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Forum on Black Economic Crisis

POSTED: February 24, 2011, 12:00 am

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NorthStarNews.com joins with the on-air team from 98.7 KISS-FM’s “Open Line” for a forum on the Black economic crisis on Friday February 25 at 7:00 p.m. at the Black Spectrum Theater, 177th Street and Baisley Boulevard in Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, New York. NorthStar News Executive Editor Walter Fields will join a panel of elected officials, academicians and advocates in a discussion on the impact of the recession on the Black community. The “Open Line” is broadcast live every Sunday morning from 10:00 am to 12 noon on WRKS-FM, 98.7 KISS-FM, with hosts Bob Slade, James Mtume and Bob Pickett.

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