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Colombians Want a Woman at the UN

Posted on 24 December 2015.

Colombia’s female ambassador to the UN is pushing for the international body to elect its first-ever woman Secretary General next year. But it wouldn’t be a female from Colombia.

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Brooklyn DA to Investigate Suspected Police Violence Against Pregnant Woman

Posted on 01 October 2014. Tags: Amezquita, Brooklyn, Investigation, Police brutality, protesters, Sunset Park

The Brooklyn DA’s office will conduct an independent investigation on the officers suspected/ of slamming a pregnant woman to the ground last week in Brooklyn.

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One City, Many Cultures

Posted on 22 December 2013. Tags: Ethnic communities, New York City

Global City NYC reporters explore religious, culinary and cultural traditions in the city’s ethnic neighborhoods — with a couple of side trips abroad, to Haiti and India.

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Posted in Boroughs, Colombian, Communities, Featured, Greek, Honduran, News, Polish, Politics, Uncategorized, West African0 Comments

Coming To America

Posted on 22 December 2013. Tags: Ethnic communities, Immigrant stories, New York City

New York City is an ethnic mosaic, the adopted home to newcomers from around the world. Global City NYC reporters tell the stories of how a few of these New Yorkers immigrated to America.

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