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NYC fashion ceremony honors the First Lady
8:05 AM on 06/16/2009
SAMANTHA CRITCHELL AP Fashion Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- The fashion industry made it clear at its annual awards ceremony Monday night that it's looking to future stars to see it past the doldrums of the recession, shunning longtime favorites...
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Black fraternities joining Big Brothers Big Sisters to help woo black male mentors
2:28 PM on 06/15/2009
DORIE TURNER Associated Press Writer ATLANTA (AP) -- Three of the country's largest black fraternities are joining forces with Big Brothers Big Sisters to help woo black men into the national mentoring program. The Philadelphia-based nonprofit, which announced the new...
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One of the oldest black cities in U.S. fights to stay alive (video)
9:02 AM on 06/14/2009
HOBSON CITY, Ala. (AP) - The cafes, the school and the roller rink are long gone from Alabama's oldest black city. Empty homes and businesses line the narrow streets. Hobson City no longer has a police or fire department, and...
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Inmates taking up journalism with prison newspaper
12:06 AM on 06/14/2009
MICHELLE LOCKE Associated Press Writer (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) SAN QUENTIN, California (AP) -- Like journalists everywhere, the staff of the San Quentin News cover news, sports and the local arts scene. But these reporters are pen men with a difference....
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Bonnaroo Music Festival features African acts
8:15 AM on 06/13/2009
JAKE COYLE AP Entertainment Writer MANCHESTER, Tennessee (AP) -- The Bonnaroo Music Festival is large enough that it contains mini-festivals within itself. On Friday, one of the more vibrant and colorful stages was an African invasion. The African-influenced North Carolina...
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