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Tragedy strikes the Baraka family
August 22, 2003On Aug. 13 the city of Newark, N.J., woke up to the shocking news of the death of Shani Baraka, 31. Shani is the daughter of Amiri Baraka, award-winning playwright, civil rights and political activist, and...
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Who is Hugo Chavez?
August 22, 2003I have to admit, before I saw this film, I’d only followed the situation in Venezuela on a cursory level. I knew Hugo Chavez was better than the presidents who had preceded him in Venezuela, but...
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The 1937 Memorial Day Massacre: A community remembers
August 22, 2003On Memorial Day 1937, hundreds of steelworkers and supporters, led by the Steel Workers Organizing Committee, attempted a peaceful picket of Republic Steel in Chicago. They were met by several hundred Chicago police who, unprovoked, charged...
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PWW/NM a hit at Bud Billiken parade
August 22, 2003CHICAGO – The Bud Billiken parade, this city’s biggest parade and the largest gathering of African Americans in the country, has been held every year since 1929. It was started by the late Robert S. Abbott,...
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Iraq blast sparks call for UN to take charge
August 22, 2003A deadly bomb explosion at the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad Aug. 19 sparked calls for a stronger UN role in Iraq and a rapid end to the U.S. occupation.
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