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NAACP keynote speaker: 'Civil Rights' mean all U.S. cit

James A. Young is the first African-American mayor in Philadelphia, Miss., where three civil right... Read more

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Obama Presidency Lures Out Dormant Racism

The civil rights movement was not a movement of the black community. It was a movement of humanity... Read more

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Hundreds of pelicans die; stay away from beaches, Peru

LIMA, Peru - Peru's government declared a health alert along its  northern coastline on Saturday a... Read more

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BP oil spill settlement grants will pay for health, men

Health care services in southeastern Louisiana will get a major share of the $104 million in grant... Read more

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Fragile safety net: State's vulnerable need governor's

One of the biggest challenges facing many counties is how to deal with those suffering from serious mental health problems. County commissioners will tell you that without enough assistance, people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, severe depression and other mental illnesses wind up in prison, domestic violence an...

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Turned off from politics? That’s exactly what the polit

If you asked Americans to identify the most noticeable change in U.S. politics over the past two decades, they’d probably answer that politics has become more polarized and that this has made it harder for the government to address the problems the country fa...

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Whose Recovery?

Luxury retailers are smiling. So are the owners of high-end restaurants, sellers of upscale cars, vacation planners, financial advisors, and personal coaches. For them and their customers and clients the recession is over. The recovery is now full sp...

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Obama draws on spirit of '08 at campaign launch

RICHMOND, Va. — President Obama launched his bid for a second term Saturday by working to mobilize supporters with a forward-looking message in the face of challenges that include sluggish economic re... Read more
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Fragile safety net: State's vulnerable need governor's help

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One of the biggest challenges facing many counties is how to deal with those suffering from serious mental health problems. County commissioners will tell you that without enough assistance, people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, severe depression and other mental illnesses wind up in prison, domestic violence and homeless shelters and drug and alcohol rehab. This not only paints a sad p

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Justice requires action to stop subjugation of Palestinians

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A quarter-century ago I barnstormed around the United States encouraging Americans, particularly students, to press for divestment from South Africa. Today, regrettably, the time has come for similar action to force an end to Israel's long-standing occupation of Palestinian territory and refusal to extend equal rights to Palestinian citizens who suffer from some 35 discriminatory laws. I have r

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Arizona bans funding of Planned Parenthood

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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed off on a bill that will prevent abortion providers like Planned Parenthood from receiving public funds in most cases, her office said. "This is a common sense law that tightens existing state regulations and closes loopholes in order to ensure that taxpayer dollars are not used to fund abortions, whether directly or indirectly," the governor said in a statemen

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Obama draws on spirit of '08 at campaign launch

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RICHMOND, Va. — President Obama launched his bid for a second term Saturday by working to mobilize supporters with a forward-looking message in the face of challenges that include sluggish economic recovery.

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Lawson qualifies for congressional election

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TALLAHASSEE -- Al Lawson, a candidate for Florida’s 2nd Congressional District, has qualified for the November ballot by petition, the Lawson campaign has announced. Lawson, a Democrat and former state senator, collected well over 3,000 signatures in less than two months.  The state requires only 2,298 valid signatures to qualify.  By qualifying via petition, Lawson avoids having to pay a filin

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Why Florida should abolish death penalty

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Wake up, Florida. We have been sold a pig in a poke. If what we've got is not totally defective, it is redundant and far less satisfactory than a comparable product which is efficient and cost-effective. I am talking about the death penalty and why it should be abolished. It should be acknowledged that we have two death sentences in Florida: death by execution and death by prison. Both

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BP sued over racial discrimination in oil spill cleanup

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     A large group of Asian-American fishermen have sued BP in federal court claiming the oil company discriminated against them when it hired locals to help with the 2010 oil spill. 

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How I Did It: Orchestra Founder Jeri Lynne Johnson Breaks Racial Boundaries

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Jeri Lynne Johnson, founder of the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra in Philadelphia, decided to fill a void in the classical music industry when it came to black women. A graduate of Wellesley College, Johnson traveled the world working as a conductor, composer and pianist, only to return to the U.S. and be rejected by major orchestras. “When I came back to America I was trying to get jobs with bi

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Beyonce wins journalism award for Essence piece

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Beyonce Knowles, wife of a famous rapper, mother to a cute baby and winner of more than a dozen Grammys, as well as a dubious celebrity magazine title, has added another honor to her figurative trophy case. One you may not have expected. The singer won an award from the New York Association of Black Journalists for her Essence article "Eat, Play, Love,” the group said Wednesday in a press relea

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Judge postpones liability trial in BP Gulf oil spill

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A federal judge in Louisiana on Thursday rescheduled the liability trial in the BP oil spill in Gulf of Mexico and postponed it to early next year from later this year.

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Plan for the life you want

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“Money doesn’t create happiness. It can provide you with temporary happiness, but lasting happiness comes from what you do with your life,” Craig Torr says.

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Job market for college grads mixed

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With the economy still in an anemic phase of recovery, the job outlook is mixed for college seniors who will graduate next month.

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Budget drills deep to shorten dental queues

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The budget's upcoming injection of funding into the dental system will deliver for those "who have waited too long on public dental lists" ... Minister for Health Tanya Plibersek.

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Health care shouldn’t be political football

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Next month, the Supreme Court will deliver its judgment on the constitutionality of the Affordable Health Care Act. The key issue is the “individual mandate” which requires people to buy insurance.

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Racial stereotypes reign among all races

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I don’t care about George Zimmerman’s MySpace page.

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Why reining in Google is good for us

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Google is in the cross hairs as the Federal Trade Commission and European Commission are challenging the firm's monopoly.

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Thanks for the Memory: More Room for Data in 'Phase-Change' Material

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A team led by Johns Hopkins engineers has discovered some previously unknown properties of a common memory material, paving the way for development of new forms of memory drives, movie discs and computer systems that retain data more quickly, last longer and allow far more capacity than current data storage media.

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How I Did It: Web Entrepreneur Makes Finding Right Products Online Easy

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Asmau Ahmed, Founder of PlumPerfect.com

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USN Medgar Evers Christening 

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Medgar Evers Christening Program

New U.S. Navy ship named for Medgar Evers Evers was on the front lines of the civil rights movement and was shot to death in his driveway in 1963.

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Medgar Evers Christening Honor Guards

New U.S. Navy ship named for Medgar Evers Evers was on the front lines of the civil rights movement and was shot to death in his driveway in 1963.

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Ship View with Medgar Evers Name

New U.S. Navy ship named for Medgar Evers Evers was on the front lines of the civil rights movement and was shot to death in his driveway in 1963.

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New U.S. Navy ship named for Medgar Evers Evers was on the front lines of the civil rights movement and was shot to death in his driveway in 1963.

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Christening Program

New U.S. Navy ship named for Medgar Evers Evers was on the front lines of the civil rights movement and was shot to death in his driveway in 1963.

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Myrlie Evers-Williams take podium

New U.S. Navy ship named for Medgar Evers Evers was on the front lines of the civil rights movement and was shot to death in his driveway in 1963.

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USN Medgar Evers is Christened

New U.S. Navy ship named for Medgar Evers Evers was on the front lines of the civil rights movement and was shot to death in his driveway in 1963.