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12 hrs ago | Baltimore Business Journal

Party over here

For three years, Paul Gardner lived a Washington, D.C., lifestyle. The Atlanta native was earning his degree at Howard University Law School, networking on Capitol Hill, and partying at luxe clubs and restaurants all over Washington.

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Related Topix: Baltimore Metro, African-American

Fri Nov 27, 2009

WDBZ-AM Cincinnati

Blacks Hit Hard By Economy's Punch

These days, 24-year-old Delonta Spriggs spends much of his time cooped up in his mother's one-bedroom apartment in Southwest Washington, the TV blaring soap operas hour after hour, trying to stay out of the streets and out of trouble, held captive by the economy.

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Related Topix: African-American, Northeastern University

Thu Nov 26, 2009

WJLA-TV Arlington

Fuentes Murder Suspect Found Dead

The man accused of killing a nine-year-old boy during a robbery was found dead in his jail cell Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Suicide, Offbeat

Poynter

Media Reflect Failure of Landmark Desegregation Decision to Deliver on its Promise

You can sense the giddiness a reader must have felt reading the headlines 55 years ago this week, whether it was ' " High Court Bans School Segregation; 9-to-0 Decision Grants Time to Comply ," or the Chicago Defender proclaiming May 17, 1954, as "the beginning of the end of the dual society in American life and the system of segregation that ...

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Related Topix: African-American, New York, Journalism, US News, US Supreme Court

Wed Nov 25, 2009

WUSA9.com Washington, DC

Murder Suspect Found Dead In DC Jail

District Police homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man found unconscious at the DC Jail Wednesday afternoon.

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The Messenger

Hartsville native spends semester on Capitol Hill

It's a long way from Hartsville, South Carolina, to Capitol Hill, but that's where Hartsville native Moses Dixon has been spending a lot of time this semester.

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Related Topix: Hartsville, SC, US Politics, John Spratt, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Harry Reid, US Senate

Tue Nov 24, 2009

EphBlog

Chasing Mr. Bernard Moore

The Orwellian removal of all vestiges of former Professor Bernard Moore's time at Williams continues.

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Related Topix: Claremont Graduate University, Prison, Williams College, US News

Grits for Breakfast

Parsing Post-Conviction Writs

Here's the table of contents: Priming Postconviction Representation By Andrew E. Taslitz Issue editor for the symposium on postconviction practices, Prof.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Southwestern University, Texas

Mon Nov 23, 2009

US News & World Report

South African First Lady Visits Howard

One of South African President Jacob Zuma's wives, Nompumelelo Ntuli Zuma, visited Howard University on Friday, speaking to students at the school's College of Arts and Sciences.

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Related Topix: South Africa, Africa, World News

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Mayor Franklin to teach at Spelman

Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin will begin a one-semester professorship at Spelman College in January, college officials told the AJC Monday.

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Related Topix: Atlanta, GA, Atlanta Metro, Spelman College, African-American, Black Entertainment, Bill Cosby

Sat Nov 21, 2009

District Chronicles

CakeLove fulfills lifelong dream of former Washington attorney

Brown says CakeLove has received lots of love from customers during the recession.

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Related Topix: Washington, DC, Life, Food, Recipes, Cake, Baked Goods, Dessert, Cookies, Brownies

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Tri-State Defender

Jobless pit swallowing African-American males

While the nation is reeling over double-digit jobless rates showing up for the first time in decades, African-American males are looking at numbers almost twice as worse.

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Related Topix: African-American

Wed Nov 18, 2009

RDH

CDA elects dentist as new president

Dr. Thomas Stewart, a Navy captain and dentistry veteran of more than 30 years, has been elected president of the California Dental Association.

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Related Topix: Dentistry, Medicine, Bakersfield Metro, Bakersfield, CA, Kern County, CA

Carolina Peacemaker

Black Male Unemployment Comparable to 'Great Depression', Says Economic Expert

While the nation is reeling over double-digit jobless rates showing up for the first time in decades, Black males are looking at numbers almost twice as worse.

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Related Topix: African-American

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Hotel News Resource

Are You the Next Marriott Scholar?

The Hispanic College Fund and UNCF - the United Negro College Fund are accepting applications today through Feb.

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Related Topix: Hotels, Marriott International, Charitable Organizations, Energy, Oil & Gas, Morgan State University, Culinary Institute of America

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk

Where have all the protests gone? US students in limbo

When Hemnecher Amen, a student, joined a protest outside the White House recently, it was the latest visible opposition here to US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: Activism, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Stanford University

The Reporter

Vallejo native, now D.C. judge, returns from Middle East stint

When Robert Rigsby arrived in Atlanta, he got a standing ovation. When he surprised his wife during her speech at Howard University, he got a standing ovation.

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Related Topix: Vallejo, CA

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Bangor Daily News

The Power to Pardon

Pardoning has gotten a bad name, and a recent visitor to Maine hopes to do something about it.

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Related Topix: Maine, Criminal Defense Law, Law, University of Southern Maine, US News, First Circuit Court of Appeals

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Charlotte Observer

TV career heats up with 'Cold Case'

Lilly and Valens appear in a past episode of "Cold Case." Former Charlottean Erica Anderson is now writing for the show.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, Cold Case, Kathryn Morris, University of Southern California

ResourceShelf

Important African-American Historical Materialsa in Trouble

One of the most important troves of African-American historical materials became the subject of national ire and hand wringing this week, when the student newspaper at Howard University reported that the university librarya s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center - considered one of the foremost repositories of artifacts and manuscripts related to ...

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