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News & Notes for January 24, 2006

De Facto School Segregation Growing, Study Says

De Facto School Segregation Growing, Study Says

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Roundtable: Domestic Surveillance, Black Jesus

Roundtable: Domestic Surveillance, Black Jesus

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Solving the School Discipline Gap

Solving the School Discipline Gap

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Abortion and the Rights of Black Women

Abortion and the Rights of Black Women

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Sen. Ernie Chambers, a Solo Act in Nebraska

Sen. Ernie Chambers, a Solo Act in Nebraska

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News & Notes for January 23, 2006

New Orleans Homeowners Get Say in Demolition

New Orleans Homeowners Get Say in Demolition

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Study on Race and Rebuilding New Orleans

Study on Race and Rebuilding New Orleans

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Roundtable: Ford Layoffs, Positive Scrushy Payoffs

Roundtable: Ford Layoffs, Positive Scrushy Payoffs

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Former Atlanta Mayor Heads to Trial

Former Atlanta Mayor Heads to Trial

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African Union Summit Continues in Khartoum

African Union Summit Continues in Khartoum

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'1996': Under the Watchful Eye of the Government

'1996': Under the Watchful Eye of the Government

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News & Notes for January 20, 2006

'Roe v. Wade' and Black America, 33 Years Later

'Roe v. Wade' and Black America, 33 Years Later

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Roundtable: Brown Contrite, New Bin Laden Threats

Roundtable: Brown Contrite, New Bin Laden Threats

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Finding Health Coverage for R&B Artists

Finding Health Coverage for R&B Artists

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R&B Legend Wilson Pickett

R&B Legend Wilson Pickett

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Closing an MLK Trilogy 'At Canaan's Edge'

Closing an MLK Trilogy 'At Canaan's Edge'

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News & Notes for January 19, 2006

HUD Launches Program to Address Discrimination

HUD Launches Program to Address Discrimination

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Roundtable: New Orleans Demolition, D.C. Lobbying

Roundtable: New Orleans Demolition, D.C. Lobbying

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Listener Letters

Listener Letters

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Political Corner: New Day for Liberia, NAACP Politicking

Political Corner: New Day for Liberia, NAACP Politicking

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Putting Black Women in Power in Alabama

Putting Black Women in Power in Alabama

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News & Notes for January 18, 2006

COINTELPRO and the History of Domestic Spying

COINTELPRO and the History of Domestic Spying

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Lessons Learned from Abuses of COINTELPRO

Lessons Learned from Abuses of COINTELPRO

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Roundtable: Atlanta Corruption Trial, Condi Comments

Roundtable: Atlanta Corruption Trial, Condi Comments

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How Race Could Have Colored Sago Disaster

How Race Could Have Colored Sago Disaster

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A Conversation with Tananarive Due, Part 2

A Conversation with Tananarive Due, Part 2

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Haitian Expatriates Eager to Vote on Future

Haitian Expatriates Eager to Vote on Future

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