven Cinema
Friday, October 4, 2019
Diahann Carroll: 'I'm Dreaming Of A Black Christmas', a 'Julia' Episode
This video was published on YouTube on May 8, 2016
Source: Black Raven Cinema
Vegas Casino and Delta Air Lines Join Forces to Help UK Couple Get Married
This report was published on YouTube on October 3.
Piglet – a Pink, Blind and Deaf Puppy – Inspires Others to Overcome the Odds
This report was published on YouTube on October 3.
New Harvard Student Recreates Photo She Took on Campus 15 Years Ago
This report was published on YouTube on October 3.
What the Record-Breaking Success of 'Old Town Road' Means for Rapper Lil Nas X
This report was published on YouTube on October 2.
Boy Who Lost Everything in a House Fire Surprised with New Toys from Classmates
This report was published on YouTube on October 2.
Tennessee Teen Accepts Gender Neutral Homecoming Title
This report was published on YouTube on October 1.
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Mets Slugger Pete Alonso Donates Custom Cleats to 9/11 Museum
This report was published on YouTube on October 1.
9-Year-Old Boy with Disabilities Participates in Marathon with His Dad
This report was published on YouTube on October 1.
Thursday, October 3, 2019
With Trump in Office, What Happened in Germany, Can Happen Here
By Alan Singer
In Berlin, near remnants of the wall that once divided the city between East and West, the Topography of Terror Center documents
the Nazi Party rise to power and the collapse of democracy in Germany
during the 1930s. The shift from democracy to dictatorship took less
than 18 months, from January 1933 to August 1934. The exhibit is
powerful and frightening account of the past and a lesson for the
present and future about the fragility of democracy.
In January 1933, Adolf Hitler was allowed to form a parliamentary government by President Paul von Hindenburg although
his Nazi Party only held only a third of the seats in the German
Reichstag or Parliament. Conservative politicians and corporate leaders
thought they would control Hitler and exercise power through him.
Socialist leader Kurt Schumacher dismissed Hitler as their “Dekorationsstück” (decoration).
But Fascist groups marched through the streets in torch lit parades
celebrating Hitler’s new position as Chancellor and the Nazi’s Machtergreifung, seizure of power.
A month later the Reichstag building was destroyed by a suspicious fire
and Hitler received unprecedented emergency power. Civil liberties were
suspended, political opposition was silenced, and Germany started to
slip into dictatorship. In August 1934, with the death of von
Hindenburg, Hitler was both Chancellor and President, the unchallenged
German Führer. Troops and officers in the German military and civil
servants were required to swear an oath of loyalty, not Germany or its
Constitution, but to Hitler.
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Source: DAILY KOS
Ex-Dallas Officer Amber Guyger Sentenced 10 Years in Neighbor's Murder
This report was published on YouTube on October 2.
Bonus Report: Brandt Jean to Amber Guyger: ‘I Forgive You’
Botham Jean’s brother asked the judge to allow him to hug Amber Guyger in the courtroom after she was sentenced.
Governor Cuomo Receives Award at the Gay Men's Health Crisis Gala
This video was published on YouTube on October 2.
Governor Cuomo announced new data showing 2018 had the
largest decrease in new HIV diagnoses in New York since the launch of
the Ending the Epidemic initiative in 2014 and that the Empire State is
on track to end the AIDS epidemic by the end of 2020.
New York Says End of AIDS Epidemic Is Near
In New York, where the first cases of AIDS were reported in 1981, fewer than 2,500 new cases were reported in 2018, the lowest in many years.
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Source: The New York Times
After Hospitals’ Donation to New York Democrats, a $140 Million Payout
Gov. Andrew Cuomo raised payments to hospitals at a time when Medicaid spending was already drastically over budget.
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Source: The New York Times
Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison Showcased at Columbia University Library
The award-winning and critically acclaimed authors join the ranks of Plato and Demosthenes at the library.
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Source: The New York Daily News
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
In Memoriam: Jessye Norman
International Opera Star Dead at 74
Richard Strauss - Vier Letzte Lieder | Four Last Songs | Jessye Norman, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Martin Smith Discusses PBS Frontline Documentary on Saudi Crown Prince
C-SPAN: PBS “Frontline” correspondent Martin Smith talked about his documentary on Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. Mr. Smith spoke via video link from New York City.
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton on U.S.-North Korea Relations
In his first public remarks since resigning as national security adviser, John Bolton discussed U.S.-North Korea relations and initiatives by President Trump to
reach a nuclear arms deal. He told the audience that military force
against the regime “has to be an option.” He also said he believes Kim
Jong Un “will do whatever he can to keep a deliverable nuclear
capability.”
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Source: C-SPAN
Second Phase of New York's Raise the Age Law Now In Effect
The second phase of the Raise the Age law is in effect, creating a fairer and more equitable justice system by removing 17-year-olds who have committed criminal acts from automatically proceeding as adults in the criminal justice system. The change was effective midnight on October 1. Those youth will now be treated in age- and developmentally-appropriate ways and will receive needed services and treatment to avoid re-offending. The first phase of Raise the Age, implemented one year ago, similarly removed 16-year-olds from the adult criminal justice system. Raise the Age provides opportunities for diversion and community-based services for 16- and 17-year-old youth who can safely remain in their communities.
"Raise the Age is now fully implemented, righting the injustice of treating teenagers as adults and successfully meeting our youth justice policy objectives," Governor Cuomo said. "By fully implementing the second phase of Raise the Age, 16-year-old and now 17-year-old youth are required to receive the evidence-based services and treatment they need to prevent them from re-offending and to prepare those returning to the community to be successful and productive citizens."
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Source: The Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
"Raise the Age is now fully implemented, righting the injustice of treating teenagers as adults and successfully meeting our youth justice policy objectives," Governor Cuomo said. "By fully implementing the second phase of Raise the Age, 16-year-old and now 17-year-old youth are required to receive the evidence-based services and treatment they need to prevent them from re-offending and to prepare those returning to the community to be successful and productive citizens."
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Source: The Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
For Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio: EEE Virus Survivor Describes Horrific Health Battle After It Almost Killed Her
From The G-Man is urging the governor mayor to conduct press conferences on this issue in order to counter false social media reports and inform New York City residents who have serious concerns.
The Mark Zuckerberg Leaked Audio Files
By Casey Newton
In two hours of leaked audio, Mark Zuckerberg rallies Facebook employees against critics, competitors, and the US government.
Click here for the full report and to listen to audio excerpts.
Source: The Verge
Hong Kong Protester Shot in Chest by Police as China National Day Demonstrations Intensify
Global News: Warning: Graphic content. Viewer discretion is advised.
Hong Kong police shot a pro-democracy protester at close range, leaving
him critically injured, in a fearsome escalation of anti-government
demonstrations that spread across the semi-autonomous Chinese territory
on Tuesday as the country celebrated its 70th anniversary.
Video of the shooting that spread quickly on social media appeared to
show the officer opening fire as the protester came at him with a baton,
striking the officer’s shooting arm.
The South China Morning Post reported that the protester, a 17-year-old
student, was taken to a hospital and was undergoing surgery.
N.Y.P.D. Officer Was Killed by ‘Friendly Fire’ During a Struggle With Suspect
Officer Brian Mulkeen was shot by fellow officers who opened fire as he struggled with an armed man in the Bronx. Among his last words were, “He’s reaching for it.”
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Source: The New York Times
Monday, September 30, 2019
Trump Lawyer Jay Sekulow: 'We’ve Got to Get on Top of This Thing'
By James Risen
Right before he went on CBS to defend the president and attack his critics, I overheard Trump’s lawyer talking on the phone in a TV green room.
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Source: The Intercept_
Not Everything is Anti-Semitism - A Response to Bari Weiss
By Alan Singer
In opinion columns, in her latest book “How to Fight Anti-Semitism” and while promoting the book on The Brian Lehrer Show on the radio, New York Times opinion editor Bari Weiss makes false equivalencies as she argues that waves of anti-Semitism are sweeping through the United States and Western Europe. For Weiss, everything from neo-Nazi marches, to boycotts by opponents of Israeli settlements on the West Bank, to street crimes against religious Jews, to hurtful comments by college students are evidence that Jews are under attack.
While a student at Columbia University in 2004, Weiss co-founded a group called Columbians for Academic Freedom that charged professors who were intimidating students in their classes who made pro-Israel comments. The New York Civil Liberties Union investigated the charges and concluded that it was Weiss’ group, not university faculty members, that were the threat to academic freedom.
In response to a Monday, Sept. 8, 2019, New York Times column “To Fight Anti-Semitism, Be a Proud Jew,” I submitted a response that the Times chose not to print:
Like Bari Weiss, I consider myself a proud Jew who recognizes the need to combat anti-Semitism. However, I think she makes a serious mistake by conflating two different phenomena. Right-wing white nationalism abetted by the Trump administration is a grave threat to Jews and to democracy in the United States and must be vigorously challenged. Urban tension in gentrifying communities where racial and ethnic minorities are being displaced by gentrification and in Brooklyn, New York, by an expanding orthodox religious group has led to anti-Semitic slurs and physical assaults on religious Jews, but they are not an attack on Judaism as a religion and on the Jewish people as a whole. This behavior can best be addressed by building an inclusive community.
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Source: The Hofstra Chronicle
The Legal Framework Protecting Whistleblowers in the U.S.
This report was published on YouTube on September 29.
CVS Pulls Zantac After Traces of Known Carcinogen
This report was published on YouTube on September 29.
Civil Rights Leaders Urge Facebook to Further Address Hate Speech at Town Hall
This report was published on YouTube on September 29.
Nationwide Event Aims to Those with Convictions a Fresh Start
This report was published on YouTube on September 28.
National Expungement Week is a collective of events across the U.S. that
offers legal assistance to Americans with convictions on their records.
Co-founder Torie Marshall recently spoke with CBS News about the
initiative.
Mia Farrow on World Hunger: 'Hopelessness is a Luxury We Can't Afford'
This report was published on YouTube on September 27.
France: MPS Approve in Vitro Fertilisations for Lesbians, Single Women
This report was published on YouTube on September 27.
Governor Cuomo Announces First Phase of L Project Tunnel Rehab is Complete Ahead of Schedule
This video was published on YouTube on September 29.
Mayor de Blasio Hosts African Heritage Reception
This video was published on YouTube on September 26.
Impeaching Trump: Why One N.Y.C. House Democrat Is a Holdout
Max Rose flipped a G.O.P. seat on Staten Island that President Trump won
by 16 points. His stance on impeachment could determine whether he
keeps it.
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Source: The New York Times
Assemblyman Introduced Bill Pushed by Firm That Paid Him
Michael Blake represents the 79th district and is a Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee.
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Source: The Times Union
Sunday, September 29, 2019
In Memoriam: NYPD Officer Brian Mulkeen
PIX11 News: A New York City police officer and a man he was trying to arrest were both shot and killed during a struggle early Sunday in the Bronx. The NYPD identified the slain officer as Brian Mulkeen, age 33.
Statement from Governor Andrew Cuomo
"I am absolutely heartbroken by the tragic loss of NYPD Officer Brian Mulkeen, who was shot and killed in the line of duty early Sunday morning in The Bronx. At 33, Officer Mulkeen was taken far, far too early from his family and from the city he sacrificed everything to protect. He is the embodiment of bravery and a true New York hero. On behalf of the New York family, I extend my deepest sympathies to Officer Mulkeen's family and loved ones during this excruciatingly painful period and I ask all New Yorkers to keep them in their prayers."
Source: The Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo