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The American Traveler - American Reporter
los angeles -- put down your spatula and pop in a video of "what's cooking?", an ode to thanksgiving as prepared in the kitchens of latina mercedes ruehl, african-american alfre woodard, vietnamese joan chen and jewish lai= nie kazan. when these ...
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Calloway Show On View At Asu's National Center For The Study Of Civil Rights And African-american Culture
the national center for the study of civil rights and african-american culture at alabama state university is featuring an exhibition of ricky calloway's paintings. the exhibition, titled "humbly proud of my beautiful rich melanin skin," will be on view through dec. 12. calloway is a native of opelika and decided to pursue a career in the arts at an early age. in 1984, he earned a bachelor's ...
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African-american Auto Marketing Think Tank Convened In Detroit
chicago, il (blacknews.com) - researchers from some of the nation's african-american advertising agencies met last week in detroit in a roundtable discussion on automotive marketing issues.
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The Michelle Obama "interview" That Wasn't - Salon
it's notoriously difficult for reporters to get access to michelle obama. so when african press international -- a previously obscure web site apparently operating out of norway -- claimed to have recieved an angry phone call from her, even anti ...
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Will Msm Investigate Alleged Angry Phone Call By Michelle Obama To ... - News Busters
so far this story about michelle obama's temper tantrum when she called african press international (api) hasn't been reported by the mainstream media but it is a very hot topic in the blogosphere. your humble correspondent checked on the credentials ...
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african American Chamber To Launch New Ohio Initiative
the greater cincinnati & northern kentucky african american chamber of commerce will launch a new initiative in partnership with the ohio department of development’s minority business enterprise division.
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Collector Donates $4.8 Million In African-american Art To Ua
after more than two years of courtship, paul r. jones donated his vast collection of african-american art to the university of alabama.
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Educator Was Active In Civil Affairs - Florida Times-union
vera w. davis, a community activist and the first african-american woman to become principal of a jacksonville high school, died saturday of an abdominal aneurysm. she was 84. visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. friday at wendell holmes funeral ...
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'the Express' Rating: Pg For T... - Akron Beacon Journal
parents' advisory: a dense, smart kids' sci-fi film, dark enough for tweens, perhaps a bit over the heads of 9-and-unders. rating: pg for thematic content, violence and language involving racism and brief sensuality. what it's about: a young man ...
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Oceanside: african American Roundtable Set For Wednesday
oceanside ---- the north county times will host an african-american roundtable wednesday morning in the newspaper's oceanside office.
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Dallas-area Leaders To Rally For Male African-american Students 2:33 Pm Ct
community leaders are gathering at an all-male rally in dallas this evening to focus on helping african-american male students. "there is so much negativity surrounding young black boys," said ron price, a dallas isd board member. "it's time to rally the troops and solve this problem."
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Mccain Loses Again - Salon
john mccain promised to kick barack obama's "you know what" on wednesday night. he hinted that he'd bring up former weather underground leader bill ayers and worse. instead mccain bludgeoned obama with joe the plumber, and the effect was more farce ...
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'secret Life Of Bees' Is A Test Case For Mainstream Appeal - Los Angeles Times
when dreamworks was about to release "amistad" 11 years ago, white moviegoers told pollsters they planned to see steven spielberg's epic slavery drama. but when the film actually arrived at theaters, white ticket buyers mostly stayed away: "amistad ...
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African-american Seniors Who Have Trouble Falling Asleep Are At Higher Risk Of Having Memory Problems
a landmark study led by north carolina state university researchers shows that african-american seniors who have trouble falling asleep are at higher risk of having memory problems - raising the possibility that identifying and treating sleep difficulties in the elderly may help preserve their cognitive functioning. the study is the first to examine the link between sleep and cognitive ...
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Capsule Art Reviews: "heroes Alter Egos," "houston Collects: african American Art," "indifference Personified," "lo-fi ...
"heroes alter egos" utilizing images of nixon, reagan and both bushes to represent the dark side of american culture has become an artistic cliché, just like jfk's visage gets used to symbolize good. now that shepard fairey's ubiquitous barack obama poster has proclaimed open season on the pr ...
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Libya Opens Doors To American Architects - Businessweek
rmjm's global education studio (ges) is designing master plans for two separate university campuses in libya—making it the first american architecture office to work in the north african country since the u.s. lifted sanctions against it in 2004 ...
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For Barack Obama And John Mccain, It’s The Economy, Stupid - Us News And World Report
it's the economy, stupid—again. the mantra of bill clinton's successful 1992 presidential campaign has come back with a roar and a vengeance, generated by public anxiety over the wall street meltdown, fears of a deep recession, and the government's ...
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African-american Enthusiasm Could Tip Scales Toward Obama
ollie james is 84 years old and a doubter no more.
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South African Stocks: Anglo American, Aveng, Jd Group, Sasol
oct. 15 (bloomberg) -- south africa's ftse/jse africa all share index fell for the first time in three days, losing 1,545.19, or 7 percent, to 20,571.87. the measure has slumped 38 percent since reaching a record on may 22.
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The Candidates Respond To "elitist" Label - Cbs News
e-mail story (cbs) in november, americans decide whether barack obama or john mccain becomes the 44th president of the united states. in the series "presidential questions," cbs news anchor katie couric asks questions that move the candidates well ...
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