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Jobs, race and Cain

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20 Oct 2011
Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
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What if not condemning racism when it raises its ugly head is actually diverting and delaying the jobs discussion?
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Domestic violence – a privately-public problem

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20 Oct 2011
Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. And, unfortunately, the number of reported cases is actually on the rise.
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Great Recession presents collective obligation to take individual action

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20 Oct 2011
Written by Jason Johnson
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One of the speeches I give to groups and organizations across the country is, “How I learned to Love the Recession: A History of Business Start-ups during Economic Downturns.”
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Can Mayor Wharton teach a city to listen?

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20 Oct 2011
Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
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When most of us think of this city, either we emphasize the vibrant Memphis or the violent one.
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Maybe voting is just too hard?

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14 Oct 2011
Written by Lucy Shaw
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Dear Lucy: The most recent election got on my nerves. Why don’t people care enough to go and vote. We sit up and complain about the people who represent us but won’t go and vote. I don’t get it. 
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You don’t have to answer cancer’s death call

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14 Oct 2011
Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
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Years ago, I was taken aback by what I’d heard on the other end of the telephone. The news wasn’t good – not what you’d want to hear.
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Look out world, black businesses ready for PanAfrican takeoff!

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13 Oct 2011
Written by Harry C, Alford
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My wife, Kay, and I started a local black chamber of commerce back in Indianapolis in 1991.
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Time to pass the American Jobs Act

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13 Oct 2011
Written by Steve Cohen
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The American Jobs Act would also help state governments prevent the layoff of 280,000 teachers and invest $25 billion to upgrade 35,000 public schools.
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Tough-learned lesson anchors foundation’s HIV/AIDS support

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13 Oct 2011
Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
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As President of a community-based organization serving as a source of information and guidance to those infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS, I would like to share with you my story.
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Incumbent Wharton comes up roses

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07 Oct 2011
Written by Kelvin Cowans
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The overly popular Frankie Beverly & Maze song, “We are One,” ushered in the arrival of Mayor-Elect AC Wharton and his family. Victory looks good on people but it shined on him.
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While dieting, you may drop lbs. and ‘eating buddies’ – stay the course

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07 Oct 2011
Written by Lucy Shaw
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Dear Lucy: Recently, I went on a serious diet and lost a lot of weight. ... But, I have also lost my friends that I used to hang out with. I had to stop going out to eat with them.
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Much ado about nuttin’

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06 Oct 2011
Written by Julianne Malveaux
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In the wake of President Obama’s address to the Congressional Black Caucus, there are those who are making much ado about nothing, including the accusation the President was talking down to African Americans.
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Everyone’s a little bit racist, but it may not be your fault

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06 Oct 2011
Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
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Everyone’s a little bit racist, posits the song from the musical “Avenue Q.” But it may not be your fault, according to research in the latest edition of the British Journal of Social Psychology.
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Chicago

Red Line Construction Hits CTA Riders

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4 Dead, 14 Wounded in Weekend Violence

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Pittsburgh

Shale drillers shafting NAACP? Parker upset with lack of support

The New Pittsburgh Courier

 

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by Christian Morrow

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WAMO100 announces new general manager

The New Pittsburgh Courier

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

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Atlanta

Home Sick Braves Return After 10-Game Road Trip

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State Rep. Tyrone Brooks, Sr. Indicted

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