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News & Notes for May 24, 2007

Bush Responds to Funding Bill, S.C. High Court

Bush Responds to Funding Bill, S.C. High Court

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A Union for Los Angeles Security Officers

A Union for Los Angeles Security Officers

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Do You Have a Love-Hate Relationship with Dairy?

Do You Have a Love-Hate Relationship with Dairy?

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Why Are Basketball's Television Ratings Sagging?

Why Are Basketball's Television Ratings Sagging?

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Black Motorcyclists Thunder Into Fresno

Black Motorcyclists Thunder Into Fresno

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An Unlikely Journey from Teen Dad to Surgeon

An Unlikely Journey from Teen Dad to Surgeon

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Letters: Sex Series, Mentorship, The Family Stone

Letters: Sex Series, Mentorship, The Family Stone

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News & Notes for May 23, 2007

Headlines: Louisiana Redistricting, Muslim Poll

Headlines: Louisiana Redistricting, Muslim Poll

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Politics: Florida's Primary Date; Richardson's Run

Politics: Florida's Primary Date; Richardson's Run

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To be Young, Gifted and Gay at a Black College

To be Young, Gifted and Gay at a Black College

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Sex and the Single Guy at Historically Black Colleges

Sex and the Single Guy at Historically Black Colleges

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Driving Down Bible Road, Camera in Hand

Driving Down Bible Road, Camera in Hand

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An Audio Engineer Hears an Electric, West African Sound

An Audio Engineer Hears an Electric, West African Sound

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News & Notes for May 22, 2007

Headlines: Diabetes Drug , 'Little Rock Nine' Coin

Headlines: Diabetes Drug , 'Little Rock Nine' Coin

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Will Immigration Amnesty Hurt African Americans?

Will Immigration Amnesty Hurt African Americans?

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Lawmaker Predicts Changes in Immigration Policy

Lawmaker Predicts Changes in Immigration Policy

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China Seeks Greater Influence in Africa

China Seeks Greater Influence in Africa

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American Muslim Disappears into Ethiopia Prisons

American Muslim Disappears into Ethiopia Prisons

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Human Rights Activist Looks at Case of American Held in Ethiopia

Human Rights Activist Looks at Case of American Held in Ethiopia

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Poet Lucille Clifton Recalls a Life of Well-Chosen Words

Poet Lucille Clifton Recalls a Life of Well-Chosen Words

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Novelist Calvin Baker Considers the Word Slavery Made

Novelist Calvin Baker Considers the Word Slavery Made

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News & Notes for May 21, 2007

Headlines: Blacks and the Priesthood, Dred Scott

Headlines: Blacks and the Priesthood, Dred Scott

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World Bank Changes, Understanding Unemployment

World Bank Changes, Understanding Unemployment

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How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex

How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex

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Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse

Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse

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New Life in the Shadow of Hurricane Katrina

New Life in the Shadow of Hurricane Katrina

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News & Notes for May 18, 2007

Headlines: Tennessee Records, King Memorial

Headlines: Tennessee Records, King Memorial

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Activists Host Darfur Observance Day in L.A.

Activists Host Darfur Observance Day in L.A.

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Entertainment: Kelly Rowland, Tyler Perry, Lisa Lopes

Entertainment: Kelly Rowland, Tyler Perry, Lisa Lopes

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Documentary Recounts the Last Days of Left Eye

Documentary Recounts the Last Days of Left Eye

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Sly and The Family Stone's 40 Years of Music

Sly and The Family Stone's 40 Years of Music

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The Unexpected Results of a Search for Peace and Quiet

The Unexpected Results of a Search for Peace and Quiet

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