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New migration needed for African Americans

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09 Jun 2011
Written by George Curry
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U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk thinks it is now time for a Third Great Migration, this one to far-flung cities around the world.
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The Oprah effect: Do you have it within you too?

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09 Jun 2011
Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
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Oprah has left the building – at least the one where “The Oprah Winfrey Show” was taped.
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So what if you are not perfect, yet?

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03 Jun 2011
Written by Lucy Shaw
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Dear Lucy: “I have a chance to start a new job doing something that I have always wanted to do. The problem is that I know there are other people in the company who are better qualified.
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Medical alert: ‘I am 46 years old and weigh 650 lbs.’

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03 Jun 2011
Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
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I got a phone call the other day from a woman who wanted to talk about food preparation. The woman sounded desperate – a distress call, if you will. I agreed to come to her home to chat further and lay out a plan.
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Keep emergency room doors open

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02 Jun 2011
Written by Judge Greg Mathis
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A study by the Journal of the American Medical Association reveals that, on average, about 89 ERs close each year in non-rural areas.
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Oxymoron: Herman Cain and GOP presidential nomination

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02 Jun 2011
Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
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The name Herman Cain and the words GOP presidential nominee make for a pitiable oxymoron.
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30 years later: AIDS and African Americans

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02 Jun 2011
Written by George Curry
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Sunday will mark the 30th anniversary of the first public identification of AIDS.
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Memphis, preparing for ‘UNITY and HOPE’

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02 Jun 2011
Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
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Internationally renowned speakers and singers will help launch a social action initiative for Memphis at the Summer Youth Conference on UNITY and HOPE.
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Things we don’t say about homosexuality will hurt children

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26 May 2011
Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
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School is more than a place to learn. It is the place citizens gather to acquire the resources and tools to support the fragile, beautiful but breakable gift of freedom. 
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Debt ceiling, what’s that? And why does it need to be raised?

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26 May 2011
Written by Julianne Malveaux
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A recent Gallup poll found that 47 percent of all Americans oppose raising the debt ceiling.
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Private corporations only ‘winners’ from prison crowding

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26 May 2011
Written by Judge Greg Mathis
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Over the last several decades, the nation’s prison population has tripled and annual prison spending increased by over $40 billion dollars.
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Bashing the poor for being poor

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26 May 2011
Written by George Curry
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In the 1960s, we had the “War on Poverty.” In 2011, we’re now seeing a “War on People Who Live in Poverty.” 
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What Grover can teach Arnold – and us

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26 May 2011
Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
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Arnold Schwarzenegger is going through the painful experience of public exposure of a private scandal. ... Grover Cleveland went through a similar embarrassment in 1884.
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Detroit

NFL Free Agent Titus Young Arrested 3 Times in a Week (video)

The Michigan Chronicle

Former Detroit Lion Titus Young has had a remarkable week ... a remarkably bad week. The NFL free agent was arrested three times last week for charges...

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Business leaders honored by NASP

The Michigan Chronicle

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Chicago

Justice Dept. Investigates IRS Targeting Of Tea Party

The Chicago Defender

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is opening a criminal investigation of the Internal Revenue Service just as another probe concludes that lax managem...

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BlackStartup: The African American Solution To Crowdfunding

The Chicago Defender

In the past five years, crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have revolutionized the way entrepreneurs go about raising capital for new busin...

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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

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.

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Atlanta

Fulton County to ‘Unleash the Power of Age’

The Atlanta Daily World
Post 13 May 2013
By ADW Staff
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Fulton County kicked off Older Americans Month ...

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Book Studies Relevance of Bible Commands

The Atlanta Daily World
Post 13 May 2013
By Atlanta Daily World
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In this timeless book, "What's on God's Sin List for Today," author ...

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