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2 hrs ago | Townhall

Two Black Democrats Become Republicans in Louisiana

At a conference held in Baton Rouge at the end of May, called @Large and aimed to attract black conservatives, black Democrat Elbert Guillary, a member of the state legislature, announced that he was switching party and becoming a Republican.

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Related Topix: US News, Opinion

3 hrs ago | Mashable

'Question Bridge' Project Inspires Dialogue Among African-American Men

The Question Bridge project , a multimedia art initiative meant to "represent and redefine Black male identity in America," has taken to Kickstarter with Question Bridge Interactive .

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3 hrs ago | NewsOne

Re: James Weldon Johnson NAACP: Scholar, Author James Weldon Johnson...

James Weldon Johnson lives on in history and is often best-known for his leadership of the NAACP by becoming the organization's first Black manager.

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Related Topix: Arts, Literature

4 hrs ago | BleacherReport

Did the 2013 Draft Prove the Health of African-American Interest in Baseball?

Even if the numbers really aren't as damning as they're made out to be, the decline of African-American players in Major League Baseball is something that the league is very much stressing over.

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6 hrs ago | 13WMAZ.com

Georgia College to Screen 'Imitation of Life'

The university's Sallie Ellis Davis Cultural Arts Center will analyze the significant roles of African-Americans in the workplace through a series of influential Hollywood films and a lecture this month.

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Related Topix: Imitation of Life, Drama Movies

10 hrs ago | The Indianapolis Star

Dan Carpenter: Why of course gays have been in Boy Scouts for years

I have a Christian friend, with children and grandchildren in church schools and plenty to recommend him as a professional and alumnus.

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Related Topix: Wedding, Opinion

13 hrs ago | National Public Radio

African-Americans And Gay Marriage: It's Complicated

As the Supreme Court prepares to rule on two cases involving same-sex marriage, a new documentary takes a look at what same-sex marriage means for African-Americans.

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Related Topix: It's Complicated

17 hrs ago | NewsOne

Re: NAACP Says Alleged Suicide May Be Mississippi Lynching

USA Today is reporting on an incident called a suicide by authorities, that the NAACP thinks may actually be a lynching.

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Related Topix: Greenwood, MS, Suicide, Leflore County, MS

17 hrs ago | Lawyers.com

EEOC Sues Employers for Using Criminal Background Checks

In two lawsuits filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on June 11, the agency accused two large employers of using criminal background checks to illegally discriminate against black workers.

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Related Topix: Law, Employment / Labor Law, Spartanburg, SC

20 hrs ago | MediLexicon

Olfactory Decline In Seniors Can Perturb Diet, Presage Disease And Predict Death

The ability to distinguish between odors declines steadily with age, but a new study shows that African-Americans have a much greater decrease in their sense of smell than Caucasians.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Medicine, Nutrition, Pinto, MD, University of Chicago, Health

Sun Jun 16, 2013

The News Journal

Fighting at home, abroad

Shade and Odell Lee stayed awake until sunrise. Two of eight Lee brothers serving in World War II, the pair were in Saipan, discussing life both at home and abroad, with an inevitable question mixed in: "What if we don't make it home?" Shade, a Tuskegee Airman, noticed the character Odell, a Montford Point Marine, kept about him as the men played ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Military, US Marine Corps, US Politics, Senator Tom Carper, US News, US Senate, Elizabeth City, NC

Missourian

100 Ages, a Century of Voices: Mable Grimes, 69, sought education

You can almost see Boone County grow up before your eyes. On July 4, the Columbia Missourian will unveil 100 videos, one for each age from 1 to 100.

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Related Topix: Boone County, MO, Dunklin County, MO

NewsOne

Re: Lexington Steele: The Porn Industry Is Still Racist | Breaking News for Black America

Although the pornography industry reportedly generated a staggering $10 billion per year at one point, the blue movie biz may be plagued by the age-old looming specter of racism.

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The Press-Enterprise

IMMIGRATION: Spanish language worries nothing new

In interviews I conducted for my story on how San Bernardino County now has a Latino majority, a few people told me although they didn't mind the increase in the Latino population, they were bothered by the growing number of Spanish-speaking immigrants who speak little or no English.

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Related Topix: San Bernardino County, CA, San Bernardino, CA, Rialto, CA

Examiner.com

Washington Co. NAACP raises objection to proposed Sandersville coal plant

This is part of an effort to bring more awareness about the impact of what a proposed coal-fired power plant-- Plant Washington -- would have on the local community in regard to environmental health.

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Related Topix: Sandersville, GA, Washington County, GA, US Politics, US News, Connie Mack, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Johnny Isakson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Springfield News-Leader

Central High walkout was a turning point

In spring 1970, during a time of strained racial relations in Springfield and across the country, Central High School's black students -- and some of their white classmates -- walked out of class.

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Related Topix: Springfield, MO, Missouri State University

Sat Jun 15, 2013

MDJonline.com

Walking tour gives detailed history of Marietta's black community

Andrew Roger's Barber Shop, one of the first black-owned businesses in Marietta, was located on the southwest corner of the Square in 1915.

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Related Topix: Marietta, GA, University of Georgia Kennewsaw State

Daily Kos

Saturday nutpick-a-palooza: Racist Uncle Pat riles them up

The demographic winter of white America is at hand, even as it began years ago for the native-born of old Europe.

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New Pittsburgh Courier Online

African Americans disproportionately affected by disasters

Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005, causing billions of dollars of damage and a death toll in the thousands.

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Related Topix: Columbia University, Philadelphia, PA

Patch.com

Gum Springs Community Day Saturday: Celebrating an Anniversary

Gum Springs Community Day is today from 1-5 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Park, 8115 Fordson Road.

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Related Topix: Martin Luther King, Jr., Fairfax County, VA

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