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'The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama' by David Remnick
On Oct. 9, 2009, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs woke up at dawn and received startling news from Oslo. President Obama, only 48, had just received the Nobel Peace Prize. Usually, this most prestigious of awards honors lifetime accomplishment...Tags: Woodrow Wilson, Muhammad Ali, Apathy, Black History Month, Literature
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Whats in a book of names?
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn "The African Book of Names," a new work compiled by Askhari Hodari, there are more than 5,000 names deriving from 37 nations and more than 70 ethno-linguistic groups. One thing that sets it apart from other name books is that it makes clear that it's...Tags: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Western Africa, Muhammad Ali, Nigeria, Malcolm X
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Dorothy Sterling, author of African American children's literature, dies at 95
Dorothy Sterling, a significant figure in 20th-century children's literature for her lucid, well- researched portrayals of historical African Americans written decades before multiculturalism became mainstream, died Dec. 1 at her home in Wellfleet, Mass....Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Science and Technology, History, Greenwich Village, Literature
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Father Accused of Hitting Student With Truck Outside School
WGNO NewsA father is accused of hitting a 15-year-old student with his truck outside of a school Tuesday. The N.O.P.D. says Paul Amar came to Sojourner Truth Academy after the school called and said his daughter got into a fight. They say Amar started arguing...Tags: Trials
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Letter to the Editor - March 16
To appreciate the present, we must remember the past To the editor: It is interesting how times and educational fads change. In a recent column in The Herald-Mail, the writer mentioned a supposedly relatively obscure famous black person — George...Tags: George Washington Carver, Services and Shopping, Frederick Douglass, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Schools
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Elizabeth Catlett blended art, social goals
Baltimore Sun reporterOne of Elizabeth Catlett's linotypes could horrify viewers by depicting the aftermath of a lynching, the rope around the victim's neck held taut by the murderers' boots. And in the next room, a statue by Catlett of a mother and child would flood viewers...Tags: Fine Artists, NPR, Museums, Artists, Mexico City
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FNF Scores - Week 1 - Sept 2
WGNO SportsFranklinton 0 Curtis 34 Final Salmen 14 Northshore 17 Final Reed 0 Fontainebleau 39 Final Vandebilt 28 E.D. White 30 Final/Thursday South Lafourche Destrehan 6 pm Monday? Higgins 34 Thibodaux 28 Final/Thursday Belle Chasse 47 South Plaquemines 20...Tags: Ridgewood, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Thomas Jefferson
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Free Cell Phones: "Wireless For Hope" Helps
WGNO NEWS"I got a new free phone, and you all should get one," Tiffany Boles said. Thanks to Wireless For Hope, Tiffany was able to get a free cell phone without spending a penny. Boles got her free LG phone at the Arthur Monday Center in Algiers on Tuesday. ...Tags: Cell Phones
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John Brown
From the Kansas Historical Society:
Abolitionist. Born: 9 May 1800. Died: 2 December 1859
John Brown was born in Torrington, Connecticut, on May 9, 1800, to Owen and Ruth (Mills) Brown,
the fourth of eight children. In 1805 the family moved to...Tags: Frederick Douglass, Torrington, John Brown, Minority Groups, African Americans
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