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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: National or Ethnic Minorities, Republican Party, Colleges and Universities, Oslo (Norway), Books and Magazines
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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: Muhammad Ali, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Nigeria, Malcolm X, Western Africa
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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), Children, University of Texas at Austin, Social Issues, Colleges and Universities
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Summer Festivals 2012: Litchfield Jazz Festival at Goshen Fairgrounds
It's the 17th season for one of Connecticut's — and the Northeast's — greatest jazz events, the Litchfield Jazz Festival, which this year has moved back to its previous location at the Goshen Fairgrounds (by popular demand). (They've also...
Tags: Litchfield Jazz Festival, Goshen, Litchfield (Litchfield, Connecticut), Festive Events, Dirty Dozen Brass Band (music group)
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MacArthur Foundation exec built her career from a mix of public, private experience and dashes of chance, risk
Tribune staff reporterWhen Robert Gallucci arrived in Chicago to take the reins at the MacArthur Foundation in mid-2009, he found himself besieged by new "friends." "They had great ideas on how the foundation could spend its money," he said. The onetime diplomat and...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Economy, Business and Finance, National Government, Social Issues, Colleges and Universities
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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: Museums, Mexico, Entertainment, NPR, Artists
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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: Petroleum Industry, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Public Schools, Schools, Cecil County
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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: Thomas Jefferson, Ridgewood, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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Friday Night Football scores week 5
ABC26 NewsMandeville 14 St Paul 48 F --- Salmen 9 East Feliciana 7 F -- St John 50 Kentwood 48 F --- Dutchtown 28 Destrehan 7 F -- Capitol 0 East St John 42 F --- OP Walker 44 West St John 6 F -- McDonogh #35 38 Hahnville 57 F --- Jeanerette 0 St Charles Catholic...Tags: Thomas Jefferson, WGNO
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