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  1. Obama touts commitment to IsraelRead the original story

    4 min ago | The Boston Globe

    ... to me personally," Obama said. "Because it speaks to my history of being uprooted, it speaks to the African-American story of exodus, it describes the history of overcoming great odds and a courage and a commitment to carving out a democracy and ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Israel, World News, Middle East

  2. Clinton's diminishing of black votersRead the original story

    28 min ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    In her long, sad self-diminution to being merely a white candidate for subsegments of white people, Hillary Clinton claimed to USA Today last week, "I have a much broader base to build a winning coalition on." ...

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    Related Topix: Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, George Bush, Opinion

  3. Obama touts commitment to IsraelRead the original story

    34 min ago | Santa Cruz Sentinel

    ... to me personally," Obama said. "Because it speaks to my history of being uprooted, it speaks to the African-American story of exodus, it describes the history of overcoming great odds and a courage and a commitment to carving out a democracy and ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Israel, World News, Middle East

  4. Dreamgirls for a white man's worldRead the original story

    48 min ago | Times Online

    Careful grooming helped to turn the Supremes into the acceptable face of black music, a new show at the V&A reveals Colin McDowell The Supremes weren't just one of the most successful singing groups in the ...

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  5. Political GrapevineRead the original story

    53 min ago | Fox News

    ... already a perp. I have no idea what his real instincts are, in terms of race." Opinion Piece Another African-American woman, this one an administrator at the University of Toledo, has been suspended for writing a newspaper op-ed challenging the ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, George Bush, Gay/Lesbian

  6. EducateRead the original story

    57 min ago | Amnesty International USA

    Training and Human Rights Education Amnesty International believes that learning about human rights is the first step toward respecting, promoting and defending those rights.

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    Related Topix: Activism

  7. Things women would be surprised to knowRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Essence Magazine

    "Sex and intimacy are two completely different things for men. We can have sex without any intimacy and vice versa.

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  8. Letter: CBS segment slaps rural N.C. residentsRead the original story

    1 hr ago | The Daily Reflector

    Maggie Rodriguez on CBS's "The Early Show" did a segment about North Carolina before the primary on May 6. In the segment, she said that 30 percent of the state's affluent, African Americans, upscale whites and ...

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    Related Topix: Durham, NC, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, The Early Show, Entertainment, Television, Opinion

  9. : Greg Scott to head up Ivy Tech's diversity programsRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Anderson Herald-Bulletin

    Anderson resident Gregory Scott is the new leader of Ivy Tech's statewide diversity initiatives.

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    Related Topix: Anderson, IN, Muncie, IN, Muncie Metro, Chesterfield, IN

  10. Hill Shouldn't Hurry, But Dems Favor ObamaRead the original story

    1 hr ago | ABC News

    Pushing back against political punditry, more than six in 10 Democrats say there's no rush for Hillary Clinton to leave the presidential race - " even as Barack Obama consolidates his support for the nomination ...

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    Related Topix: Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Illinois, Illinois Government, 2008 Presidential Election

  11. Via ElisaRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Creative Loafing

    Small shop stocking Italian meats, cheeses and the same made-fresh-daily pasta served in several top Atlanta restaurants.

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    Related Topix: Atlanta Metro, Atlanta, GA

  12. John Lewis seeks to fend off challengersRead the original story

    1 hr ago | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    Declaring himself a " doer and a fighter," U.S. Rep. John Lewis , on Monday kicked off his first political campaign in eight years.

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    Related Topix: John Lewis, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Atlanta Metro, Atlanta, GA, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election

  13. Baptist congregation honors its 'mother'Read the original story

    1 hr ago | Statesville

    ... told me to respect all people, and I have tried to live by that." Rita Dula said that's the kind of advice African-American mothers have been passing down to their children for generations. "In the black community, mothers are the monarchs," Dula ...

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  14. The Myth Of The Black Racist VoterRead the original story

    1 hr ago | TPM Cafe

    By Ta-Nehisi Coates - May 12, 2008, 3:34PM One very foolish meme that's made it's way into the primary is this notion that black people voting for Barack in large margins is the equivalent of white people ...

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    Related Topix: Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News, Blog News, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election

  15. J Street: What Turnout MeansRead the original story

    1 hr ago | The Nation

    ... the importance of voter mobilization this year. (You can find Poblano's own analysis here.) Take the African-American vote, for example. With each 10 percent increase in black turnout nationwide, Obama gains an average of 13 electoral votes, while ...

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  16. BE Exclusives ImagesRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Black Enterprise

    ... competency in health education. With CDC data showing HIV infection as the leading cause of death for African-American women ages 25-34, "we don't have the luxury of limiting our efforts to the two Ps: pontificating and the pamphlets," says ...

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    Related Topix: Women's Health, Health, Atlanta, GA, HIV/AIDS

  17. Breast Cancer bill sponsored by CastorRead the original story

    1 hr ago | WMNF-FM Tampa

    Today U.S. Representative Kathy Castor filed new legislation called the Eliminating Disparities in Breast Cancer Treatment Act of 2008.

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    Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Medicine, Cancer, Health, Breast Cancer, Tampa, FL

  18. Remainders: Gearing upRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Washington Examiner

    ... and Latinos Obama needs to beat McCain. Schumer opens up to the idea of a unity ticket. The African-American pastor who introduced Bush at the 200 convention and gave the benediction at the last two inauguarations talks to Beliefnet about his ...

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    Related Topix: Clinton, IN

  19. What's Up With All Those White People Asking Stupid Questions?Read the original story

    2 hrs ago | Dallas Observer

    Living in Detroit, and having black friends who cared enough to speak candidly to me, I learned a long time ago that all white people of a certain age are racist.

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    Related Topix: Dallas Metro, Dallas, TX, Kids, Family

  20. Capitol Hill Agenda: May 12, 2008Read the original story

    2 hrs ago | TheHill.com

    This week, Bryan Cave Strategies President Broderick Johnson talked with The Hill's Erica Wisniewski for a HillTube edition of the Tuesday Profile.

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    Related Topix: Washington, DC