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January 16, 2014

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U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether to condone or can the abortion buffer zone bill By Ja'Neal Johnson ... Read Article

Council Member Jumaane Williams Offers Mortgage Help

January 16, 2014

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Posted by Charles Fisher and Randy Fisher @HHSYC HAVING MORTGAGE ISSUES? MEET WITH A COUNSELOR DURING OUR ONE-ON-ONE MORTGAGE COUNSELING SESSION BROOKLYN, NY- Council Member Jumaane D. Williams (D-Br... Read Article

T.I., MLK III, Others Weigh In On Dr. King’s Legacy On His Birthday

January 15, 2014

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An inter-generational discussion on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. By Olimatta Taal ... Read Article

President Obama To Make Mexico Trip Next Month

January 14, 2014

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The President is heading South for the North American Summit in February By Ja'Neal Johnson ... Read Article

NYPD Arrests Suspect In Iquan Williams Murder

January 14, 2014

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Posted by Charles Fisher and Randy Fisher@HHSYC Contact: Nick E. Smith, nsmith@council.nyc.gov Phone: (917) 608-8784 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 7:... Read Article

Federal Auditors Are Looking Into New Jersey’s Use Of Superstorm Sandy Funds

January 13, 2014

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Federal auditors are looking at New Jersey's use of Superstorm Sandy relief funds for ads that featured Governor Christie, opening a new front of potential trouble as the governor deals with a scandal over ... Read Article

‘Elementary Genocide’ Documentary Tackles The School To Prison Pipeline Dilemma

January 13, 2014

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Filmmaker Rahiem Shabazz addresses the issue of children in urban communities being deliberately ushered from school detention to adult corrections in his latest documentary ... Read Article

Russell Simmons Confuses Israeli Leaders in Deleted Tweet

January 12, 2014

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Def Jam co-founder and longtime entrepreneur Russell Simmons may be a successful businessman, but so far proper Twitter practices have eluded him By Andrew Gretchko ... Read Article

GOP Proposal: Food Stamp Recipients Must Work Or Volunteer

January 12, 2014

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Republicans propose that EBT recipients work or volunteer for their fair share ... Read Article

The Kendrick Johnson Tragedy: One Year Later

January 11, 2014

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The young man whose suspicious death and reports of his missing organs one year ago has raised FBI brows seeking civil rights violations ... Read Article

Medical Marijuana Backer Targets NYC

January 10, 2014

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Medical Marijuana Backer Targets NYC Story by Dana Rubinstein -- Capital New York Post by Charles and Randy Fisher @HHSYC Now that Governor Andrew Cuomo has effectively preempted a far-reaching statewide m... Read Article

Press Conference On NYPD Disparity In Homicide Cases

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January 8, 2014

Posted by Charles Fisher & Randy Fisher@HHSYC Contact: Nick E. Smith, nsmith@council.nyc.gov Phone: (917) 608-8784 **NOTE ROOM CHANGE** PRESS ADVISORY: COUNCIL ... Read Article

Florida State Attorney Moves To Revoke Bond For Marissa Alexander

January 8, 2014

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The prosecutor in the Trayvon Martin case revokes the bond alleged domestic abuse victim ... Read Article

Angry Dennis Rodman Defends North Korea Visit

January 8, 2014

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Dennis Rodman has angrily defended his visit to North Korea, ahead of a basketball game to mark leader Kim Jong-Un's birthday. ... Read Article

Obama Pushes GOP On Unemployment Insurance

January 7, 2014

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President Barack Obama spoke about unemployment benefits today, during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The president applauded a Senate vote advancing legislation to renew jobles... Read Article

Senate Confirms Janet Yellen As Fed Chairman

January 7, 2014

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The U.S. Senate has confirmed Janet Yellen as the next head of the US Federal Reserve. ... Read Article

New York Will Now Allow Medical Marijuana Use