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An open statement to the many fans of ‘The Help’

Details: 08 Sep 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

On behalf of the Association of Black Women Historians (ABWH), this statement provides historical context to address widespread stereotyping presented in both the film and novel version of “The Help.”

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Scary picture emerges from reflections of former-GOP insider

Details: 08 Sep 2011; Written by Jason Johnson

The last several months have been downright horrible for President Barack Obama, and for any true American patriot it has been hard to watch.

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A grown folks’ tale

Details: 08 Sep 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

Once upon a time, Nielsen’s quarterly survey of smartphones, tablets and eReaders reported that men and younger folks dominated the tablet and eReader ownership market.

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For children, early ‘touch’ has staying and growing power

Details: 08 Sep 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

It may all seem like quiet, peaceful fun, but the attachment your baby is making with you through touch is preparing his/her brain for a lifetime of learning.

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Southern Heritage Classic: A Memphis tradition

Details: 08 Sep 2011; Written by Bernal E. Smith II

As the son of parents that attended HBCUs (Dad, Grambling University and Mom, Southern University), I was exposed and connected to the longstanding tradition of the black college football experience.

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Maybe unhealthy living – not the years – has changed your appearance

Details: 08 Sep 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

A yearbook is a chronicle of dreams, aspirations, special events and photographs suspended in time. No one should expect to look the same or act like a giddy teenager anymore.

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‘What about 9/11?’

Details: 08 Sep 2011; Written by Lucy Shaw

Today (as I write) is Labor Day and strangely enough, I have gotten many Happy Birthday messages. I am so grateful for every one of them. My birthday is not until Sunday, Sept. 11.

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‘Latchkey children’ at home alone need something nutritious to eat

Details: 02 Sep 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

When children are home alone, what are they to do when the hunger pangs hit them in the pit of their stomach? Grab a bag of potato chips? Munch on junk food until their parents return?

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Feeling the hurt, pain from crimes of passion

Details: 02 Sep 2011; Written by Lucy Shaw

This morning, I was thinking about which question I would use for this week’s column and a co-worker asked me this: “I just want to know what a person is supposed to do when someone won’t take ‘no’ for an answer.”

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A baby’s worth? The answer is bad news

Details: 01 Sep 2011; Written by Jason Johnson

Jessica Mickles (or Jessica Marie Beers in some stories) was caught trying to sell her son last week in a crime that is both disturbing and oddly an indicator of just how difficult things have become.

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The King Memorial dedication, delay…

Details: 01 Sep 2011; Written by Tony Nichelson

I went to Washington, D.C. on the weekend that was set aside for the memorial dedication of the new monument to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Who truly wins in battle pitting Congressional Black Caucus and the Tea Party?

Details: 25 Aug 2011; Written by Jason Johnson

It is a little disingenuous for Maxine Waters to suggest that the CBC is frustrated because Obama has no plan and that she could not understand why his recent bus tour did not visit any majority black communities.

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Investing intellectual capital in underdeveloped environments

Details: 25 Aug 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

It has been known for quite some time that the largest remaining untapped goldmine in America is the under-invested urban communities across this nation.

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