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Virginia Cavaliers Visit Martin Luther King Memorial in Atlanta
Sports DirectorThe Virginia football team has settled in down in Atlanta, but this is anything but your typical game week schedule. Surrounding the Chick-fil-A Bowl are a number of activities and events for the teams, some more meaningful than others. ...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Virginia Cavaliers, Chick-fil-A Bowl
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Laws that “prevent voter fraud”
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelThis year, voters have seen their “fair” share of voter restriction laws from Republican state legislatures. Over a dozen states enacted laws that are meant to fight against voter fraud, in a couple of different ways. For example, eight states... -
Obamas attend groundbreaking for African American history museum
Culture MonsterThe Smithsonian Institution officially broke ground this morning on the National Museum of African American History and Culture, slated to open in 2015.... -
Community Calendar: Sept. 30, 2011
SATURDAY, OCT. 1
— Mums for sale at Wintech greenhouse to raise money for Kentucky Cancer Screening Program.
— Walk to Cure Diabetes, University of Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium, 10 a.m. registration, 11:30 a.m. walk begins. For more...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Colleges and Universities, Animals, Democratic Party, Diabetes
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Sharpton To Broadcast From Occupy Wall Street Protests
The Rev. Al Sharpton will bring his nationally syndicated radio show to lower Manhattan Monday as the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations enter their 24th day.
Sharpton, an outspoken civil rights activist and talk show host, will broadcast from Zuccotti...Tags: File Sharing, Al Sharpton, Republican Party, CNN (tv network), White House
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Summer offers fusion of fun from festivals to food
It's the height of summer, so don't miss out on these family-friendly excursions:
Philadelphia
Global Fusion Festival: Journey to Philadelphia for one day of non-stop entertainment that celebrates bringing diverse communities together for a cultural...Tags: Soul (genre), Cape May (Cape May, New Jersey), Festive Events, Entertainment, American Civil War (1861-1865)
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Fred Shuttlesworth dies at 89; hard-charging civil rights figure
The Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, a blunt-talking preacher who braved beatings, bombings and fire-hosings to push Birmingham, Ala., to the forefront of the civil rights movement and advanced the historic fight with a confrontational strategy that often...Tags: Racism, Christianity, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Los Angeles Times, Politics
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Nation Observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Associated PressATLANTA -- The shootings in Arizona loomed large as the nation marked the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, with many speakers drawing on his message of nonviolence as a key lesson in the wake of the tragedy. National and local...Tags: Civil Rights, Elections, Martin Luther King Day, Corporate Officers, Nobel Prize Awards
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Indianapolis Representative's staff takes steps after Arizona shooting
The staff of Democratic Rep. Andre Carson of Indianapolis is increasing security after the shooting of Rep.
Gabrielle Giffords.
The Arizona Democrat was shot in the head Saturday when an assailant opened fire outside a grocery store during a meeting...Tags: Indiana, Indianapolis, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Gabrielle Giffords
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Tuesday TV: from the sublime (Presidential Medal of Freedom winners) to the depressing (‘Jeopardy!’)
The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinelwatch a lot of television, and yesterday, I saw some of the best of it ever and some of the worst. The cable news channels yesterday afternoon relayed the White House ceremony honoring the 15 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.... -
"The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama" by David Remnick
Special to the Tribune"The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama" By David Remnick Alfred A. Knopf, 656 pages, $29.95 Reviewed by Kevin Boyle By March 7, 1965 John Lewis had been in hundreds of civil rights campaigns. But from the moment he led the six hundred...Tags: Literature, Chicago Tribune, Alabama, White House, Crime, Law and Justice
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Obama at NAACP: 'Next 100 years'
The Swampby Mark Silva One hundred years ago, black boys and girls attended school separately from white boys and girls, by law, in many parts of the United States, home of the free. One hundred years ago, black men and women......Tags: Xbox 360, Al Sharpton, Racism, Christianity, Government
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