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Women of Excellence

Hosted by: The New Tri-State Defender
The event will start on: 27 Apr 2013 10:00
And will end on: 27 Apr 2013 12:30
Posted by: tristate
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Greater Metro

Manassas on a roll with 100 percent graduation

Dena L. Owens/Special to The New Tri-State Defender
Manassas on a roll with 100 percent graduation

Manassas High School principal James Griffin, who was challenged as a youth by the same type of economic trials his students now face, developed an id...

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Kroger keeps its word with $5 million Whitehaven upgrade

Tony Jones
Kroger keeps its word with $5 million Whitehaven upgrade

A $5 million remodeling of Kroger's Whitehaven store at 1212 E. Shelby Drive already was being greeted as a welcome addition a full 24 hours before th...

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Entertainment

Michelle Rhee: The “Radical” interview

Kam Williams
Michelle Rhee: The “Radical” interview

Michelle Rhee spent a stormy three years in the public eye as the embattled Schools Chancellor of the Washington, DC public schools. Employing a "kids...

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20 Years of ‘janet.’

Myron Mays
20 Years of ‘janet.’

Time really flies huh? Can you believe that Janet Jackson's 5th album "janet." is 20 years old? I can't, but it is!

Looking back on things, there's jus...

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Sports

Shaq Goodwin gets Team USA shot

Tri-State Defender Newsroom
Shaq Goodwin gets Team USA shot

University of Memphis rising sophomore Shaq Goodwin has accepted an invitation to attend the 2013 USA Basketball Men's U19 World Championship Team tra...

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Yes, fried-chicken jokes are racist

Keli Goff/The Root
Yes, fried-chicken jokes are racist

When I heard that a golfer had made a "joke" about Tiger Woods and fried chicken, I had to double-check to make sure it wasn't 1997 all over again.

"Th...

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Religion

Sony settles; Score one for gospel artists, lawyer says

Zenitha Prince/NNPA
Sony settles; Score one for gospel artists, lawyer says

Sony BMG Music Entertainment has settled a lawsuit filed in 2005 by attorney James J. Walker of Walker and Associates, an Atlanta-based law firm that ...

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Drama Queen by default? Here’s help

Lucy Shaw
Drama Queen by default? Here’s help

Dear Lucy: I feel as if my life is one of constant conflict. I must be a magnet for drama. I run into it at work, at home, at the beauty shop, on the ...

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Business

Top internships for minority and African-American students - 2013/14

Tri-State Defender Newsroom

(BlackNews.com) – Internships are a gateway for students that lead to careers. There are thousands of internship opportunities each year across the co...

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David Ortiz selling f---ing charity bat

Chris Isidore/CNNMoney
David Ortiz selling f---ing charity bat

NEW YORK – Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is using his colorful language again, this time to raise funds for victims of the Boston Marathon bombin...

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News

Temporary tattoos could put you at risk

PRNewswire-USNewswire
Temporary tattoos could put you at risk

Spring break and summer vacation are around the corner ... time to pack your swimsuit, hit the beach, and perhaps indulge in a little harmless fun.

Wha...

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The courage of teachers

LZ Granderson/CNN
The courage of teachers

Each day more than 55 million students attend the country's 130,000 schools.

Each day, parents and guardians entrust some 7 million teachers with the e...

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Opinion

Reflections on Brown v Board

Tomeka Hart
Reflections on Brown v Board

On the anniversary (May 27th) of Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark case that struck down separate but equal and ushered in the era of integrat...

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Julian Bond: My Tea Party ‘Taliban’ comment; The lesson?

Trice Edney News Wire
Julian Bond: My Tea Party ‘Taliban’ comment; The lesson?

I have always suspected that racists didn't like being called out for their racism. Now I have proof.

When I told MSNBC's Thomas Roberts on May 14th th...

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Detroit

Kelly Rowland set to judge on X Factor

The Michigan Chronicle

Simon Cowell will be surrounded by women when THE X FACTOR returns for its third season this fall on FOX. Grammy Award-winning artist Kell...

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Faygo Pop's Campaign Selected as Finalist for OBIE Award

The Michigan Chronicle

 

 

The unique “Summer Silhouettes” Outdoor Campaign by Faygo Beverages, Inc. has been chosen as a finalist for the Outdoor Ad...

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Chicago

Crews Dig Through Night After Deadly Okla. Twister

The Chicago Defender

MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Spotlights bore down on massive piles of shredded cinder block, insulation and metal as crews worked through the night lifting br...

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CTU Protesters Arrested at City Hall

The Chicago Defender

Roughly two dozen protesters were arrested Monday afternoon during a demonstration at City Hall aimed at preventing the planned closure of more than 5...

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Pittsburgh

Shale drillers shafting NAACP? Parker upset with lack of support

The New Pittsburgh Courier

 

CONNIE PARKER

 

by Christian Morrow

Courier Staff Writer

Back when steel ruled the local economy and Pittsburgh boast multiple corporate headquarters, th...

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WAMO100 announces new general manager

The New Pittsburgh Courier

GARY GUNTER

 

PITTSBURGH, PA--WAMO100, owned by Martz Communications Group, recently named Gary Gunter general manager of WAMO100.

Prior to this new appo...

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