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Gil Scott-Heron, Poet And Musician, Has Died
(Blog Post) The influential poet and musician is often credited with being one of the progenitors of hip-hop, and is best known ...Posted by Jon Mitchell -
Census Bureau briefing
The growing Hispanic population in the United States has reached a new milestone, topping 50 million, or 16.3% of ...Posted by Barry Grossheim -
Black populations fall in major cities - USATODAY.com
The black population is declining in a growing number of major cities more evidence that African Americans' ...Posted by Colesha Hill
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Hello, Mr. Elephant!
Some tiptoe around the subject – but the connection between black worker status and immigration deserves to be faced.Posted by Mark Anthony Thomas -
Black Caucus Attacks Joblessness
Leaders of top African-American civic organizations joined the Congressional Black Caucus this week to brainstorm ...Posted by Kristin Gorski -
The Color Line
On this half-block of East Baltimore Street, there are six black households, six white households, one Hispanic ...Posted by Stacy Spaulding
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Michele Bachmann signs anti-gay pact that says times were better for black kids during slavery
"Slavery had a disastrous impact on African American families, yet sadly a child born into slavery in 1860 was more ...Posted by Barry Grossheim -
Leonard Pitts Jr.: When it comes to history, African Americans can learn from Jews - Sacramento Opinion - Sacramento Editorial | Sacramento Bee
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Dr. Laura, Sarah Palin, and the fight over free speech
In the wake of Dr. Laura Schlessinger"s decision to end her radio show after repeatedly using a racial epithet, ...Posted by Chris Finnie
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Obama's 2012 Chances and Democratic Demographic Dreaming
The latest report from Ruy Teixeira and John Halpin of the progressive Center for American Progress contains a ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Kerry Kennedy: Tucson, King and Kennedy
(Blog Post) "What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need ...Posted by Barry Grossheim -
Farai Chideya: What everyone is missing about NPR's WilliamsGate
The White House reached out to National Public Radio over the weekend, offering analyst Juan Williams a ...Posted by Fabrice Florin
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