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Black Political News
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Thursday, 16 August 2007 |
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Senate Democrats attempted just before recess to fast-track a Darfur
divestment bill overwhelmingly approved in the House, but Sen. Richard
Shelby (R-Ala.) objected on behalf of several anonymous GOP senators,
according to advocates supporting the bill. Read more at TheHill.com
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Black Education News
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Wednesday, 15 August 2007 |
 The age-specific sections here feature everyday parents sharing
personal stories about the challenges and rewards of raising children
in today's diverse world. The sections also offer practical advice from
psychologists, educators and parenting experts to help parents
integrate lessons of respect and tolerance into daily activities. Read more at Tolerance.org
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Black Business News
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Wednesday, 15 August 2007 |
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In 1976, when the Organization of Black Airline pilots was founded,
there were about 80 black pilots working for the nation's major and
commuter passenger and freight airlines. That number has grown to 674
today, the organization said.
But that still represents less than 1 percent of the 71,000 pilots working for those airlines... Read more at chron.com
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Black Education News
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Wednesday, 15 August 2007 |
When it comes to knowing the basics of economics, such as how banks use
money deposited into checking accounts to fund loans and what the
nation’s primary source of revenue is, Black students are the most
clueless, according to the Nation’s Report Card on Economics. Read more at DiverseEducation.com | View 2006 Economics Report Card Online
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U.S. Black News
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Wednesday, 15 August 2007 |
A member of the Rutgers
women’s basketball team sued Don Imus and CBS yesterday, claiming the
disgraced shock jock’s “nappy-headed hos” remark damaged her
reputation. Read more at BostonHerald.com
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Black Political News
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Wednesday, 15 August 2007 |
 It's like the "Bébé's Kids" of questioning -- it never dies; it just multiplies. Is he black enough? Is he real enough? Does he represent us? And just who are we, anyway? Read more at Politico.com
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Black Commentary and Views
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Wednesday, 15 August 2007 |
 Sen. Hillary Clinton's really got -- well, you know. No matter how
well-intended, the average white politician can't get away with
trotting out a "black speech" before black audiences without being
accused of shameless pandering. Read more at suntimes.com
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Black Business News
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Wednesday, 15 August 2007 |
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The Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project
Foundation and Viacom, Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) today announced that
Viacom has been named title sponsor for The Dream Concert, a musical
tribute to Dr. King, on September 18, 2007 at Radio City Music Hall.
Viacom has pledged $1 million in cash and more than $500,000 in media
value to support Dr. King's Memorial on the National Mall in
Washington, DC. This brings the Memorial Foundation's total to $82
million of the $100 million needed.
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Black Entertainment & Sports News
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Tuesday, 14 August 2007 |
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Umpires for Major League Baseball are more likely to call strikes in
favor of pitchers who share their race or ethnicity, according to new
research from The University of Texas at Austin.
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Black Political News
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Tuesday, 14 August 2007 |
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Unless the Chinese government puts pressure on Sudan to end the genocide in Darfur, a resolution in Congress calls for the United States to boycott the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Read more at NewAmericaMedia.org
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