To the editor: Hypothetically, if any political leader, terrorist, leader of al-Qaeda (“the Base,” in Arabic), ISIL, the Black Hand or a reincarnated Osama bin Laden incited and sent hundreds of his followers into an American embassy, the White House or the national Capitol building for the purpose of wrecking the place, terrorizing the occupants therein and committing murder and mayhem as part and parcel of their programming by their leader, and simultaneously their leader was conveniently relaxing nearby at a well-known place, watching the results perpetrated by his/her mob they’d set in motion, then that leader would likely be immediately seized by United States or allied forces. And soon thereafter, this leader would be handed over to the United States armed forces and subjected to extraordinary rendition into the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and held there pending a military trial, as the law and order of these United States permit under the precedents establishe
For those Staten Islanders we lost in 2020 | From the editor
Updated Jan 03, 2021;
Posted Jan 03, 2021
Confetti lies on the street after the Times Square New Year s Eve ball dropped in a nearly empty Times Square early Friday, as the area normally packed with revelers was closed. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)AP
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It was year ago when we welcomed this new decade. Who could have imagined? “Out with the old and in with the new,” we proclaimed with glee. A familiar refrain. But what we didn’t know was that with the new would come an vicious enemy to ravish our nation.
Happy Birthday!! How Frankie Crocker Opened Doors for Black Voices
Frankie Crocker-One of the World’s most influential Black Radio Legends! A young Crocker moved from his hometown in Buffalo New York City in 1969 to build his radio career, landing at several stations before joining then newly-launched WBLS the early 1970’s. As Program Director and afternoon drive host, Crocker soon took WBLS to #1 in the ratings with listeners ages 18 to 34.!
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Crocker was not only a radio personality, but he was a producer, entertainer, and administrator. In addition, he was offered so many different opportunities. According to aaregistry.org, He appeared in the movies Cleopatra Jones and Five on the Black Hand Side. He released two disco-oriented albums on Casablanca Records as Frankie Crocker’s Heart and Soul Orchestra, The Heart and Soul Orchestra, Love in C Minor, and Disco Suite Symphony No. 1 in Rhythm and Excellence. Later he hosted NBC
MLW Fusion Preview (12/23): Tom Lawlor Faces Low Ki In The 2020 Opera Cup Finals
This week, MLW will officially crown the 2020 Opera Cup winner in either “Filthy” Tom Lawlor or Low Ki in their main event match on
Fusion.
Last week, Lawlor secured his place in the finals with a pinfall victory after catching ACH from a splash off the top rope. Two weeks prior, Lawlor’s challenger, Low Ki, cemented his name in the tournament after connecting a diving double foot stomp off the top rope onto Richard Holliday.
When looking at their accolades heading into this match, both men have represented MLW as its World Heavyweight Champions with nearly a 51-day reign difference between the two of them. Surprisingly, Lawlor was the only challenger to dethrone the “Lone Wolf of Brooklyn” at
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