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As adviser to Roosevelts, Bethune helped pave way for black president

In Civil Rights, Politics & Law posted by TD Staff on 01/04/09
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Mary McLeod Bethune, adviser to presidents and founder of what is now Bethune-Cookman University, was fond of saying black people would not be satisfied “until they see some black faces in high places.”

 

U.S. military recruiters use video arcades in urban areas

In Business posted by TD Staff on 01/05/09
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 A $13 million video arcade is what the U.S. Army hopes will become a model for recruitment in urban areas, where the armed services typically have a hard time attracting recruits.
 

Two Black candidates vie for GOP Chairman

In Civil Rights, Politics & Law posted by TD Staff on 01/05/09
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There is a six-way race for the RNC Chairman including former Ohio secretary of State Ken Blackwell and former Maryland lieutenant governor Michael Steele.
 

Donations pour in to troubled college

In Education posted by TD Staff on 01/05/09
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Morris Brown, founded in 1881 by former slaves, narrowly escaped closing Friday.

1,000 mile US-built wartime road in Burma, built by black soldiers, finds new life

In Education posted by TD Staff on 01/05/09
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It was a road some said could not be built. Most of the men ordered to make it happen were black soldiers sorted into Army units by the color of their skin.  The road had cost 1,133 American lives, a man a mile.
 

Ohio transplant fires up homeless coalition

In Charity posted by TD Staff on 01/05/09
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Debra Payne’s a dynamo, a definite Type A (make that Type A+). She’s exuberant, excited, intense, the proverbial bundle of energy. When she walks away, whirlwinds gust in her wake.
 

Inauguration Day 2009 - Schedule of Events

In Civil Rights, Politics & Law posted by TD Staff on 01/04/09

As specified by the U.S. Constitution (20th Amendment), presidential terms of office begin and end at 12:00 noon on January 20.

 

Museum showcases works of African-American painter Henry Ossawa Tanner

In Arts, Culture & Leisure posted by TD Staff on 01/04/09
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Muskegon Museum of Art will offer several programs in January and February to coincide with its ongoing exhibition “The Spiritual Vision of Henry Ossawa Tanner” in the Bettye Clark Cannon Gallery.

“Black Philosopher, White Academy: The Career of William Fontaine”

In Education posted by TD Staff on 01/04/09
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An interesting perspective on the life of the controversial pioneer.

Michigan Twins Born in Different Years

In Arts, Culture & Leisure posted by TD Staff on 01/04/09
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Tangernika Woods of Michigan gave birth to one of her twin boys in 2008 and the other in 2009.

Web site links African-Americans to ancestors’ voyage

In Arts, Culture & Leisure posted by TD Staff on 01/04/09
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Researchers open online database showing journeys of millions of slaves.

114-year-old U.S. woman to be world’s oldest

In Health & Fitness posted by TD Staff on 01/03/09
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Gertrude Baines, a 114-year-old California resident, will likely be crowned the world’s oldest woman, according to the organization that keeps track of such honors.
 

Obama’s win brings firsts for black press

In Civil Rights, Politics & Law posted by TD Staff on 01/03/09
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Essence magazine will have a full-time White House reporter for the first time. Ebony magazine will add a White House reporter, either full-time or as needed.

 

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