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Double Duty Classic celebrates African-Americans in baseball
Tribune staff reporterSeventy-five years after the old Comiskey Park played host to the first Negro League East-West All-Star Game, the home of the White Sox will house the debut for another event celebrating African-Americans in baseball. The first Double Duty Classic will...Tags: Jermaine Dye, Jackie Robinson, U.S. Cellular Field, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox
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Watching their words
Sun reporterTwo months ago, NAACP board member Alice Huffman played a pivotal role in a Democratic National Committee meeting that paved the way for Sen. Barack Obama to clinch the party's presidential nomination. Obama's historic victory - the first for a black...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Barack Obama, National Government, Julian Bond, Hillary Clinton
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Cookie and Magic Johnson and Spike Lee help fight HIV among blacks
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer"Ladies," said Cookie Johnson, looking straight into the camera, her husband's arm draped across her shoulders. "Have you been tested . . . " " . . . for HIV?" finished Lakers basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson. As the most prominent African...Tags: Government, Martin Luther King Jr., Health Treatments, Spike Lee, Diseases
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Editorial Roundup: Wasted Tax Dollars
THE DAY ( New London) Wasted Tax Dollars New London has once again demonstrated why people have so little faith in government's ability to operate efficiently. Eight months ago, the city purchased two single-arm garbage trucks that work very well in...Tags: School Examinations, Barack Obama, Heavy Engineering, National Government, Elections
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Will Michelle Obama unite nation's feminists?
Washington BureauWASHINGTON — Gina McCauley's blog on African-American women in pop culture has never attracted this kind of attention. The 3-year-old site has a mostly African-American audience. But she launched a new Michelle Obama Watch blog in June to monitor...Tags: Sojourner Truth, Barack Obama, Heavy Engineering, Hillary Clinton, Lobbying
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For Republicans, the Senate outlook is bad
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMississippi, one of the nation's most conservative states, has not elected a Democratic senator in a quarter-century. It has voted for Republican presidential candidates in the last seven elections. But this year, there is a real chance that the state...Tags: Barack Obama, Mark Warner, National Government, Values, Trent Lott
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Sign criticizes localities for immigration policy
The Washington PostIn Manassas's quaint, red-brick Old Town neighborhood, a giant billboard greets visiting tourists and commuters, but it was not put there by the city or Chamber of Commerce. "PWC and Manassas the National Capital of Intolerance," it declares, in hand-...Tags: Censorship, Labor Legislation, Freedom of the Press, Illegal Immigrants, Migration
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PERCEPTION PROBLEM
That's why he rolls his eyes at the news media's recent coverage of Barack and Michelle Obama. He calls it "typical," emblematic of the gap in understanding between black and non-black America. "The brother is black, and he can't throw up a fist?" asked...Tags: Jesse Jackson, Culture, Primaries, Mass Media, Elections
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'Soul on Ice' exhibit in Fort Lauderdale encourages viewers to remember roots
South Florida Sun-SentinelContemporary artist Addonis Parker has a message for fledgling artists: Nourish your individuality. "You shouldn't be afraid to be different," said Parker, 35, a Miami artist. "The key to success is to step outside the norm." Parker was among four...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Eldridge Cleaver, Barack Obama, Elections, Pembroke Pines
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Dose of vitamin D too little, some say
The Washington PostWASHINGTON — A flurry of recent research indicating that vitamin D may have a dizzying array of health benefits has reignited debate over whether federal guidelines for the "sunshine vitamin" are outdated, leaving millions vulnerable to cancer,...Tags: Health Treatments, Dietary Supplements, Diseases, Heart Disease, Cancer
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