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No, Martin Luther King would not have endorsed Gun Appreciation Day
Rush Limbaugh thinks John Lewis should have been armed. "If a lot of African-Americans back in the '60s had guns and the legal right to use them for self-defense, you think they would have needed Selma?" he said recently on his radio show, referencing...
Tags: African-American History Month, Shootings, Civil Rights, Henry Ford, Rush Limbaugh
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Liberal obsession with race is growing old
When will liberals stop living in the past? Specifically, when will they accept that they aren't all that stands between a wonderful, tolerant America and Jim Crow? I was in the room when, during the Democratic National Convention, civil rights hero...
Tags: The New York Times, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Tim Scott, Ku Klux Klan
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With its voting rights threatened, black America is silent
An open letter to African America: In the late '90s, the Internet belched forth a rumor that the Voting Rights Act was soon to expire and that black folks would lose the vote as a result. Though stupid and untrue, the rumor spread like a dust cloud...
Tags: Republican Party, National Government, Democratic Party, Cocaine, Elections
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The long road to the Baltimore Grand Prix
Steven Wehner had overcome dyslexia, a stint in jail on drug charges and the loss of his repair shop on Martha's Vineyard.
Living in the basement of his mother's Rodgers Forge home, he set his sights on his biggest challenge yet: Bringing an IndyCar...Tags: Maryland Stadium Authority, Cocaine, Restaurants, Inner Harbor, Finance
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Morgan State exhibit celebrates university's role in the civil rights movement
Julia Davidson-Randall knew she was likely to be arrested. But as the Morgan State junior's second day in a Baltimore jail bled into a third, she began to wonder what she had gotten herself into.
"I honestly didn't know what was going to happen," she...Tags: Civil Rights, Morgan State University, Annapolis, Students, Colleges and Universities
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The political columnist: Bitter lessons in the South
I remember feeling trepidation when Jules Witcover and I, partners in writing our political column, joined The Baltimore Sun after the collapse of the Washington Star left us on the beach in August of 1981. I was aware of The Sun's reputation for...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Jack Lemmon, Elections, Newspapers, Racism
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Remembering Dr. King through the eyes of someone who marched with him
When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.was still fighting to make his "dream" a reality, Phillip Hunter, of Bel Air, was one of those who marched with him.
Hunter was the guest speaker Monday, when Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Xi Delta Omega chapter, in...Tags: Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Elections, Justice System, Museums, Judges
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Summer offers fusion of fun from festivals to food
It's the height of summer, so don't miss out on these family-friendly excursions:
Philadelphia
Global Fusion Festival: Journey to Philadelphia for one day of non-stop entertainment that celebrates bringing diverse communities together for a cultural...Tags: Maryland, African Americans, The Wildwoods, Soul (genre), Cape May (Cape May, New Jersey)
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Campaign nears a crucial point
Sun reporterPresidential races eventually reach a tipping point. The Democratic contest is fast approaching that point (the Republicans are far beyond it). In recent nomination fights, early victories in Iowa and New Hampshire proved decisive. Not this year....Tags: The New York Times, Republican Party, Democratic Party, National or Ethnic Minorities, Democratic National Conventions
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As past rushes back, all at risk
Sun StaffATLANTA - The change in Jamal Lewis last season was subtle but unmistakable. An extra measure of resolve. A willingness to lead. Most of all, a hunger for recognition, not as one of the workmanlike but faceless NFL running backs who dependably gain chunks...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Contracts, Students, Peyton Manning, Prosecution
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