This was the school that my great-great-grandfather attended along with several boys who later became prominent leaders of the city’s black community and also worked nationally with men like Frederick Douglass. Until the 1830s, when the city …
Read the entire story here:Answers About Black History in 19th-Century New York, Part 1 – New York Times Blogs
Answers About Black History in 19th-Century New York, Part 1 – New York Times Blogs
February 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Black History Month: Former Slave Founded a Town – Huffington Post
February 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The streets were named for African-American leaders such as Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass, and the families that settled there created a real sense of community through creation of many organizations including a sewing circle, a theatre group …
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State of Black Shreveport Symposium Held Today – KTBS
February 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
SHREVEPORT, La. — The first “State of Black Shreveport” Symposium 2012 kicked off this morning at Booker T. Washington High School. Panel members fielded questions that affect the black community and presented ideas on how best to handle them. Caddo …
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House GOP Memo: “Abortion Is the Leading Cause of Death in the Black Community” – Mother Jones
February 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Trent Franks’ (R-Ariz.) Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act. Franks’ bill, which is also known as H.R. 3514, didn’t make it out of committee when it was introduced in the last Congress. But the fact that it’s …
Read the entire story here:House GOP Memo: “Abortion Is the Leading Cause of Death in the Black Community” – Mother Jones
Harlem merchants band together to put Frederick Douglass Blvd. on the map with a colorful biz guide – New York Daily News
January 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Harlem’s trendy Frederick Douglass Blvd. is now on the map. Literally. Merchants and community leaders from uptown’s new “it” neighborhood have created a colorful guide to market services and stores from W. 110th St., to W. 124th St …
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City Says It Will Focus on College Readiness – New York Times
January 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A graduate of Frederick Douglass Academy, a public high school in Harlem, he went on to a private college in Massachusetts where he struggled to keep pace in his math courses, he said. He is now a senior at Borough of Manhattan Community College.
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Gay Kenyan men trafficked as sex slaves – United Press International
January 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It is illegal to be openly gay in the UAE but the gay community has grown in recent years. Qatar has no laws against human trafficking, which makes crackdowns on the practice extremely difficult. “Qatar is a transit and destination country for …
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Sacramento FBI Presents WEAVE, Inc. with 2011 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award – FBI Press Room (press release)
December 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Established in 1978, WEAVE provides crisis intervention and prevention services to women, men and children in Sacramento County who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or human trafficking. Key programs include a safehouse for women and …
Read the entire story here:Sacramento FBI Presents WEAVE, Inc. with 2011 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award – FBI Press Room (press release)
FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award Presented to Patricia McCay for Human Trafficking Awareness – FBI Press Room (press release)
December 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
As a member of the Soroptimist Club, Ms. McCay became aware of human trafficking issues across the world … ways to get the word out about a crime that is equivalent to modern day slavery. SAC Maley lauded McCay’s efforts: “President Kennedy once …
Read the entire story here:FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award Presented to Patricia McCay for Human Trafficking Awareness – FBI Press Room (press release)
Bay Area charities that need holiday donations – YAHOO!
December 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Nonetheless, Maitri offers victims of domestic violence and human trafficking services in a multitude of languages. Also, Community United Against Violence works to ensure that LGBTQQ people in the Bay Area and around the world have a more tolerant world …
Read the entire story here:Bay Area charities that need holiday donations – YAHOO!
