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U. of Wisconsin sorry for 'Blazing Saddles' clip
Associated Press WriterThe University of Wisconsin-Madison has apologized to a black student who during a class last year was shown a clip of the movie "Blazing Saddles" that features racial epithets. During a seminar for working professionals, an instructor showed a scene of...Tags: Mel Brooks, Discrimination, Prosecution, Colleges and Universities, Academic Progress
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Gay-rights wedge issue fading away?
The Swampby Johanna Neuman For more than four years, the Bush White House has run against any changes in the law that would allow gay Americans -- even his vice president's daughter -- to marry. Under the guidance of political maestro......Tags: Polls, John McCain, Executive Branch, Sarah Palin, Marriage
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Was Mark Foley a political scapegoat?
Palm Beach Politics | Sun-Sentinel BlogsThree weeks ago, state authorities announced that former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley of Palm Beach County will not face criminal charges despite a lengthy investigation into electronic message he sent to former congressional pages. Questions are now being...Tags: National Government, Tim Mahoney, Mark Foley, Government, Gays and Lesbians
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AKAs welcome Sister Barbie
Special to The Baltimore SunShe is, in a word, gorgeous. A real headturner. From head to toe, she is perfect. Her hair, artfully coiffed in shining curls, flows past her shoulders. Her lips are plump and carefully hued with a warm pink that complements the toasted copper color of...Tags: Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Toy Industry, National or Ethnic Minorities, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Toys
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When Alzheimer's hits home
Special to The Baltimore SunMy parents, Virginia Ida and Pythias Alexander Jones, were wonderful people who died from Alzheimer's disease within 13 years of each other. My mother was diagnosed in 1974 when she was in her 50s. She was the type of person who remembered every birthday...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Illnesses, Diseases, Verna L Jones, Alzheimer's Disease
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Keeping up the battle against HIV, AIDS
Los Angeles Times"Ladies," said Cookie Johnson, looking straight into the camera, her husband's arm draped across her shoulders. "Have you been tested ... " " ... for HIV?" finished Los Angeles Lakers basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson. As the most prominent...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NAACP, National or Ethnic Minorities, Los Angeles Lakers
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Calendar
OCT. 12 "The Clean Up Woman" JD Lawrence's new stage play and dramedy, The Clean Up Woman, stars Jackee Harry, Telma Hopkins, Christopher Williams and George Wilborn. 8 p.m. at Morgan State University, Murphy Fine Arts Center, 2201 Argonne Drive. $39....Tags: Halle Berry, Jazz Music, Hip Hop, W., Lyric Opera of Baltimore
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What Obama means to me
Special to The Baltimore SunFor a community advocate and businessman, a redefining of hurtful stereotypes. For a single mother, a better opportunity to educate her son --and herself. For civil rightsera survivors, a reminder of how far we have come. Indeed, the presidential...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Polls, Democratic National Conventions, Civil Rights, Morgan State University
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Middle school for boys part of a trend toward single-sex education
The boys in the seventh-grade classroom wave their hands wildly and squirm in their seats, unable to contain their joy in a competition involving singular and plural nouns. Their teacher seems undaunted by the outbursts of cheering. These are boys, after...Tags: Sex, Examinations, Charter Schools, Technology, Colleges and Universities
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Fatal crash highlights lure of casinos for seniors
Associated PressThe casinos in Northern California work to attract lonely seniors on fixed incomes by offering cheap transportation on charter buses like the one that crashed last weekend, killing eight people. The casinos also provide free meals and complimentary...Tags: Transportation Accidents, National or Ethnic Minorities, Casino and Gambling Industry, Gaming and Lotteries, Drunk Driving
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Howard County Datebook
Today 'Secret Garden' Red Branch Theatre Company, a new adult company in residence at Drama Learning Center, is concluding its first musical production, The Secret Garden, with a final performance at 3 p.m. Based on the classic children's novel of the...Tags: Mel Brooks, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Carrollton, Bodies of Water, Village Green
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Students weigh in on race in today's world
The 11th-grade English honors students of Deborah Lambert's class at Eastern Technical High School in Baltimore County tackled a question posed in this column recently: Are we there yet? By "there," I meant the colorblind nation of our dreams - or, at...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Discrimination, Civil Rights, Racism, Barack Obama
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