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A dream once deferred is closer for black delegates
Chicago Tribune correspondentDENVER—Minnesota delegate Sylvia Berry Adams grew up listening to stories of her college-educated grandparents having to answer questions about the U.S. Constitution before they could vote in Virginia. "Sometimes blacks had to guess how many...Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Virginia, Political Candidates, Chicago
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William Walker
Vital statistics: Born in 1927 in Birmingham, Ala., but grew up in Chicago. He lives on the city's South Side. Arts education: Columbus Gallery of Art (now Columbus College of Art and Design) in Ohio. After graduating in 1954, he went to Memphis,...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Arts, William Walker, Population, Demographics
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Poetry slam firsts
in the loop ---------------------------------------- social studies The griots gathered for a retrospective on how it was: "A Legacy of Black Poetry and Other Musings" 1967-2008. The Organization of Black American Culture-Writers Workshop honored...Tags: Arna Bontemps, Poetry, Mike Cook, Bronzeville, James Baldwin
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'Palace Council' by Stephen L. Carter
Special to The TimesJuly 8, 2008 It's no surprise that in "Palace Council," the third of Stephen L. Carter's fables about black America's upper crust, success depends not on what you know but whom. With the right connections -- along with the right bloodlines and...Tags: Colorado, Walter Cronkite, The White House, Sugar Ray, Book
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Paul Beatty's latest follows a disc jockey to Berlin
Chicago Tribune NewspapersI first heard of Paul Beatty in the 1990s, when Europe was awash in young black rebels trying to forge a new identity against the backdrop of insidious racism. We wanted to be black and proud, as the song went, but we wanted none of the nationalist...Tags: Martin Heidegger, Newspapers, Music, Book, Sex
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Teacher Dismissed Over Malcolm X Assignment
KTLA NewsWATTS -- Students and teachers are supporting a Jordan High School teacher who was fired for being too "Afro-centric". About 60 students rallied at the Watts campus Wednesday to protest the dismissal of second-year english teacher Karen Salazar. A...Tags: Tupac Shakur, Human Rights, High Schools, Justice and Rights, Malcolm X
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"Palace Council,' by Stephen L. Carter
Chicago Tribune NewspapersIt's no surprise that in "Palace Council," the third of Stephen L. Carter's fables about black America's upper crust, success depends not on what you know but whom. With the right connections—along with the right bloodlines and education—a...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Joseph P. Kennedy, Newspapers, John F. Kennedy, Lena Horne
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'Slumberland' by Paul Beatty
Slumberland
A Novel
Paul Beatty
Bloomsbury: 244 pp., $24.99
I first heard of Paul Beatty in the 1990s, when Europe was awash in young black rebels trying to forge a new identity against the backdrop of insidious racism. We wanted to be black and...Tags: Bob Marley, Music, Book, Culture, Sex
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Transcript: Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. speech to the National Press Club
NATIONAL PRESS CLUB SPEAKER BREAKFAST WITH THE REVEREND DR. JEREMIAH WRIGHT, SENIOR PASTOR OF THE TRINITY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS TOPIC: THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE MODERATOR: DONNA LEINWAND, REPORTER, USA TODAY, AND...Tags: Chris Rock, Sales, Religious Leaders, Newspapers, Louis Farrakhan
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Under the summer sun: some excellent reads
Special to The SunFree time is a luxury these days, particularly since personal endeavors often come second to professional pursuits. For those of you who manage to fit time in for leisure reading, here are some must-reads for the summer, all by African-American writers....Tags: Suzan Johnson Cook, Georgetown, National or Ethnic Minorities, Sales, Minority Groups
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City Living: Corona, Queens
Special to amNewYorkMore than 150 years ago, residents of what is now Corona were hunting grouse, harvesting pumpkins and raising cattle. Then the advent of the Flushing Railroad in 1853 transformed the farmland -- branded West Flushing to appeal to developers -- into a...Tags: Vehicles, Imperial and Royal Matters, Migration, National or Ethnic Minorities, United Nations
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New York City real estate: St. Albans, Queens
Special to amNewYorkSt. Albans is a quiet middle-class neighborhood in eastern Queens, but just beneath lies a level of culture, politics and heritage that not all New York neighborhoods can boast. Once home to some of the greats of jazz and sports – Count Basie, Jackie...Tags: Ella Fitzgerald, John Coltrane, Long Island Rail Road, Natural Resources, Jackie Robinson
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