Friday, April 15, 2011

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Dot Records founder Randy Wood, who helped make Pat Boone a star, dies in California at 94 (Weyburn This Week)
The founder of Dot Records who helped introduce black rhythm-and-blues to white audiences in the early rock era has died in California.

Censure Jersey City Superintendent of Schools Charles Epps for 'verbal attack' on students: letter
Censure Jersey City Superintendent of Schools Charles Epps for 'verbal attack' on students: letter (The Jersey Journal)
Published: Thursday, April 14, 2011, 4:23 PM Updated: Thursday, April 14, 2011, 5:07 PM Jersey Journal file photo Jersey City Superintendent of Schools Charles T. Epps Jr.

Heirs' property (BBC News)
Fred Lincoln tells the BBC what drew him back to preserve the community he knew so well during the civil rights movement Following the US Civil War, many slaves who gained their freedom acquired land which their family had worked for generations.

Trump: 'I have a great relationship with the blacks' (MSNBC)
As Politico's Ben Smith has pointed out, some prominent African Americans aren't exactly fans of Donald Trump's questions about President Obama's citizenship.

Census: Hispanics shift US dynamics
Census: Hispanics shift US dynamics (WAVY-TV Portsmouth)
Hispanics now outnumber African-Americans for the first time in most U.S. Metropolitan areas, shifting the political and racial dynamics in cities once dominated by whites and blacks.

11th Edition Of African-American Almanac Covers TV, Film History (WDBZ-AM Cincinnati)
Since 2001, the African-American Almanac has provided readers with an increasing wealth of factual information on Black history, society, and culture spanning from the 1800s to the present day.

Obama, In Re-election Mode, Tells Black Audience "We're Not There yet" (Seattle Medium)
Obama, In Re-election Mode, Tells Black Audience 'We're Not There yet' by Hazel Trice Edney TriceEdneyWire Originally posted 4/13/2011 President Barack Obama, pouncing back into campaign mode having announced his bid for re-election, told a cheering audience at Rev.

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