By Diane D’Amico, Staff Writer The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey has sent a letter to superintendents in 138 New Jersey school districts advising them that their school enrollment policies are discriminatory and violate state and federal law. ACLU senior staff attorney Alexander Shalom said district enrollment policies that require parents to provide […]
Apr 24 2014 | Posted in
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By: Dr. Peter Ikre The landmark legislation was signed into law on the 23rd of March, 2010 by the first black president of the U. S., Barack Hussein Obama. The event climaxed many years of efforts by previous administrations to establish a health insurance framework that took into consideration the interests of teeming millions of […]
Apr 15 2014 | Posted in
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When members of a community are mobilized to pursue a common goal with determination and work collaboratively with the full participation of all – only the sky is the limit. That is the message we should remember from the great success that characterized the third edition of the Festival International Soninke (FISO), which took place […]
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As the first country in West Africa to become independent, Ghana has achieved political stability and a democratic form of government in the 57 years since it broke away from British rule. The natural resources found in Ghana include some of the world’s richest sources of precious metals and crude oil. The country is poised […]
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by Akosua Oforiwaa Ayim, NY Humble. Well-Rounded. Grounded. These were just some of the words that came to mind as I sat down and interviewed Kwasi Enin, the young man who has flooded mainstream media after applying to and being accepted to all 8 Ivy League institutions (Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, UPenn, Cornell, Brown and […]
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People will be advised to halve the amount of sugar in their diet, under new World Health Organization guidance. The recommended sugar intake will stay at below 10% of total calorie intake a day, with 5% the target, says the WHO. The suggested limits apply to all sugars added to food, as well as sugar […]
Mar 14 2014 | Posted in
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by Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online Having a hot temper may increase your risk of having a heart attack or stroke, according to researchers. Rage often precedes an attack and may be the trigger, say the US researchers who trawled medical literature. They identified a dangerous period of about two hours following an […]
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by Uchenna Ekwo The attention- headline-grabbing on-air resignation of Liz Wahl who until Wednesday worked for Russia Today, the state-owned Russian news agency should provoke thoughts about the daily challenges faced by journalists in the discharge of their duties. “As a reporter on this network, I face many ethical and moral challenges,” Wahl said at […]
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by Duncan Osborne Nine AIDS activists were arrested after they blockaded the entrance to the Consulate General of Nigeria while protesting that country’s recently enacted law with harsh criminal penalties for LGBT people and for advocacy of LGBT causes. “We have gathered today to demonstrate our solidarity with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community […]
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On the eve of Ghana’s 57th Independence Day, the Association of Ghanaian Lawyers of America (AGLA), honored Ghana’s Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Mrs. Georgina T. Wood, at an impressive ceremony in New York. In attendance were the New York State Commissioner for the Division of Human Rights, Ms. Helen Diane Foster, members of faculty of […]
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