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Black schools are failing
"Hard Times at Douglass High," is an HBO documentary that aired last June. It captured much of the 2004-05 school year at Baltimore's predominantly black Frederick Douglass High School. The tragedy is that what is seen in the documentary is typical of...Tags: Minority Groups, Family, Cab Calloway, Economic Policy
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Dorothy Rankin
Sun reporterDorothy Moulton Rankin, a retired federal worker who taught sewing in Africa and owned a tailoring and fashion shop in Baltimore in the 1970s and '80s, died July 14 at her home in Reisterstown after suffering a heart attack. She was 84. Dorothy...Tags: Randallstown, Diseases, Reisterstown, Heart Disease, Death and Dying
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History of slur's use brings kids a lesson about respect
Sentinel Staff WriterMonday was vocabulary day at the Hi-Tech Learning Center in Orlando. Along with the word of the day -- patience -- the high-risk elementary school children learned about "respect" and "responsibility." And the "N-word." Dartmouth College student Jarrett...Tags: History, Culture, Ice Cube, Diana, Princess of Wales, Teaching and Learning
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Activities
Activities Events 32nd Street Farmers' Market Open year-round, 7 a.m.-noon Saturdays at 32nd Street in Waverly. Shoppers will find fresh produce, plants, breads, ethnic foods and more. Go to 32ndstreetmarket.org. Antique Auto Show The event, featuring...Tags: Chesapeake Bay, Minority Groups, History, Railway Transportation, National Aquarium Baltimore
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Op-ed: For women, a lesson in unity from Seneca Falls
Jane F. Lane, a writer who lives in Smithtown, is an incoming second-year masters student at the Stony Brook University School of Social Welfare.This weekend, those of us who are united in the struggle for justice and opportunity for women will celebrate a happy anniversary: the Seneca Falls convention and the inauguration of the women's rights movement in America. Feminists who became alarmingly...Tags: Minority Groups, Human Rights, Culture, Civil Rights, Opinion Research Corporation
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Finding hope in 'Hard Times at Douglass'
The HBO documentary Hard Times at Douglass High, about the challenges a Baltimore public school faces, is a stunningly revealing piece, highlighting a vital yet often overlooked issue. However, the program does not offer any solutions for reducing the... -
Different messages
Can a patriot say "God damn America"? The Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr.'s use of such language led to questioning of his patriotism - and that of his most famous parishioner, Sen. Barack Obama. Mr. Wright's defenders (especially the academic ones)...Tags: Constitutional Issues, Racism, Barack Obama, Loyola College in Maryland
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Opening eyes, minds
Sun reporterThe boys from Baltimore sprawled on leather chairs and sofas in the dark-paneled sitting room of a castle-like residential college at Yale University. It was the kind of place where scholars from earlier decades might have relaxed with cigars as they...Tags: People, Charles S Dutton, Health and Safety at School, Nathan Hale, William Murphy
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History, Including This Newspaper's, Is Messy
History is messy. John Adams thought the 2nd of July was going to be America's big day. That's when the Congress took its cross-the-Rubicon independence vote. July 3 was sticky too, as the Congress went over the wording of the Declaration. That's when...Tags: Benjamin Franklin, Freedom of the Press, History, Anglican, Robert Downey Jr.
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Seeking true American liberty Independence Day
Is it deep denial or just shallow ignorance that accounts for otherwise intelligent Americans overlooking the founding history that shames this republic each Fourth of July? One such citizen suggested calling off this year's parades, fireworks, and...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Benjamin Franklin, Firearms, Wars and Interventions, The White House
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