A Peruvian gay man who has fought deportation proceedings for years, claiming he would be persecuted for his sexual orientation if returned to his home country, has new reason for hope. In late August, a federal appeals panel overturned a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals and instructed it to apply different legal standards. For original click here more>

The company that owns New York's first black radio station could be forced into bankruptcy if a court grants a petition from creditors who say Inner City Broadcasting owes them $254 million. Inner City owns WBLS and WLIB in New York and 15 other stations aimed at African American audiences around the country.

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A New York immigration official held a press briefing for ethnic journalists last week in a bid to reassure immigrants and potential future citizens that they need not fear her organization. The New York district is the largest in the country; 10 percent to 12 percent of all green card and citizenship applications are reviewed here, the official said, and 90 percent to 95 percent of the applications are considered favorably.

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Staten Islanders celebrated the 350th anniversary of the European settlement of their borough on Aug. 23 with singing, dancing, and a big birthday cake.  It was a meeting of cultures quite different from what passed between the Dutch and Native Americans in 1661. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who cut the cake, listed chewing gum and Wu-Tang Clan as some of the gifts Staten Island has bestowed upon the world.

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Pop-up restaurants are a relatively new dining concept, and Filipinos are curious about them. So when Maharlika Filipino Moderno opened its first pop-up on First Avenue and 12th Street early this year, the question after 'what's on the menu' is 'what's a pop-up'?

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Members of the New York-based Ghanaian diaspora give back to their homeland with calculators and clothes.

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A Q&A with Oliver Mbamara, the Nigerian equivalent of the multifaceted James Franco. Mbamara is a film-maker, actor, poet, playwright, movie producer and lawyer. Oh, and he's also a NY administrative judge.

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Traditional chiefs in the Ghanaian community were present at the renaming of Victoria Street to Ghanaian Way For original click here more>

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Africans in the diaspora gathered in Times Square to rally for the Horn of Africa. UgoCentRiC.com photography

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Ogra Shinn Fein protest lack of voting rights in the North and abroad outside Leinster House. Photo by Ogra Shinn Fein

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A delegation of Jews joined Hispanic workers to protest outside the Tnuva Food Industries office. Humberto Arellano / EDLP

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In this podcast, Fi2W executive producer John Rudolph interviews freelance reporter Monika Fabian and LGBT Latino blogger Andrés Duque of Blabbeando. more>

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