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While churches built on teaching the flock about and following Jesus (PBUH) were the refuge for freedom fighters and catalysts for anti-slavery movements, anti-Christ churches, on the other hand, built on racial and ethnic…

Dear Peacemakers:Let us please be “We Up For Peace.” Our violence on each other has been generating promotions, pay raises, positions, book deals, movies, heroes, crime expertise, media pundits, careers, etc. Another word, our…

Photo Credit: JaJo PhotographyHaitian-American Motivational Author Cindy Similien-Johnson was selected to participate as the 2016 Delegate to represent Haiti at Brooklyn’s 3rd Annual International Day of Friendship Parade.On Sunday,…

On Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at the Bronx Library Center, New York Peace Coalition, Assemblyman Hon. Jose Rivera and the Bronx District Attorney Hon. Darcel Clark formally honored Ms. Claudette Colvin by officially launching annual…

On behalf of Community Peace Patrol officers (CPPO), its captains and volunteers, we would like to congratulate and welcome the new NYPD leadership at One Police Plaza.We are very excited for Chief James O’Neill to be our next…

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Dear my fellow Muslim brothers and sisters.This is in response to Pope’s most welcomed unified religious position.We are blessed to know that there have been tremendous efforts being made by enlighten and peacemaking…

  Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the sentencing of CHRISTOPHER MYLES, 46, a former bookkeeper, to 3-to-9 years in state prison for stealing approximately $1.3 million from his previous employer, Central…

Dear my fellow Peacemakers.We are called to act from time to time. At this critical moment, stopping Donald J. Trump from ever becoming the face of this great nation is my priority number one.  “The ultimate measure of a man…

While there is no denial that this time-tested union is a ‘work in progress’ requiring of all its patriotic citizens to continue their contributions in making it a more perfect union, it remains to be the envy of the world. Again, as…

We strongly demand from the Republican Party to do the honorable thing and replace its current presidential nominee for the sake of this nation’s peaceful coexistence, progress and to maintain its envious global leadership and…

There are times when noble people morally spring into actions regardless of the inevitable high degree of sacrifices in order to repel evil from spreading. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of…

Dear friends:Please join our campaign to urge President Obama to honor Ms. Claudette Colvin before leaving office. All you have to do is copy the information below and send it to the president’s contact below. Thank you and God bless!…

Mayor de Blasio announced a new affordable housing record for NYC, with 23,284 homes financed in FY16, the second highest in history…. NYC added 26,400 new jobs in June, with unemployment falling to 5.0%... New school climate initiatives…

We’ve just concluded two headline-grabbing political conventions last night. While they were all filled with competing soaring rhetoric, personal validations and special interests written Broadway-style screenplays, when cameras fade to…

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PARIS, France, July 28, 2016/ -- Speaking at its 4th annual strategy and activity update for press and analysts in London on 28 July, Ramon Fernandez, Deputy CEO and Chief Finance and Strategy Officer, Bruno Mettling, CEO of Orange Middle…

Photo Credit: Matt Rota Please read below the Op-Ed on the New York Times published today by Peace Islands Institute's Honorary President, Fethullah Gulen on his condemnation of the recent military coup attempt in Turkey.To access the…

Washington, DC – The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faith-based coalition of 34,000 churches comprised of 15 denominations and 15.7 million African Americans, understands the deep political ties and relationships that…

For those of you who are wondering why I am so stubborn in pushing for public safety and peaceful coexistence, the answer is 9/11.  On that day when I saw my fellow New Yorkers preferring to jump over hundred floors to their deaths escaping…

    Exterior of 21 East 115th Street on March 4, 2015.Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., New York City Department of Investigation (“DOI”) Commissioner Mark G. Peters, New York City Public Advocate Letitia…

Dear friends:Twice a year, we need to do self-inventory to see our level of security and adjust accordingly.If faced sudden spiritual crises, are the spiritual rescuers in our immediate circle to guide us…

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 25, 2016/ -- On 20 July, Avon Peaking Power started full commercial operation of its 670 MW power plant, located in Shakaskraal, 65 km North of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal Province.The Open Cycle Gas Turbine…

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Mr. Donald Trump is an unfortunate reflection of his party but not his nation. His nation is too great to be represented by such a person who embodies misogynistic and prejudicial characters displayed by Mr. Trump throughout his life.…

Washington, DC – The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faith-based coalition of 34,000 churches comprised of 15 denominations and 15.7 million African Americans, expressed dismay over Hillary Clinton’s pick for Vice President.…

Washington, DC – The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faith-based coalition of 34,000 churches comprised of 15 denominations and 15.7 million African Americans, decries that video that shows an unarmed African-American man lying…

NEW YORK— New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer announced today that three new immigrant workers have come forward to receive $129,000 dollars in unclaimed prevailing wages and benefits they were cheated out of over a decade ago by an…

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 21, 2016/ -- Facebook is accelerating its efforts to bring internet connectivity to the four billion people around the world who are not yet online, with the goal of contributing to prosperity, progress and…

  “Build Something Better” – That’s the Mayor’s message to New Yorkers in the wake of the shootings in Dallas, Baton Rouge and Falcon Heights and on the anniversary of the death of Eric Garner. Speaking in churches these last few weeks,…