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David Dinkins, Rep. Charles -- BY MARC H. M OR IAL
Rangel, Rep. Yvette Clarke, President and CEO R. Donahue Peebles, Barbara National Urban League
argument against releasing the full report. Simply put, a grand jury report that
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dig up evidence of fraud in six states, including Georgia, told Trump his conspiracy theories were baseless. Emails show Trump knew the claims were untrue even as he swore to their truth under oath. No matter what indictments result from the grand jury investigation, the facts
presidential elections in the State of “Each honoree chosen for Georgia.”
recognition has demonstrated
We learned that the grand jurors exceptional leadership and vision in recommended perjury charges against or of histhe respective profession or “one orher more witnesses” who endeavor and in some significant testified before them. But it’s what that has contributed towards glimpsemeasure doesn’t reveal that is perhaps creating a more just society in this most revealing.
David Dinkins
Charles Rangel
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York and a former chancellor of the New York public schools system.
Pioneering producers Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones, through their lawmakers, the fake elector scheme, company Front Row Production, efforts brought by unauthorized individuals “Cat on a Hot TintoRoof” accessand voting threats “Amachines, Streetcarand Named Desire” and harassment against election with a multi-ethnic cast to workers. Broadway. In 2016 they bring Though“Eclipsed” we don’t yet know what Winner with Oscar Lupita Nyong ’O to Broadway. Honorees, the so-called Central Park 5, are collectively and individually heroes. They are survivors of one of the ugliest miscarriage of justice in New York’s history; having been railroaded and unjustly convicted for a crime they did not commit and for which they served long prison sentences ranging from seven years to 13 years before being exonerated when the actual rapist confessed. They are: Yusef Abdus Salaam; Raymond Santana Jr., Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, and Kharey Wise.
majority. She now leads The was a member of the New York Transformative Justice Coalition. City Council, representing the th Arnwine was for 26 years executive 40 council district in Brooklyn, country,” says Black Star News director of the Lawyers’ Committee succeeding her mother, Una S. “WHILE WE and DON’T KNOW Milton founder publisher th for Civil Rights Under the Law. T. Clarke. In the current 114 WHAT CRIMES TRUMP much work Allimadi. “Obviously Congress Clarke serves on AND HIS ALLIES WILLhere and Inez Barron, honoree, formerly a needs to be done the Energy and Commerce BE around CHARGED WITH, THE State Assembly member, is now the world.” Committee, responsible for EXPECTED INDICTMENTS a New York City council member TheBRING gala starts at 6:00pm with a WILL DESPERATELY consumer protection, food and a champion of education for cocktail hour to be followed by the NEEDED ACCOUNTABILIT Y safety,nul.org energy development, public Photo Source: our youth. AND DEMONSTRATE THAT NO dinner and awards ceremonies. There health, communications, the The Black Star News, which focuses ONEwill – NOT EVEN entertainment THE FORMERby Honoree Imhotep Gary Byrd is be musical environment, and interstate and on investigative journalism, has by unnamed witnesses -- were reveal aa breathtaking conspiracy of host indictments the grand jury PRESIDENT – ISCassandra ABOVE THE legendary radio talk show opera singer Douglas perjuryinternational commerce. been featured as a result of some if committed, we’d all be reading the full subversion Trump and his inner LAW.” and among executive producer, radio DJ,recommended against whom, we do and from harmonica phenomenonreport right now. circle, unprecedented in its scope and know Trump is not one of those accused its news scoops, on CNN, The New R. Donahue Peebles, honoree, is poet, songwriter, music recordingof committing perjury because he didn’t BRIE SPARKMAN William Galison. David Dinkins is audacity. York Daily News, The New York leading developer and founder of It’s notaclear whether those named Citizens for Responsibility and artist and producer, rapper, writertestify. At least one member of Trump’s honored for Lifetime Achievement Post, The Village Voice, and Brill’s The Peebles Co., the nation’s largest The grand confirmedactivist. that Trump’s Ethics andjury community He beganinner circle who did appear, his former — in heWashington was New York City’s first in the report as potential future Content magazine. African American-owned real claims his werecareer baseless hearing as aafter radio DJ in Buffalopersonal attorney Rudy Giuliani, also is African American mayor and alsodefendants were among those who testified – truthfully or untruthfully. testimony” from poll he’s estate firm with $3.5 billion worth“extensive The judge who ordered that most of Past Black Star Newsalong honorees at age 15. For overGeorgia 30 years, welcomed Nelson Mandela to theMcBurney’s order alludes both to those of the investigation, with investigators, technical experts, a targethave of properties under development workers, the report be withheld – “for now” – included: Gil Noble (Like It been a talk show host at WBLS and 16 people involved in the fake elector city after his release in 1990. “not afforded the opportunity appear and elected officials – made it clear that his decision was or management — hetowas one state employees Is),Other Rep.witnesses Maxine Waters, Soledad include former WLIB radio in New York City. Hescheme. before of thethe grand jury” and to “those even those who continued to promote Rep. Charlesthe Rangel, also honored based on protecting due-process pioneering developerswho Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, former O’Brien (CNN), Ms. Camille Cosby, alsotheories. has a Friday night radio talk appearturn -- willingly orand not.”revitalize conspiracy rights of might now be named ashas who didhelped for“who Lifetime Achievement, around National Security Advisor Michael Voza Rivers (New Heritage Theatre), show on WBAI. indictment worthy.” It is onlysince because served in Congress 1971. He Speculation is about the identity of those Their conclusion establishes for the once-blighted Anacostia Flynn, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham,Amel and Errol Louis (NY1 News), the report does notofidentify those medal for Honoree Sabrina Lamb, founderFormer House Speaker Newt Gingrich. a recipient The Bronze singledneighborhood out for indictment, however, the record that Trump’s coercion in Washington, D.C. Larrieux (Entertainer), Dr. William who may have lied to the grand jury enemyshould not overshadow the enormity of World of Money, isa a champion of Raffensberger to announce helping save soldiers behind Absurdly, Trump(Medgar called the revelation A champion of African-American Pollard Evers College), that Fulton Countythe Superior Court of the misdeeds at the center of “recalculation” that found exactly one of financial literacy for youth-she that one or more of his close line during Korean War. economic empowerment Peebles’ is Herm Edwards (NY Jets), Nayaba Judge Robert McBurney allowed that the investigation. In hisaJanuary 2, run for NYC more vote for Trump than hisabout marginhandling of associates likely lied under oath teaches knowledge contemplating possible Rep.toYvette Clarke is a Democratic Arinde (Amsterdam News), La-Verna conclusion be publicly disclosed. 2021, call with Georgia Secretary loss was, in fact, an attemptand to overturn money, budgeting planning. a “total exoneration,” somehow missing mayor in 2017. member of the US House of Fountain (Columbia University), of State Brad Raffensberger, Trump the results of a lawful, legitimate the implication that indictments are McBurney’s decision explicitly refers to Dr. Rudy Crew, honoree, is one ofimminent. Representatives from New Lillian (DC37), Desiree Dancy recitedHonoree a litany of Barbara falsehoodsArnwine, about the civil election. WillRoberts he continue to praise “potential future defendants.” Fulton th the nation’s leading educators. He’s York whose 9 district covers (New York Times), Greg presidential knew at the rightselection. lawyer, Trump is a champion of the jurors’ “Patriotism & Courage”Floyd (Local County District Attorney Fani Willis, The investigation also examined much of central Brooklyn. Before time that these were lies. In December 237),indictments Rev. Al Sharpton (National president of Medgar Evers College after those finally are who convened the grand jury, also protecting voting rights of ethnic false claims of election fraud to state commissioned to Congress in 2007, announced? Action Network), and many others. referredentering to “future defendants,” in hershe 2020, researchers of The City University of New minority groups — the emerging
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