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PROFILES IN COLOR discussion w/Derrick Jackson & Carole Simpson

Posted March 10th, 2010 by Mary
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GOV. PATRICK: "URBAN" BOSTON MEETING 7 pm TODAY -- Attend or listen/watch on Web & radio

Posted February 27th, 2010 by Mary
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Gov. Patrick meets 7 pm today in Boston in an "urban town hall meeting" in Boston, available online and radio too. FOLLOW NEWz on Twitter at  Twitter.com/EthnicNEWZorg

Tracing Your African Roots

Posted January 19th, 2010 by
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02/06/2010 - 10:00am
02/06/2010 - 2:00pm

 

 

Exploritas Presents (in Boston) “Finding Your African Roots: A Non-traditional Approach”

Exploritas is pleased to present a special program on how to trace your family history on a Day of Discovery, “Finding Your African Roots: A Non-traditional Approach.”

 

The program takes place on

AjabuAfrica.com: Volatile Mass. Senate Race Affects African Immigrants

Posted January 18th, 2010 by
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The following commentary was posted on AjabuAfrica.com Monday, 18 January 2010.

Volatile Mass. Senate Race to Affect African Immigrants 

Charles Ogletree Jr.: From King's Dream to Obama's Mission

Posted January 17th, 2010 by
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At the age of 35, Martin Luther King Jr. was the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 1964. He led a 382-day bus boycott in 1954. On Dec. 21, 1956, the US Supreme Court declared segregated buses are unconstitutional. (info, photo: NobelPrize.org)

The following is an excerpt from an essay originally posted Jan. 2009 on BayStateBanner.com, where the entire commentary is posted.

 

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Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, Faneuil Hall, Boston

Posted January 16th, 2010 by Mary
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01/18/2010 - 1:00pm

 

 

 

 

Museum of African American History Celebrates the Life and Work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with Music and Words of Freedom, at Faneuil Hall, Monday, January 18, at 1:00 p.m.

Historic 1964 Supreme Court Ruling Helped Civil Rights "Agitators"

Posted January 15th, 2010 by
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Source: 
Bay State Banner
Writer: 
Howard Manly

The following is from BayStateBanner.com, posted 14 January 2010.

PROVIDENCE MAYOR inducts local NAACP pres., nonviolence dir., and judge into MLK Hall of Fame

Posted January 13th, 2010 by Mary
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Providence (RI) Mayor Cicilline inducts three persons into the 2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Hall of Fame.

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Black-owned Bank Continues Community-minded Success

Posted January 6th, 2010 by Mary
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Source: 
Bay State Banner
Writer: 
Howard Manly
OneUnited Bank CEO Kevin Cohee has transformed his employer into the first black-owned national bank with about $550 million in assets. (image: OneUnited.com)
OneUnited Bank CEO Kevin Cohee has transformed his employer into the first black-owned national bank with about $550 million in assets. (image: OneUnited.com)

The following is from Bay State Banner, 7 January 2010. 

OneUnited moves toward the future with an eye on the past

Kesha Ram: Vermont's Only Minority Female Rep in Legislature

Posted January 4th, 2010 by
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Source: 
INDIA New England
Writer: 
Jen Richman
State Rep. Kesha Ram, who has African and Indian roots, is the only female representative of color in the Vermont Legislature. (pic: KeshaRam.org)

The following article is from IndiaNewEngland.com, Dec. 16-31, 2009.

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