Unique Program Makes Teachers Out of Moms
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May 11, 2008 - To solve the chronic teacher shortage problem in its public schools, Chicago is reaching deep into its own neighborhoods. |
Powell's riveting poem "Son2Mother"
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May 11, 2008 - Author, activist, essayist, politician and poet, Kevin Powell recently published a new book of poetry called "No Sleep Till Brooklyn: New And Selected Poems." |
Missouri Turns Back Anti-Civil Rights Initiative
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May 11, 2008 - While the struggle for the Democratic nomination has dragged on and taken up the attention of the progressive movement, there has been a sharp battle fought out in five states over the deceptively-titled Civil Rights Initiatives (CRI), which would ban Aff |
First Tee just part of effort to bring diversity to golf
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May 11, 2008 - First Tee, under the umbrella of the World Golf Foundation, teaches children core values and life skills through the game of golf. |
Michelle Obama talks about her role if she is First Lady
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May 10, 2008 - Obama suggested that if she were to become first lady, she would take on women's and family issues, prompted by the stories she has been hearing from females on the campaign trail. |
College conference targets black students
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May 10, 2008 - The 21st annual Academically Proficient African American High School Junior Senior Conference will include information about college opportunities across Kentucky and the country, selecting a college, picking a career, finding financial aid and adjusting |
Oprah's rose gets head start in Bay Area
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May 11, 2008 - The rose - which Winfrey named for the 25 influential African-American women she celebrated at her three-day Legends Weekend in May 2005 - won't be available to most gardeners until December or early 2009. |
Obama Launches 50-State Voter Registration Drive
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May 11, 2008 - With more than 100 new locations across the country, the national voter registration drive is intended to transform the electorate - or at least register more Democrats -- in advance of November's general election. |
First Black Candidate in Macedonia Polls
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May 10, 2008 - Originally from Nigeria, Simon Polikarp will be the first black parliamentary candidate in Macedonian history. |
Wearing Green
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May 10, 2008 - Owner of LaTrice Designs, Latoya Barnes makes fashion statement with repurposed materials. |
Sharpton Calls Another NYC Protest
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May 10, 2008 - A day after his carefully orchestrated protests briefly blocked rush-hour traffic, the Rev. Al Sharpton on Thursday promised to stage another mass protest over three police detectives' acquittals in the 50-bullet killing of an unarmed man. |
College-bound basketball star shot trying to break up fight
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May 11, 2008 - As part of the African American group Brother to Brothers, Steven Ray Johnson worked for social change and to steer classmates away from gangs. |
Queens Shooting Case Exposes Rifts in Black Officers' Groups
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May 11, 2008 - The fatal shooting of Mr. Bell by undercover detectives in Queens, and the trial that resulted, exposed deep divisions in the city, perhaps nowhere more than in the groups that speak for black police officers. |
Hollywood embraces Britain's black film talent
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May 10, 2008 - Britain's most talented black actors, writers, producers and directors have been picked to meet the most powerful studio executives in the American film industry. |
Freedom Riders to Finally Receive Degrees
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May 10, 2008 - The Tennessee Board of Regents voted unanimously to award honorary degrees to the Freedom Riders, former students who were expelled from what is now Tennessee State University in 1961 for participating in civil rights demonstrations. |