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Occupy organizer acquitted of assault charges at Freddie Mac law firm

Tuesday, 12 February 2013 11:21 Sunny

Last week a Ramsey County jury found Anthony Newby, executive director of Neighborhoods Organizing for Change, not guilty on assault charges. An employee of a law firm representing Freddie Mac, a primary target of the housing justice movement, pressed charges after a peaceful protest March 1, 2012.

WORDS FROM THE WISE: America's oldest park ranger brings Black History to life

Tuesday, 12 February 2013 11:13 New America Media/Richmond Pulse, Profile, Malcolm Marshall

RICHMOND, Calif.--Betty Reid-Soskin is America's oldest National Park Ranger and one of the most beautiful people I have met in Richmond, Calif., across the bay from San Francisco.

Call 911 for suspicious activity, emergencies and crimes in progress

Tuesday, 12 February 2013 10:47

There have been reports of burglaries in some city neighborhoods recently so now is a good reminder that the City of Minneapolis wants residents to call 911 to report any suspicious activity, crimes i...

First Black nurse in Army Nurse Corps honored; anniversary celebrated

Monday, 11 February 2013 13:01

TUSKEGEE, Ala. (February 1, 2013) – Army ROTC and the College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health helped to celebrate the achievements of one of black American history's pioneering profe...

Opening delayed, African American museum programming goes on

Friday, 08 February 2013 11:47 BY SHEILA REGAN, TC DAILY PLANET

The Minnesota African American Museum and Cultural Center (MAAM), which was originally scheduled to open its doors last June, has had to delay its opening several times since; while there’s currently no...

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