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African-American - News April 23, 2011 See African-American Weather Obamas and Easter (The Washington Post) President Obama and the first family are scheduled to worship Easter Sunday at Shiloh Baptist Church, a historic congregation that was led by freed slaves who moved to Northwest Washington during the Civil War. Rock County baby death rate among top (The Janesville Gazette - Janesville, ...) Health officials are focused on Beloit, where the rate of infant mortality among blacks is especially alarming: For every 1,000 live births, 16.8 deaths occur, said Janet Zoellner, Rock County Health Department nursing director. Tyler Perry Vs. Spike Lee: A Debate Over Class And 'Coonery' (NPR) Director/Writer Tyler Perry arrives at the Lionsgate premiere of Madea's Big Happy Family in Hollywood on April 19. Blacks' migration to suburbs will have big impact on congressional redistricting (Denver Post) Louisiana's newly designed 2nd Congressional District doesn't look like it makes much sense: one end of it starts in a tip just north of Baton Rouge, and from there, it juts and jags more than 70 miles south and east past New Orleans, seemingly picking up random communities. Newark teacher is serious about judging horse shows (NJ) Growing up in Linden, Kennis Fairfax, of Westfield, spent his summers on the family farm in Oklahoma. Material Girls: Contemporary Black Women Artists At Reginald F. Lewis Museum (The Huffington Post) Abstract or familiar, craftsman or improvised, political or sublime, the works in Material Girls all share the urge to portray the experiences of contemporary black women artists. More African-American News...