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The state of the black union: Jamestown story is complicated
757-223-5682Darlene Clark Hine wants everyone to know the Jamestown story is complex. "It's complicated by the diversity of people who met here, either through free will or through force," said Hine, a history and black studies professor at Northwestern University...Tags: Hampton Roads, Hampton University, Social Issues, College of William and Mary, Culture
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Earth Day weekend: Not just another marketing opportunity
Earth Day weekend is upon us. I can tell because my email inbox is jammed with pitches for "green" products and corporate campaigns: Clothing made from recycled plastic bottles; natural skin care products; hybrid auto accessories, even pet waste...
Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Hybrid Vehicles, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, National Aquarium Baltimore, Health and Beauty Products
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Race and crime in Baltimore
It's unfortunate when an everyday accident happens but it's sad when columnist Dan Rodricks and Michael Hanchard use it to play the race card ("Man sees race, indifference in experience with Baltimore police," April 13). First, if as Michael Hanchard...
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What election?
I was looking over the results of the various county and township elections across Chicagoland this morning. Robin Kelly won Jesse Jackson's old congressional seat; not really a surprise but the turnout in that district was 20 percent of the electorate. ...Tags: Politics, Elections
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25 Years Ago: April 4, 2013
April 4, 1988 Patrick Reynolds, soon to be 3 years old, and 7-month-old cousin David Jeramy Goolman, both whom suffer from cystic fibrosis, will be on hand for the annual Clark County Cystic Fibrosis Walkathon held at the George Rogers Clark High...
Tags: Cystic Fibrosis, Martin Luther King Jr.
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On stage and in memory, oppression of the past still haunts Zimbabwe [Commentary]
Earlier this year, I saw a powerful play set in Zimbabwe in the 1890s (when it was called Rhodesia) that brought back some disturbing memories of my visit there about 15 years ago. "The Convert," the first in a trilogy being written by Zimbabwean award-...Tags: Robert Mugabe, Religion and Belief, Basketball, Politics, Government
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'Whose schools? Our schools!'
Change of SubjectBy Jessica Reynolds I attended the Chicago Teachers Union rally and march yesterday — as an objective spectator — along with the new editorial board intern David Uberti. Those of you who have read the Tribune's editorials on CPS closings...... -
50 years of Chicago's WVON: A Chicago voice that echoes nationwide
In the volatile world of radio, almost nothing lasts half a century. But a great Chicago radio station — WVON-AM 1690 — has managed the feat: The institution marks its 50th anniversary Monday and celebrates with a concert featuring Toni...
Tags: Malcolm X, Entertainment, Music, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Television Stations
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Jackson softens criticism of Obama in Jena 6 case
![Jesse Jackson on Wednesday softened his criticism of Barack Obama, whom he reportedly criticized earlier in the week for "acting like he's white" on the Jena 6 race case in Louisiana.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2007-09/32675129.jpg "Jesse Jackson on Wednesday softened his criticism of Barack Obama, whom he reportedly criticized earlier in the week for "acting like he's white\" on the Jena 6 race case in Louisiana.")
Washington BureauJesse Jackson on Wednesday softened his criticism of Barack Obama, whom he reportedly criticized earlier in the week for "acting like he's white" on the Jena 6 race case in Louisiana. Jackson said in an interview Wednesday that "acting white" isn't a...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Illinois, Health and Safety at School, Al Sharpton, Racism
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Political finger-pointing
Jesse Jackson is right. In response to the face-off in Arizona between President Barack Obama and Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer last week, Jackson said, "Even George Wallace did not put his finger in Dr. King's face." And it's true; he didn't. Similarly, not...Tags: Radio, Entertainment, Fox News Channel (tv network), Fox Broadcasting Company, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Race is sensitive subtext in Obama's campaign
Tribune staff reportersThe expected launch of Barack Obama's presidential campaign is still days away, but his quest to become the nation's first black commander in chief already is forcing a delicate examination of how candidates talk about race. That conversation took an...Tags: California, Ethics, Chicago Tribune, Illinois, Kansas
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Obama knows his way around a ballot
Tribune staff reportersThe day after New Year's 1996, operatives for Barack Obama filed into a barren hearing room of the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. There they began the tedious process of challenging hundreds of signatures on the nominating petitions of state...Tags: Sex Crimes, South Shore, Illinois, Judges, Referenda
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