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Race is on to oust Bush, say 8,000 NAACP delegates
July 16, 2004PHILADELPHIA – “The race is on, and the consequences of loss” in the 2004 elections “are almost too dire to bear,” Julian Bond, chairman of the NAACP, told the organization’s 95th annual convention held here July...
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Unions UNITE HERE for greater power
July 16, 2004CHICAGO – Two of the nation’s most active unions formalized their merger here July 8-10. The action put into life the kind of new tactics that their leaders say are needed to reverse the decline of...
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New York City mayor tries to stifle dissent
July 15, 2004NEW YORK – In what has become a confrontation here between civil liberties advocates and this city’s Republican mayor, United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ) is locked in struggle with Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the city...
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RedPoppy.Net a tribute to Pablo Neruda
July 15, 2004To commemorate the centennial of the birth of famed Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, a new web site and non-profit organization has emerged. Red Poppy, named for the favored use of the flower in Neruda’s poetry, states...
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Hip hop convention draws 3,000
July 15, 2004Hip hop convention draws 3,000 NEWARK, N.J. – Mutulu, of Dead Prez, rubbed shoulders with veteran civil liberties activist Ron Daniels as 3,000 people attended the founding Hip Hop Political Convention (HHPC) here June 16-20. The...
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