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175 years of memorable, horrible, humorous and remarkable events that shaped Chicago
On March 4, 1837, exactly 175 years ago, Chicago was incorporated. Not that Flashback needed a reason, but we took this occasion to compile a very long list of events, year by year and decade by decade, that helped shape this great city. Some events...
Tags: Boeing Co., Health, Social Issues, Concerts, Jane Byrne
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Why I became Muslim
For Ramadan, the Islamic holy month that falls in August this year, we asked a few people in South Florida why they became Muslim and what it has meant to them. Here are the last two.
Patricia Salahuddin
Patricia Salahuddin teaches at the Design and...Tags: Holidays, Christianity, African Americans, Lake Worth, Christian Orthodoxy
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Shadia: A mainstream look at the Nation of Islam
The Nation of Islam teaches a different kind of Islam from the one I know. So I wanted to take part of Black History Month to explore the organization, which is closely associated with the Civil Rights Movement but never far from controversy. Though I...Tags: Social Issues, Louis Farrakhan, Religion and Belief, Justice and Rights, Islam
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Funeral Services Held for Boys Allegedy Drowned by Father
The 33 NewsLess than a week after two boys were allegedly drowned by their father, their bodies were laid to rest. Hundreds gathered at Inspiring Body of Christ Church Saturday to honor 5-year-old Naim and 3-year-old Elijah Muhammad. They died Monday, after Dallas...Tags: Social Issues, Juvenile Delinquency
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Malcolm X's story critical in race relations
Tribune NewspapersEvery so often a book comes along that changes the world in some way. Maybe it heralds the start of a social movement, or enlightens the world about events long hidden. Only in hindsight can we see what a difference such a book made. Here is one such...Tags: Health, Politics, Saudi Arabia, Activism, Religion and Belief
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Book Review: 'Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention' by Manning Marable
Special to the Los Angeles TimesMalcolm X A Life of Reinvention Manning Marable Viking: 594 pp., $30 Malcolm X never died. While his contemporary Martin Luther King Jr. lives on in the noble but fixed ideal of a racially unified and enlightened America, Malcolm lives on in the fluid...Tags: Politics, Louis Farrakhan, Los Angeles, Justice and Rights, New York
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Elijah Muhammad Calls for Separate Black Nation
The Daily MirrorApril 14, 1961: "Elijah Muhammad, 63-year-old leader of the politico-religious cult known as the Muslims, today held his first press conference in 30 years and asked for a part of America to form his own country," the Mirror's Bill Kiley...... -
Religious and spiritual leaders
Religious and spiritual leaders Gordon B. Hinckley, 97; 15th president of the Mormon church, led its greatest expansion (Jan. 27) Archbishop Christodoulos, 69; credited with revitalizing Greece's Orthodox Church (Jan. 28) The Rev. Marcial Maciel, 87;...Tags: Christianity, Buddhism, Roman Catholicism, Christian Orthodoxy, Islam
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In farewell, Farrakhan urges unity of faiths
Tribune religion reporterMixing Scripture from the Koran and the Bible with foreign policy, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan issued a call for worldwide religious unity Sunday during his farewell address, urging Christians, Muslims and Jews to work toward peace....Tags: Ohio, Health, Louis Farrakhan, African Americans, Islam
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Ball St. beats Tennessee Tech 59-55
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - Jarrod Jones scored 16 points and Ball State held on to beat Tennessee Tech 59-55 Saturday, the seventh straight loss for the Golden Eagles. The Cardinals (12-13) led by as many as 13 points in the first half, taking a 32-19 lead at...Tags: College Basketball, Education, Colleges and Universities, Sports, Marquette Golden Eagles
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Floats, and Stings, Like a Butterfly
TIMES FILM CRITIC"Ali" opens with a shot of Will Smith as a bundled-up 22-year-old Cassius Clay doing late-night roadwork in preparation for his 1964 heavyweight title fight with Sonny Liston. It's an arresting visual, of a lonely sphinx in sweats, and it tells you a...Tags: U.S. Army, Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Sonny Liston, Michael Mann
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'Ali'
Courant Film CriticMichael Mann opens ``Ali" with an invigorating burst of music and images, bouncing through the early years of Cassius Clay, as a surrogate Sam Cooke rocks out ``(Don't Fight It) Feel It" and Will Smith rockets through a fusillade on a speed bag. With...Tags: Mykelti Williamson, Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Sonny Liston, Michael Mann
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