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Baseball Honors Legacy Of Jackie Robinson With Special Day
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Jackie Robinson; 1919-1972, Major League Baseball (Organization), Black baseball players
Race Relations Better, But Bias Persists, Poll Finds
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Public opinion polls, United States (Race relations)
Original Forty Club Of Chicago Honors John H. Johnson With First Lifetime Achievement Award
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John H. Johnson (American magazine publisher); 1918-2005 (Awards)
How To Ease Your Teen's First Heartbreak
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Youth (Psychology), Loss (Psychology)
Frederick Douglass Monument OK'd For Maryland Courthouse
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Frederick Douglass (American abolitionist); 1817?-1895 (Memorials), Easton (Md.) (Monuments, statues, etc)
Lil' Kim Pleads Innocent To Perjury Charges
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Lil' Kim (American rapper) (Trials, litigation, etc), Obstruction of justice, Perjury
Barry Bonds Passes Willie Mays As Baseball's No. 3 All-Time HR Hitter
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Barry Bonds (American baseball player.); 1964-, Willie Mays (American baseball player.); 1931-, Home run records (Baseball)
Ariel P. Strong, Former Managing Editor Of Black Stars And Tan Magazines, Dies In Atlanta
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Ariel P. Strong; d. 2004
Harlem's Historic Apollo Theater Celebrates 70th Anniversary
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Apollo Theatre (New York, N.Y.) (Anniversaries)
From Street Poetry To Straight Politics: Hip-Hop's Growing Influence On Social Issues
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Russell Simmons (American recording, motion picture and broadcasting executive.); 1957-, Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (Organization), Rap musicians (Political activities), Social action

Men On The Down Low
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J. L. King, Gay blacks, Black men and women, AIDS (Disease) and blacks, Bisexuality

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