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Torii Hunter is right about blacks in baseball
8:57 AM on 03/11/2010
OPINION - By associating Dominican players with blacks, it disguises the fact that MLB has a long way to go in competing with the NFL and NBA in urban communities...
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LA Angels' Hunter calls black Latino players 'imposters'
3:44 PM on 03/10/2010
PHOENIX (AP) - Torii Hunter has called black Latino baseball players "impostors" when it comes to the appearance of the number of African-Americans in the major leagues...
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Torii Hunter: black Dominican players are 'imposters'
6:01 AM on 03/10/2010
USA Today continues its five-part round table on improving the game, and today they take on a monster: race. Torii Hunter throws a big freakin' bomb:
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Helicopter crash kills two Americans en route from Haiti
2:08 PM on 02/05/2010
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -- A U.S.-owned helicopter involved in Haiti aid efforts crashed in the Dominican Republic, killing the two Americans on board, an official said Friday...
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Wounded Haitians seek care in Dominican hospitals
10:58 PM on 01/15/2010
VIDEO - It's 10-year-old Galdenia's first time out of her country Haiti. However, her trip to Santo Domingo is no vacation...
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Struggle to aid Haitians as fears of unrest rise
2:58 PM on 01/15/2010
VIDEO - A stench of death lingered over Port-au-Prince, where countless bodies remained unclaimed in the streets...
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Queens man joins Dominican relief effort in Haiti
9:22 AM on 01/14/2010
From WNBC.com Relief is slowly beginning to funnel into catastrophe-ridden Haiti, as residents continue to dig through the debris hoping to find any survivors in the aftermath of a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake that may have left hundreds of thousands dead. With massive damage to all infrastructure, transportation in and...
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Women say 'adios' to black hair salons in favor of Dominicans
9:00 AM on 11/10/2009
OPINION - A growing number of African-American women are saying "adios" to black hair salons and "hola" to Dominican hair salons...
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Sammy Sosa's new skin reflects an ugly mentality
9:15 AM on 11/09/2009
OPINION - Many have been shocked to see recent photos of retired major league baseball player Sammy Sosa wearing green contact lenses, and having a skin tone...
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