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Where past meets present
Chicago Tribune reporterTropical birds chirping. Children playing baseball and soccer in Kenwood Community Park. Students rushing off to Kenwood Academy High School. Such are the sights and sounds on a recent stroll through the Kenwood neighborhood on Chicago's South Side....Tags: Lake Shore Drive, University of Chicago, Muhammad Ali, Ryerson Incorporated, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Obama bid raises question: What does black mean?
black blak (adjective) 1: of the color black; 2: of or relating to the African-American people; 3: dirty, soiled; 4: thoroughly sinister or evil; 5: connected with the supernatural and especially the devil - adapted from Merriam-Webster's Online...Tags: Joe Biden, Geraldine Ferraro, Tom Bradley, Minority Groups, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Voters Defining Black On Election Day
Last year, Sen. Joe Biden made a comment some people considered racially insensitive toward Sen. Barack Obama. Obama's response was a mild one — he called Biden's remark "historically inaccurate." This earned him a harsh rebuke from one of my...Tags: Joe Biden, Election Day, Political Candidates, Geraldine Ferraro, Jesse Jackson
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Daughter of Imam W. Deen Mohammed urges Muslims to unite and continue his vision
Chicago Tribune reporterAs she mourned the loss of her father, Laila Muhammed, daughter of Imam W. Deen Mohammed, asked Muslims to unite with other faiths and continue his vision of religious unity. "I ask that we pray for each other and that we stand firm, with not only the...Tags: Francis George, Bill Clinton, Islam, Elijah Muhammad, Ramadan
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Thousands gather in Villa Park for funeral of Imam W. Deen Mohammed
Chicago Tribune reportersAs they raised the silver coffin holding the body of Imam W. Deen Mohammed, about 8,000 Muslims who gathered Thursday for the outdoor funeral service prayed in one voice, "Allahu Akbar, God is great!" The momentous event to pay final respects to one of...Tags: University of Michigan, Diseases, Death and Dying, Christianity, Islam
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Muhammad Ali's longtime manager remembered
Chicago Tribune reporterFor hours, they came Saturday to the Salaam Restaurant on Chicago's South Side to pay their respects to Jabir Herbert Muhammad, son of former Nation of Islam Minister Elijah Muhammad and manager to legendary boxer Muhammad Ali. More than 200 people...Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Tony Rezko, Diseases, Muhammad Ali, Islam
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Imam W. Deen Mohammed dies at 74; his embrace of traditional Islam led to rift with black nationalists
Chicago TribuneImam W. Deen Mohammed, the rebellious son of the late Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad who broke from black nationalism and guided his followers toward mainstream Islam, died Tuesday, according to family members. He was 74. "Brother Imam," as he...Tags: International Relations, Diplomacy, Bill Clinton, Death and Dying, Islam
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Muslim America's rebellious son
Chicago Tribune reportersImam W. Deen Mohammed, the rebellious son of the late Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad who broke from black nationalism and moved thousands of African-Americans to mainstream Islam, died Tuesday, according to family members. "Brother Imam," as he...Tags: International Relations, Markham, Diplomacy, Death and Dying, Bill Clinton
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Obama flaunts dreaded 'r' word
Darn it, I knew I should have gone to Cincinnati. I mean, I sure would have loved to have been there when Sen. Barack Obama spoke before the annual convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and repeatedly used the...Tags: National Government, Political Candidates, Government, Jesse Jackson, Lyndon B. Johnson
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Fashion: Fall/winter men's collections turn to bow ties
FASHION COLUMNISTYou know what the problem is with bow ties? Rarely is anyone cool ever seen wearing them. Orville Redenbacher, Tucker Carlson, Dagwood Bumstead, Sen. Paul Simon, C. Everett Koop, Boo Boo Bear — nary a hep cat among them. You usually have to...Tags: Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, Academy Awards, NASA, Paul Simon, Harry S Truman
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Setting the record straight on Obama's neighborhood
Chicago Tribune reporterHaving made hay of Barack Obama's relative youth and his foreign-sounding name, his opponents are now homing in on his neighborhood. For his critics, the presumptive Democratic nominee's home turf offers a tempting opportunity to paint him as an...Tags: University of Chicago, Loyola University Chicago, Philip Glass, Harold Washington, Bill Ayers
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