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Grief at a baby sitter's death
The news came in a late-night phone call from my 23-year-old daughter. "Mom," she said, her voice breaking. "Katie died." Oh, Katie, Katie. I murmured comfort, knowing words to be insufficient. Grief is the price we pay for love, and a massive bill had...
Tags: Black History
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Mike Wallace: The archetype for watchdog journalism on TV
The Baltimore SunI was in the CNN green room in Washington Sunday when I heard about the death of pioneering CBS newsman Mike Wallace at 93 Sunday. Being a live show, host Howie Kurtz and the CNN team scrapped the planned opening and went with a segment on Wallace that I...Tags: Morgan Freeman, Entertainment, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, CBS Corp.
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U.S. ends probe of racial bias at UC San Diego
SAN DIEGO —UC San Diego officials have reached an agreement with the federal government to end an investigation into racial tensions on campus that began after white students held an event laced with racial stereotypes during Black History Month....Tags: Health, Facebook, University of California, San Diego, Racism, Health and Safety at School
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A legacy of civil rights is at risk
As we approach the 2012 election, the fear that many Americans will be denied their right to vote is increasingly becoming a reality.
A growing number of states have enacted voter suppression laws that will require identification to vote, impose stricter...Tags: Laws, Personal Income, Minority Groups, Black History, Crime, Law and Justice
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Tod Caviness: Winter With the Writers wrapup, Kerouac House reaches out
Winter With the Writers may be wrapping up at Rollins College, but there's still plenty for bookworms to burrow into this upcoming week. WWtW finishes strong with Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie ("Half of a Yellow Sun"), giving a free master class at...Tags: Crime (genre), Thurgood Marshall, Rollins College, Black History, Jack Kerouac
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Stonebridge Womens Book Club
We meet once a month for dinner at the Stonebridge Country Club in Aurora, and we have a dozen members.
We've been meeting for nine years and only have one rule: You don't have to read the book to come to the meeting. Come for the camaraderie and hear...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Clubs and Associations, Black History
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Red Hat Queen book club
We are all members of the Red Hat Society, and we don't have specific rules. We meet at a restaurant in Schiller Park. During February, as tribute to Black History Month, we read (and are still reading) a wonderful story called "The...
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Authors this week in L.A.: A Walt Whitman reading and more
Jacket CopyThis week's list of author activities in L.A. includes a poetry reading of Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" to kick off the start of National Poetry Month.... -
Danville native Larnelle Harris earns honor
Hall of Fame singer and five-time Grammy winner Larnelle Harris will be honored by his hometown of Louisville as an Outstanding Community Leader and Citizen. The award will be given as part of the Louisville Metro Council’s 10th annual program...Tags: Entertainment, Government, Arts and Culture, Civil and Public Service, Politics
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The story of U.S.
For the past many months, Cable TV's History Channel has been using a rather clever tag line that notes History is made every day. Historians, academics and anyone with a basic knowledge of what came before can have spirited discussions for hours on...Tags: History (tv network), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Edgewood, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Five for your planner: Wednesday, Feb. 22
1. Tale of two boys
Local playwright Leigh Horne's "Ezra & Jake" tells the true story of two local brothers raised in a cave in the woods. The play has some strong language and mature themes. 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, through Saturday, Feb. 25; and 2:...Tags: The Ides of March (movie), Arts and Culture, Bowie State University, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Black History
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A sense of history
"History is the greatest narrative," the Rev. Heber Brown III told more than 20 people in the pews Feb. 17 at Pleasant Hope Baptist Church.
The church held a Black History Month event that was billed as "a celebration of north Baltimore's black history,"...Tags: Religion and Belief, Cab Calloway, Belvedere Square, Black History, Baltimore County
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