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News & Notes for August 24, 2005

Connecticut Sues Over 'No Child Left Behind'

Connecticut Sues Over 'No Child Left Behind'

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Looking Back at the Integration of Girard College

Looking Back at the Integration of Girard College

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Roundtable: Iran's Uranium, Respect Among Blacks

Roundtable: Iran's Uranium, Respect Among Blacks

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A Tribute to Brooklyn 'Homegirl' Rosie Perez

A Tribute to Brooklyn 'Homegirl' Rosie Perez

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Helen Oyeyemi: 'The Icarus Girl'

Helen Oyeyemi: 'The Icarus Girl'

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'To Kill a Mockingbird' Actor Brock Peters

'To Kill a Mockingbird' Actor Brock Peters

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News & Notes for August 23, 2005

A History of Black Muslims in America

A History of Black Muslims in America

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What It Means to Be Black and Muslim in America

What It Means to Be Black and Muslim in America

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Roundtable: Excluding Black Jurors, Day Laborers

Roundtable: Excluding Black Jurors, Day Laborers

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A Pot Confession, Drug Testing and Pro Sports

A Pot Confession, Drug Testing and Pro Sports

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Update on the Iraqi Oil-for-Food Scandal

Update on the Iraqi Oil-for-Food Scandal

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Rwanda Looks to a Wired Future

Rwanda Looks to a Wired Future

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Pay More Attention to Mauritania's Military Coup

Pay More Attention to Mauritania's Military Coup

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Missing Philadelphia Woman Found Dead

Missing Philadelphia Woman Found Dead

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News & Notes for August 22, 2005

Growing Buying Power of African-Americans

Growing Buying Power of African-Americans

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Snoop and Iacocca Pitch for Chrysler

Snoop and Iacocca Pitch for Chrysler

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Roundtable: When Minorities Become Majorities

Roundtable: When Minorities Become Majorities

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Looking for Causes of Glaucoma in Africa

Looking for Causes of Glaucoma in Africa

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Searching for Roots at Genealogy Day Camp

Searching for Roots at Genealogy Day Camp

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'Tracking the Beast' of AIDS

'Tracking the Beast' of AIDS

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News & Notes for August 19, 2005

Racial Profiling and Terrorism: Britain

Racial Profiling and Terrorism: Britain

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Racial Profiling and Terrorism: U.S.

Racial Profiling and Terrorism: U.S.

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Roundtable: John Roberts, Library's Bias Fight

Roundtable: John Roberts, Library's Bias Fight

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Old Rockers, Still Borrowing from Black Music

Old Rockers, Still Borrowing from Black Music

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New Documentary Revisits Emmett Till's Lynching

New Documentary Revisits Emmett Till's Lynching

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Funkmaster Bootsy Collins to Host 'AmsterJam'

Funkmaster Bootsy Collins to Host 'AmsterJam'

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A Fresh New Theme for 'News & Notes'

A Fresh New Theme for 'News & Notes'

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News & Notes for August 18, 2005

Who Will Replace Aging Civil Rights Pioneers?

Who Will Replace Aging Civil Rights Pioneers?

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Roundtable: Princeton Tenure, Radical Textbooks

Roundtable: Princeton Tenure, Radical Textbooks

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First Black Woman on Olympic Swim Team

First Black Woman on Olympic Swim Team

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Political Corner: Kilpatrick and Harris Bids for Office

Political Corner: Kilpatrick and Harris Bids for Office

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Harmonica Virtuoso Gregoire Maret

Harmonica Virtuoso Gregoire Maret

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