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Reports the issuance of a redesigned $50 bill by the US Treasury Department as part of a complete overhaul of all Unites States paper money. Schedule of the circulation of the bill; Retained features of the bill; Security features added in the money.

Describes an old crinklies, a paper money in the United States. Appearance of President Abraham Lincoln; Change in the color of the money; Retention of the luster of the serial numbers.

Reports that the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in the New York City was made repository to papers and materials of the black leader Malcolm X. Reasons why daughters of the leader have chosen the center as repository for belongings of Malcolm X; Comments of Howard Dodson, chief curator of the center on Malcolm X; Items included in collections.

The article discusses the impact of the proposed federal budget cuts to the Historically Black Colleges and Universities and jobs in the U.S. under the administration of the U.S. President Donald Trump. It highlights the sensation of poverty and violence in the Black communities. It also cites the influence of police reform and negative stereotypes to the African-American communities.

Focuses on the acquisition of the papers of the Mitchell family of civil rights activists by the Library of Congress. Comments from librarian of Congress James H. Billington; Details on the papers acquired by the library; History of the Mitchell family.

Features the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey. Presentation of the theater's upcoming productions; Appearance of music performer Leslie Uggams in the drama `Black Girl.'

The article presents questions and answers related to issues pertaining to the U.S. Immigration Law. A reader asks how she would know if her fiancé's petition, which was filed in California in April 2006, is approved . The article also informs that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services have added three new categories to its premium processing service.

The article presents various questions and answers related to immigration. If someone fails a second round of U.S. immigration interview, can he divorce and marry another woman immediately to avoid deportation. In this case, the burden will be to prove the officers at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that the marriage was for good faith and not for immigration purposes. One should never enter a fraudulent marriage because U.S. immigration officials look sternly on marriages entered into only for immigration benefits.

Focuses on the controversy surrounding the auction of Malcolm X artifacts in New York. Accusations against Malikah Brown regarding the theft of Malcolm X materials; Lawsuit filed against the Butterfields auction house; Cancellation of the eBay auction.

Reports the outrage of scholars and followers of Black leader Malcolm X at announcements of a public auction of unknown letters, photographs and documents in the U.S. Range of opening bids; Dismay of scholars at the failure of Afro-American museums or libraries to acquire the documents; Concerns to the knowledge of succeeding generations on the leader.

The article presents information on the acquisition of the papers of American Civil Rights Movement activist James Forman by the U.S. Library of Congress. It informs that the papers donated to the Library by Forman's sons, chronicle his life and role in the movement. The items in the collection include correspondence, memoranda, speeches and other writings. The papers are stated to be a valuable addition to the Library's resources for the study of the 20th century Civil Rights Movement.

Reports on the fundraising efforts undertaken by a group of former workers of the Brooklyn, New York City-based `City Sun' newspaper, in an effort to help the paper overcome its financial problems. When the paper published its last issue; What the workers hope to achieve; Form under which the fundraising will take.

The article reports that American bureaucrat Condoleezza Rice's confirmation hearing by the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee concerning the Iraq war was fierce at times, but it was her listing of Zimbabwe as an "outpost of tyranny" that created the real firestorm. While she did not go into specifics, it is clear that the American administration finds the political situation in Zimbabwe, one of Africa's strongest economies, unacceptable. In a statement, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe called Rice and the American administration "fascists." Many believe Zimbabwe's freedom set the stage for South Africa's move to multiracial democracy in the 1990s.

Reports on the raid conducted by Georgia state and federal agencies on the office of "Augusta Focus," a black weekly in Georgia as of September 4, 2003. Reason behind the raid according to the owner of the weekly Charles W. Walker; Investigation agencies involved in the raid; Arguments given by Walker to defend himself.

One can spiritually feel the presence of Arthur Ashe on the grounds of Flushing Meadows Park, home to the U.S. Open. Everywhere you look, everywhere you walk, you get the feeling that he's going to jump out of a limousine and rush into the stadium and make history as he did in 1968 when he beat Tom Okker en route to a historic first-ever U.S. Open championship that jump-started the Open era of tennis. A few yards from the south entrance to the U.S. National Tennis Center, you can sit and think at the Arthur Ashe Commemorative Garden about all the things Arthur achieved during his lifetime.

Features the program 'Baby Boomers' in the United States. Values clarification for children; Background of the previous practices of children; Access information for details.

Reports the reactions of the Anti-Defamation League on an editorial in the New York-based newspaper Amsterdam News regarding the vice-presidential candidacy of Senator Joseph Lieberman in the United States.

Announces that African American Don King paid $30,000,000 in taxes to the federal government in 1996, while discussing the Hispanic community plan to boycott HBO. Statistics on King's gross income; Details on King's economic power; Reason for the plan boycott; Information on HBO; Details provided on the issue.

Stresses the need for American consumers to be cautious, in light of a scam used by con artists to receive rebates from foreign telephone companies. Urgent messages left on consumers' answering machines and electronic mail messages; Difficulty in distinguishing an international dialing tone from a North American area code.

Editorial. Criticizes an article in the July 1, 1996 issue of `The New York Times' about a new black newspaper that will be sponsored by Dow Jones & Co. Attempts of some white groups to undermine blacks through divisive tactics; Concerns about the involvement of blacks Paul Delaney and Don Miller in the new newspaper.

Reports plan of New York City's Caribbean community to be well represented at the United Nations sponsored conference on women to be held in Beijing, China from August 30 to September 15, 1995. Comments of Yvonne J. Graham, executive director of the Caribbean Women's Health Association, about the plans of their delegation.

Reports on racial-themed ruses used by daily New York newspapers as a marketing strategy. Newspapers include `The Daily News'; `Newsday'.

The article reports that the economic crisis has affected immigrants in the U.S., particularly when it comes to their working papers. It is noted that the strong immigration bloc of voters gave their support to U.S. President Barack Obama and the Democrats in the Congress. It is asserted that these immigrants should be granted their papers, given their contributions to the economy and politics.

The article focuses on the move of Sun Sentinel news paper publications in providing awareness for Americans that Caribbean countries needs more assistance after hit by storm Ike and Gustav. It states that "Sun-Sentinel" news paper has highlighted the catastrophe on its news to let Federal government and private citizens to extend more help for the badly affected nation. The news paper pleaded that cash donations, foods, and clothing are desperately needed for those in the Caribbean.

The article reports on the move of the Amsterdam News, a news paper publication, in launching a new and improved Web site in the U.S. It says that the Web site will be bigger and better offering improved services such as news ranging from politics to arts and entertainment. It adds that readers will be able to get all of the information from its news paper on the Web site.

The article reports that the new interactive map on U.S. immigrants published by the "New York Times" newspaper has ignored Caribbean nationals. The U.S. Census has been blamed by the paper for its inability to list all foreign-born individuals on their map that covered 1880 to 2000. The author calls on Caribbean nationals to understand the need for a self-identifying category on the U.S. Census form.

The article reports on the U.S. 2008 presidential primaries to be held in more than 20 states including New York on February 5, 2008. In New York City, polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Most voters there will be using the same 7,000 lever voting machines that have been used for decades, but some voters will be utilizing Ballot Marking Devices or BMDs to assist them in marking their paper ballots. BMD language options other than English include Spanish Korean and Chinese for text.

The article offers an overview of the efforts made by an immigrant rights group to secure earned legalization for undocumented migrants in the U.S. The article reports mass demonstrations, rallies and shut downs in various cities in order to secure equal rights for the immigrants without working papers. According to various plans reported in the article, undocumented migrants will have to pay a heavy fine to legally work in the U.S.

The article focuses on a issue pertaining to the impeachment of the United States President George W. Bush. As per the reports released by the business wire service Bloomberg.com, nearly 26 percent of the Democrats polled in favor of the impeachment, while 94 percent of the Republicans opposed the idea. According to the Congressman Charles Rangel, any Democrat standing up and saying, they are for impeachment of the president, is at this moment seeking publicity. Impeachment is really no more than an investigation, that is, it is finding out whether there is sufficient evidence to warrant indicting a president or not. Once a conclusion is reached upon that a president should be impeached, which is only an accusation, the papers are sent to the Senate.

The article informs that the Reverend Al Sharpton called a press conference in front of the paper's headquarters in midtown Manhattan as he angered by a headline story of The New York Post. He charged that the story was "bogus" and he challenged each of the allegations. The Post's story, as Sharpton explained, was based on one that appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer last Monday. One of the most damaging assertions in the Post's story states that a Federal Bureau of Investigation wiretap picked up La-Van Hawkins telling Ronald White that he believed they had raised more than $140,000 for Sharpton in the previous quarter but Hawkins fretted because Sharpton had reported only about $50,000 on his federal election filing.

The article reports on the 95th anniversary celebration of "Amsterdam News." After working at a variety of jobs including bellhopping and a stint in the Navy, Anderson settled in New York and decided to try his hand at publishing a newspaper for the Black constituency. At the time only about 50 Black newspapers were being published in the United States. Using his wife's 5-x 4-foot dressmaker's table in the basement of his home at 135 W. 65th Street, Anderson named and produced his paper for the Amsterdam neighborhood where he lived. The strike, among the first open labor disputes between Black owners and Black employees in American history, resulted in the Amsterdam News becoming the first completely unionized Black newspaper.

"New York Amsterdam News" was born on December 4, 1909. At the time, only about 50 Black newspapers were being published in the U.S. In 1930 the "New York Amsterdam News" became only the second Black newspaper to join the Audit Bureau of Circulation and in 1932 it opened its first Brooklyn office. Throughout the 1950's and 1960's the paper championed the cause of civil rights and the leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Even today, the challenge and opportunity of the "New York Amsterdam News" remains the same— to serve as an unwavering voice of the Black constituency.

The paper presents a response to an article published in the November 13, 2003, issue of the Amsterdam News on the opinion page by James C. McIntosh, managing director, that refers to the author. In the article McIntosh states that when a group of parents with children enrolled in the Harlem International Community School (HICS) came to the author's office requesting assistance he took the matter to attorney general Eliot Spitzer. This matter centered on HICS and the founder and principal, Wally Simpson and the lack of certification and charter for HICS from the New York State Department of Education.

With one-third of Afro-American families "trapped near or below the poverty line," the U.S. Afro-American society will remain socially stagnant in the 21st century unless its communities experience less crime, demand political respect and exploit their economic power, says Marc H. Morial, the president and chief executive officer of the National Urban League (NUL). In his third month as NUL president, Morial, last week made public the annual compilation of essays and papers on the plight and progress of African-Americans. The report, focusing on the Afro-American society, comes as high-profile issues impact the community.

Presents the author's experience of availing the opportunity to see Malcolm X's documents kept at the Schomburg Center in New York City. Reason why the center was chosen to house the material; Care with which caretaker Diana Lachatanere handled Malcolm's documents; Details pertaining to items contained in the crate bearing Malcolm's papers.

Reports on the repeated use of the picture of Blackman John Taylor on the published paper of the `New York Post' even after Taylor's innocence in the June 11, 2000 Central Park sex attacks was declared. Irresponsible journalism; Headlines and captions used by the Post; Personal background of Taylor; Racist words used by the Post; Relations of the Post with the New York Police Department.

Comments on the request by Coretta Scott King, widow of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK), for the United States Library of Congress to pay her $20 million for her late husband's personal papers. Comparison with the appraised value of the papers; Historical implications of the papers; Values inculcated by MLK.

Cites the 20th anniversary celebration of `The Final Call' newspaper on July 17, 1999 in New York City. Louis Farrakhan as the paper's publisher; Keynote address by former Illinois congressman Gus Savage; Awards to be given; Background information on the newspaper; Services provided by the paper for Afro-Americans.

Opinion. Comments on abuses suffered by the author, a minority psychologist, from his colleagues in Harvard. Author's harassment by colleagues due to his paper which points a flaw in R.J. Herrnstein's research on intelligence; Author's publication of a paper showing a flaw in B.F. Skinner's theory of higher mental processes; Termination from Harvard.

Editorial. Comments on the `New York Post' newspaper's criticism of religious leader Al Sharpton's reaction to the inefficiency of the New York, New York government's campaign to recruit more minorities in the police force. Changes in the ownership of the paper; Accusation of fund solicitation against Sharpton.

The article offers informaiton on the history of the weekly newspaper "Chicago Defender". It states that it was started by Robert Abbott on May 5, 1905. The Defender was militant and bold in condemning racism and crimes against Black Americans. It became famous for blazing headlines, red ink and graphic images that unabashedly showed how Blacks suffered under the yoke of injustice in U.S., including the atrocities of beatings and lynchings. The paper began to attract national attention. INSETS: ACTIVITIES;This Week in Black History.

The author reflects on several issues related to the U.S. She claims that U.S. citizens are preparing for the inauguration of a new president and are setting up parties for Barack Obama. She mentions that all 13 television sets at the Firehouse Sports Bar would be tuned into the inauguration while the Borough of Manhattan Community College Student Government Association would be hosting an Obama Gala. She expresses her concern for the environment and would be refraining from using plastic bags as her New Year's resolution.

The article reports on the reverse position of Senator John McCain regarding the U.S. immigration reform plan. According to the author, McCain was once praised by immigrant groups across the U.S. for his support of an immigration plan that could help undocumented migrants earn legal working papers. However, he suddenly ignored immigrants in his acceptance speech of the Republican presidential nomination by not discussing immigration reform.

The article presents legal questions and answer related to people from Caribbean area living in the United States. One reader says that on one of her visits to the U.S. she met a man and got married and her papers have expired. She wants to know that will she get departed after divorce. Another reader says that what should he do as his fiancée is a Caribbean national and her temporary work visa has expired but their marriage is scheduled in next few weeks.

The article focuses on the views of the author on U.S. President George W. Bush's last nominee, Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. Judge Alito is a very bright man who served his state and country superbly as a judge as well as a justice of the Court of Appeals in one of the most important circuits. Judge Alito has a paper trail that should be the envy of anyone who believes that he should be confirmed and a treasure trove for many of those who believe that he should not and who are willing to research anything to death that may prove to be a windfall.

This article reports that as many U.S. House Republicans and 36 Democrats pushed through the tough new immigration bill that would banish undocumented immigrants from the U.S., Bishop Gerald R. Barnes, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Migration, joined a growing group of organizations and advocates expressing outrage at the measure. The Border Protection, Anti-Terrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005, H.R. 4437, introduced recently by Congressman James Sensenbrenner and rushed for a House vote, was passed by a vote of 239 to 182 on Friday, December 17, 2006, after two days and ninety minutes of debate. Barnes is urging U.S. President George W. Bush to publicly oppose the bill, which pays no attention to the president's call for a temporary workers' program for those looking to work in the U.S. and the millions now living here without working papers.

The article informs that in the public school, several classrooms were bee hives of activity as men and women crammed themselves into the tiny tots desk chairs and, carefully filled out forms that will help them get one step closer to gaining American citizenship. One woman clutched several papers in her brown-skinned hands as she consented to talk to a reporter about why she was there. Fifteen years ago, she came to the U.S. from Honduras. For the men and women crowded into the school in Upper Manhattan last Saturday, the process of becoming a U.S. citizen has often seemed too complicated and too expensive.

The article presents information related to the Voting Rights Act of the U.S. Until the law required that all citizens be enfranchised, a unique variety of devious means were used to keep African Americans from voting. There were tests of literacy, income, and knowledge of obscure, trivial facts. In 2002, the federal Help America Vote Act was passed; its purpose was to preclude problems with voting machines and punch-out ballots, or ballots marked with pencil. The next innovation was the touch screen voting machine that leaves no paper trail.

This article provides information related to health care. One in seven women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. On Sunday, September 12, 2004, approximately 25,000 determined New Yorkers will set out to make a difference in that statistic by participating in the 2004 Komen New York City Race for the Cure in Central Park. Applicants may register on paper by downloading the 2004 Race Application at http://www.komennyc.org

The U.S. Open will hold tryouts for ballpersons at the USTA National Tennis Center in Queens. The USTA employs about 10,000 people for the annual event that is seen around the world. Tryouts are for those of 14 years of age and older. However, those of 18 years of age and under must present valid New York State working papers. The U.S. Open is the only Grand Slam event that pays ballpersons.