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[Your thoughts] Mosque approved at Sept. 11th Ground Zero
The 11-member mayor appointed panel has vehemently defended the mosque as an example of religious freedom. Manhattan resident Linda Rivera sat in the audience holding a sign that read “Don’t glorify murders of 3,000—no 9/11 victory mosque.”
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Are Black politicians being unfairly targeted by ethics committees?
The prospect of Charles Rangel and Maxine Waters, enduring unprecedented public ethics trials adds to the growing tension between black members of Congress and Democratic leaders. The Congressional Black Caucus has complained that the House ethics process disproportionally targets African Americans.
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New Study investigates media coverage of African Americans during Obama presidency
The report examined more than 67,000 mainstream news stories from February 2009 through February 2010 and found that just 643 of those stories (1.9%) related in a significant way to African Americans in the U.S
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Lousiana launches iPhone app for its African American Heritage Trail
The Louisiana Office of Tourism recently launched a new iPhone app that will take visitors to African American museums, heritage sites, institutions and cultural attractions in all corners of Louisiana.
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South African Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu to Retire
Desmond Tutu said he will withdraw from public life after his 79th birthday on Oct. 7. “Instead of growing old gracefully, at home with my family, reading and writing and praying and thinking, too much of my time has been spent at airports and in hotels.”
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Unarmed Black CEO shot by police during sex sweep in Newark park
Atlanta CEO fatally shot in Newark park by Essex sheriff’s detective was visiting N.J. for reunion
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A sampling from Hampton University’s Emancipation Oak planted on White House lawn
“It is a great honor to have a sapling of the Emancipation Oak planted at the Obama White House,” Harvey said in a statement. “Now this piece of Hampton University history will continue to grow and flourish at the most famous house in the world.”
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Software aims to block texting while driving
Technology is emerging that could solve a growing menace on the nation’s highways: texting while driving.