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The article reports that the continuation of the case by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance against accused sexual assailant Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been demanded by a coalition of African, Caribbean and African-American organizations. It is stated that his female accuser has alleged him of trying to rape her when she arrived to clean his suite.

The article presents the first convention of the Freedom Party at the National Black Theatre in Harlem, New York and the Nazarene Congressional Church in Brooklyn, New York on February 12-13, 2011. The event was co-emceed by radio talk show host Bob Law and activist Viola Plummer. Speakers who attended the convention discussed platforms that would solve issues affecting Latinos and African-Americans, like unemployment, income poverty and police brutality.