Joe Sims
LATEST ARTICLES BY Joe Sims
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U.S.
Rev. Franklin Graham apologizes to President Obama for questioning his faith
February 29, 2012Rev. Franklin Graham has issued an apology for questioning President Obama's faith. The evangelist son of Billy Graham in an interview on Morning Joe, when asked about the president's faith, repeatedly said, "I don't know, ask...
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U.S.
First black actor to win an Oscar: Hattie McDaniel
February 29, 2012Roles in film for African Americans at the time were almost exclusively as maids and servants. McDaniel excelled at appearing in such roles, for which she received wide criticism.
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U.S.
Black and Latino seniors face double poverty rates
February 28, 2012A new report says that 19.4% of Black seniors and 19%t of Latino seniors have incomes below the federal poverty line, compared to 9.4% for the senior population as a whole.
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Opinion
Happy birthday, Marian Anderson! (with video)
February 27, 2012Mariann Anderson, the great contralto, perhaps the most renowned of the 20th century, would have been 115 years old today.
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World
Former IMF head Strauss-Kahn probed for ties to prostitution, pimping
February 23, 2012Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been arrested and released again, this time in connection with a prostitution scandal.
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Opinion
University of Pennsylvania awards Du Bois honorary doctorate
February 23, 2012Today would have been the 144th birthday of WEB Du Bois, the great scholar, civil rights and peace activist.
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U.S.
Apple’s iPod, iPhone, Macs made in inhuman working conditions
February 23, 2012Apple made over $14 billion in the fourth quarter of last year alone - yet workers in companies that supply its products overseas, particularly in China are paid low wages
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U.S.
100,000 demand Clarence Thomas stay out of health care hearing
February 22, 2012Over 100,000 signatures demanding Justice Clarence Thomas recuse himself from upcoming March hearings on the Affordable Care Act were presented to the Supreme Court on Friday.
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