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Catastrophe on the Gulf

September 2, 2005

Mother Nature struck the Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast Aug. 29 with a fury that left the area’s 1.3 million residents reeling. Hurricane Katrina, the fourth storm to hit the region since July — a...

Military families launch Bring Them Home Now tour

September 2, 2005

Caravans to meet in Washington for Sept. 24 rally Cindy Sheehan and other military family members and supporters ended their vigil near President George W. Bush’s ranch in Crawford, Texas, Aug. 31, and boarded buses for...

Silvio Rodriguez still inspires millions with poetic and visionary song

August 26, 2005

HAVANA (AP) — In his 58 years, Silvio Rodriguez has watched wars come and go, ideologies blossom and wither, love emerge and evaporate. Yet even as the Cuban musician struggled with disappointment and his own faith...

An appreciation of John H. Johnson

August 26, 2005

Ebony and Jet have been decorating the furniture in African American living rooms and offices for many years. John H. Johnson, one of the wealthiest African Americans in the country and founder of Ebony, Jet and...

Pastors group campaigns for Cuba solidarity

August 26, 2005

You might assume that Pastors for Peace, which is being harassed by the U.S. Treasury Department for delivering humanitarian aid to Cuba, is in a pickle. But the Rev. Lucius Walker, director of the New York-based...