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Mission: The Vito Marcantonio Forum (VMF) brings together people, from a wide variety of backgrounds, interested in disseminating and sharing knowledge of the life and work of Vito Marcantonio (1902 to 1954), who served as Congressman for East Harlem.
Possible mass grave from 1921 Tulsa race massacre found: "For decades it was hush hush"
Scientists in Oklahoma are one step closer to finding possible evidence of mass graves linked to the deadly violence of 1921.
This is exactly what I am talking: when increasing one's rate of return becomes a narcotic addiction, much less an act of greed. The everyday heath and purchasing power of everyday people are ser aside.
There was on a film shoot where $45 was cut from the daily rate of 150 people. And food wasn't even provided as a courtesy. But thecaavings equaled less than the cost of the dress the protagonist was wearing that day.
We must modernize the RICO laws because those seeking to maximize their rate of return at the expense of people's fundamental well-being are just a bunch of racketeers.
A new analysis finds that the billionaire could provide annual coverage slashed last week with just a fraction of what he makes personally each day.
NYPD should not repeat Central Park 5 mistakes while investigating murder of Barnard College student, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer cautions
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer on Friday cautioned detectives investigating the murder of a Barnard College student to tread lightly to avoid repeating mistakes that led to the Central Park Five scandal.
Locals hang coats on Dublin bridge for needy homeless
DUBLINERS have been asked to hang their unwanted winter coats on Ha'penny Bridge for the homeless...
Long Island Divided Podcast Chapter 1: Newsday blinks
A podcast about Newsday's crusade and the history of discrimination in Long Island’s foundational suburb, Levittown. Presented by Newsday Opinion.
Brand new video! Check it out!
The Vito Marcantonio Forum proudly presents the 2019 Award to Gale Brewer, Manhattan Borough President on June 23rd, 2019. Hosted at 'Gaetana's Resturant' at...
VP of the VMF Maria Lisella, wrote a great article that appeared in TRAVELMARKETREPORT.COM yesterday: A Practical Guide to Italy’s Small Miracle Called Matera http://disq.us/t/3j9i0a4
Cave dwellings, rock churches, and artifacts from the Neolithic era join with a proud effort to preserve its history and deliver a truly unique experience in one of the chosen European Capitals of Culture for 2019.
Some Democrats Want to Make the Supreme Court Bigger. Here's the History of Court Packing
More and more Democratic candidates for president want to expand the Supreme Court
Elizabeth Warren’s new remedy for corruption: a tax on lobbying
Warren’s new plan to tax lobbying, explained.
Maria
Thanks to Margherita Ganeri and my editor at Jerusalem Post for running my story that began maybe centuries ago
From Old Neighborhood to Old Country by Roberto Ragone - https://mailchi.mp/68a7fa03b772/from-old-neighborhood-to-old-country-by-roberto-ragone-1445161
Hundreds of thousands turn out in New York, other major cities for climate marches
Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets in cities around the world Friday to demand action from world governments on climate change.
Employees from Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft are striking too
Over 1,500 Amazon employees have pledged to walk out on Friday, and Microsoft workers have also said they will join the climate strikes.
We need you now, Ferdinand Pecora!!
51 US senators and their spouses have up to $96 million invested in corporate stocks, according to an analysis by Sludge and the Guardian, raising conflic...
Germany asks for forgiveness as leaders mark 80 years since WWII
US and European politicians draw different conclusions at ceremony in Poland marking 80 years since beginning of WWII.
Newt Gingrich Slammed for Bashing NY Times' Slavery Analysis
Former House speaker Newt Gingrich has been raked across the coals for his response to New York Times' effort to put a spotlight on America's history with slavery and race.
What?
President Donald J. Trump outdistanced even the great and revered democratic icon, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in revolutionizing a new medium and maximizing his audience. For Roosevelt, it was...
What FDR Understood About Socialism That Today’s Democrats Don’t
He ruled at the height of government activism, but saw ideology as something to fear, not embrace.
WaPo: Russia company invests in Kentucky after McConnell kills sanctions - CNN Video
A Russian company with ties to the Kremlin made a major investment in a new mill in Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's home state of Kentucky weeks after McConnell killed sanctions on Russia, according to the Washington Post.
Chris Cuomo was right to be offended: 'Godfather’-related smears are the heart of anti-Italian bigotry
Kudos to Chris Cuomo for excoriating the card-carrying bigot who called the CNN anchor “Fredo,” a fictional character in “The Godfather.”
CIA Has Interfered With Over 81 Foreign Elections in the Past Century
This number doesn’t include military coups and regime change efforts following the election of candidates the U.S. didn’t like, notably thos...
Husband of woman killed in mass shooting invites public to her funeral because 'he has no other family'
Antonio Basco 'welcomes anyone' at service for wife of 22 years
Jon Stewart warned us 15 years ago that Tucker Carlson is 'a dick' and partisan hack - Front Page Live
At this point, pretty much everyone in America has seen the powerful video of Jon Stewart giving testimony to Congress…
75 years ago, the speech that changed Bremerton, Roosevelt
Monday marks the 75th anniversary of one of the most famous moments in Bremerton history. It was likely a dark day for Roosevelt, however.
Putin Denies Mitch McConnell Is Russian Asset: “He Has Never Been an Asset to Any Country”
“You will find that ‘asset’ means a useful or valuable thing,” the Russian President said. “The only part of that definition that fits McConnell is ‘thing.’ ”
Find Out How This Canadian City Has Eliminated Homelessness
No one goes homeless for more than 10 days in Medicine Hat, Alberta – the city puts people in housing first–then addresses how they became homeless.
Find Out How This Canadian City Has Eliminated Homelessness
No one goes homeless for more than 10 days in Medicine Hat, Alberta – the city puts people in housing first–then addresses how they became homeless.
Mayor de Blasio ordered NYPD Executive Protection Unit to move his daughter out of a Brooklyn apartment, sources say
Mayor de Blasio has cops on call — to work as movers.Hizzoner ordered members of his troubled NYPD security detail to move his daughter out of an apartment in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, multiple sources told the Daily News.
Dorothy Parker
Woke.
Judge Sentenced To 28 Years For Selling Black Teens To Prisons
Mark Ciavarella Jr. was convicted of taking bribes from developers of juvenile detention centers. The case, known as "kids for cash" led to the tossing of 4,000 convictions issued by Ciavarella.
Illinois is expunging marijuana convictions from nearly 800,000 criminal records
If you've been arrested for weed in Illinois, you can breathe a sigh of relief.
Remember When Italian-Americans Were 'Enemy Aliens?'
In 1942, President Roosevelt approved the internment of 120,000 people of Japanese descent. But 50,000 Italian-Americans in California were also targeted and deemed "enemy aliens."
Vito Marcantonio Forum
Cultural political historical society dedicated to continuing the work of the late, great Vito Marcantonio: New York City's all-time top politician.
Nicholas Winton, Savior of Children During Holocaust, Dies at 106
Winton arranged trains to take children from Nazi-occupied Prague to Britain, battling bureaucracy at both ends and saving them from almost certain death. And he kept quiet about it for half a century.
Two Young Black Men Lynched In Oklahoma By Four Whites And It’s Getting No Media Attention
Alize’ Smith and Jarron Moreland were 21.
Returning to FDR can MAKE AMERICA RADICAL AGAIN?
This is the first in a series of videos covering the US 2020 election with Harvey J Kaye. Harvey J Kaye is a historian and sociologist, the author of The Bri...
Thank you to our progressive politicians for making this happen! Especially Gale Brewer, Manhattan Borough President's Office, who will be honored this Sunday at Gaetana's Cucina Italiana
New York State has been leading the way in flexing its muscles with respect to the private prison industry. Let’s take a look at what these three policies in concert mean, and what may come next as Bill S5433 goes to the Assembly and ultimately the Governor for approval as soon as this week.
Netflix ‘When They See Us’ Defendants Received Additional State Compensation For Imprisonment
The Central Park Five, the subject of a new Netflix film directed by Ava DuVernay, When They See Us, also received $3.9 million in a New York state settlement two years after collecting a $41 milli…
Sanders goes full FDR in defense of democratic socialism
Bernie Sanders urged a break from the mainstream during a major campaign speech Wednesday.
In Her Debut Book, Lupita Nyong’o Encourages Children to Love the Skin They’re In
Lupita Nyong’o just announced her first book, “Sulwe,” and we couldn’t be more excited. According to her Instagram page, the book is focused on helping children love the skin they’re in. As someone who once struggled to accept and appreciate her dark skin, it is an important message that N...
REaP-Ragone Enterprises and Productions
SAVE THE DATE!!!
Come Support the 5th Vito Marcantonio Award Presentation
Vito Marcantonio Forum is
honoring
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer
with the
Vito Marcantonio Award
Sunday, June 23 from 12pm to 4pm
The program itself will begin around 1:00pm.
Gaetana's Restaurant
143 Christopher Street (intersecting Greenwich Street)
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This Saturday night at 9:30pm at the Royal Theatre - 358 West 44th Street. I play FBI Director, J. Edgard Hoover (i,e, the villain) in tribute to Malcolm X entitled Malcolm X Anthology Showcase. Tickets vary from $25 to $50.
UN expert: San Francisco's homelessness crisis is a human rights violation and suggests 'a cruelty that is unsurpassed'
After calling San Francisco's homelessness crisis a human rights violation, UN expert Leilani Farha said it represented unsurpassed cruelty.
https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/where-are-the-congressional-hearings-on-puerto-rico-1320087619657
In what he calls a "shameful failure of leadership," according to Sen. Jeff Merkley, GOP lawmakers want to avoid embarrassing Trump.
https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/where-are-the-congressional-hearings-on-puerto-rico-1320087619657
In what he calls a "shameful failure of leadership," according to Sen. Jeff Merkley, GOP lawmakers want to avoid embarrassing Trump.
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The area around the historic monastery on a Hill in Picerno
Video of the doors donated by Carmine Curcio, a prestigious heart surgeon from the care who worked in the United Atates, came back and provided funding for the doors. He also published a book consisting of a summary of a book by Dr. Gerald Meyer whose book is entitled Vito Marcantonio: Radical Politician (1902-1954), and a selection of speeches of Vito Marcantonio - The People's Congressman from I Vote My Conscience
A stop after leaving the monastery with Gary Bono and Saverio Romeo
Another video of the art exhibit
An art exhibit going on at the same time as the book presentation
Some more Matera
Some more Matera
More Matera
Moment of comic relief at book presentation in Picerno. Because weather was cool in mountains of Picerno. Roberto Ragone got a chance to make two fashion statements in under two minutes: Because it was cool, Roberto Ragone tried to be kool. Standing to the right is Gary Bono
Visit to Mantera in Basilicata. Chosen as the European city of culture for this year. Video in the form of a story. The Mantera Foundation funded the visit of two representatives of the Vito Marcantonio Forum to speak about - and for me to dramatize - Vito Marcantonio - The People's Congressman the two reps were Roberto Ragone and Gary Bono
Video from visit to the conference on Vito Marcantonio - The People's Congressman representing the Vito Marcantonio Forum. #vitomarcantonioforum #vitomarcantonio
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem
58 W 129th St
Society of American Archivists at Pratt Insti
144 West 14th Street, 6th Floor
Storico at the New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park W
National Museum of Mathematics
11 E 26th St
