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Commissioner raises the wrong plan at the wrong time

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22 Apr 2011
Written by Reginald Tate
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The unemployment rate is over 10 percent here in Memphis, meaning more than 63,000 people are out looking for jobs and not finding them.
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‘I lost my job and I am MAD!’

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22 Apr 2011
Written by Lucy Shaw
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A young man called me recently to talk about his job situation. This guy had unfinished business with his former employer and it was sticking in his gut. 
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Education and crime prevention – the new Dist. Atty. Gen. weighs in

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22 Apr 2011
Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
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We have countless opportunities in the criminal justice system for offenders to avoid imprisonment and we use them daily.
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Meeting under the same political tent: NAACP and conservatives

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22 Apr 2011
Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
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You might recall that it was not so very long ago that the NAACP was calling the Tea Party racist and the Tea Party was demanding an apology.
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Incarcerate, educate balance sheet adds up to a revolving door

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21 Apr 2011
Written by Judge Greg Mathis
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If you, like me, believe that prisons should be able to punish offenders while still preparing them for a productive, crime free life once they are released.
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Mr. President, you’re no Clinton

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21 Apr 2011
Written by Jason Johnson
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Barack Obama has made a career of “winning” battles with Republicans that leave no one feeling particularly good about anything.
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Fair housing for all – worthy goal with many challenges

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21 Apr 2011
Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
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During April, we celebrate the Federal Fair Housing Act, which was signed into law on April 11, 1968, exactly one week following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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A Black American Earth Day

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21 Apr 2011
Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
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For black Americans and millions of people of color, Earth Day 2011 should be both a day of celebration and rededication to the struggle to free our communities from the devastating toxicity of environmental injustice.
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‘Donald (Trump), you’re fired – for incompetence’

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21 Apr 2011
Written by George Curry
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Donald Trump, who is again flirting with the possibility of running for president, has garnered widespread publicity by repeating  discredited claims that President Barack Obama was not born in the United States.
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Listen to your body to prevent and treat cancer

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15 Apr 2011
Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
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Don’t be surprised, but here in Spokane, Wash., where I’m assisting a medical doctor and his cancer patients at a 30-day health and wellness retreat, it’s snowing.
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Obama keeps word on promise of jobs

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14 Apr 2011
Written by Judge Greg Mathis
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To hear his critics tell it, the President has done little to nothing in the way of job creation.
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Marion Barry is right on educational reform

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14 Apr 2011
Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
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I read with affirmative agreement the opinion of Marion Barry published in the Washington Post on Sunday, April 10, 2011, entitled “School reform has passed low-income neighborhoods by”.
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Manning Marable: Our great scholar-activist

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14 Apr 2011
Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
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A few weeks ago, I had dinner with Dr. Manning Marable and his wife, Leith Mullings, whose voluminous books, papers, and op-ed columns comprise a critical collection of today’s discourse on race in America.
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  3. ‘Misplaced Priorities: Over Incarcerate, Under Educate’
  4. Over-steeped Tea Party in dangerous water in Mississippi

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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

 

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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.

Prior to this new appo...

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