today in black history

March 12, 2010

Civil rights leader, Ambassador, Mayor and former Congressman, Rev. Andrew Young was born on this date in 1932 in New Orleans, Louisiana.


Reference Library


The Reference Library is an assortment of research reports, briefing papers, fact sheets, journal and newspaper articles, and other media to assist you in furthering your understanding of the issues we cover on NSnewstv.com.

Black Politicians in New Jersey Reach New Low

Walter Fields

NorthStar Network Executive Editor Walter Fields criticizes Black politicians in New Jersey for opposing the appointment of a Latina to the state's Supreme Court.


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President Bush Addresses the Nation

NorthStar News Staff

A 2003 NorthStar Network news report on President Bush's address to the nation on the situation in Iraq.


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FCC to Issue Order on Media Ownership

NorthStar News Staff

A 2003 NorthStar Network news report on the FCC's new media ownership rules.


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White House Seeks to Muzzle Foreign Press

Walter Fields

NorthStar Network Executive Editor criticizes the Bush White House for its attempt to muzzle the foreign press's criticism of the U.S. war in Iraq.


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Hate American Style

Walter Fields

NorthStar Network Executive Editor Walter Fields remarks that violence in Iraq has its roots in violence against Blacks in America during Jim Crow.


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The Patriot Act

NorthStar News Staff

An April 2003 NorthStar Network article examines the U.S.A. Patriot Act.


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Black Democrats Set to Meet on Hill

NorthStar News Staff

A 2003 NorthStar Network news report on the annual Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference.


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CBC Annual Legislative Conference Highlights

NorthStar News Staff

A NorthStar Network recap of highlights from the 2003 Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference.


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CBC Sponsors National Town Hall Meeting

NorthStar News Staff

A NorthStar Network news report on the National Town Hall Meeting held during the 2003 Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference.


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The Search for Osama Hussein

NorthStar News Staff

An October 2003 NorthStar Network editorial criticizing the Bush administration's attempt to tie the U.S. invasion of Iraq to the events of September 11, 2001.


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Black Milestones on Capitol Hill

NorthStar News Staff

A January 2003 NorthStar Network news report on Black milestones in the United States Congress.


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Black Opposition to the Iraq War

Walter Fields

NorthStar Network Executive Editor Walter Fields suggests that Black opposition to the Iraq war is rational and borne from our experiences in the United States.


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DC Voting Rights

NorthStar News Staff

A January 2004 NorthStar Network news report examines the disfranchisement of residents of the District of Columbia.


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Justice for the Central Park Five

NorthStar News Staff

An October 2002 NorthStar editorial on the malicious prosecution of five young Black men in the infamous Central Park rape incident.


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