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Occupy DC Expands to Black Churches
Written by Fahima Haque African-American clergy and civil rights leaders will announce their decision to join the Occupy movement, starting a subproject called “Occupy the Dream” on Wednesday. As Occupy D.C. flourishes, more participants join the cause. Jamal Bryant and Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. will join the clergy in their efforts with the “Occupy the…
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Tray Chaney on Life After 'The Wire'
Written by Erin Williams Tray Chaney is best known for playing Poot on the HBO drama The Wire. After the show ended in 2008, the 30-year-old actor found himself at what could have been the end of his career. “My state of mind was ‘I don’t know what else I’m going to do,” he said.…
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Life After a Guilty Plea to False Charge
Written by Chris L. Jenkins They believed that their son was innocent but were afraid that Virginia’s penal system would grab hold of him and never let go. So Cherri Dulaney and Edgar Coker Sr. told 15-year-old Edgar Jr. to plead guilty to raping a 14-year-old friend. Their court-appointed attorney told them that was better…
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My Father, the Montford Point Marine
By Patricia Gaines My father, William Baxter Gaines Sr., and I always had a contentious relationship. He didn’t talk much to his children about his military experience. He did not hug, read bedtime stories, give out compliments or kiss goodnight. This didn’t seem to bother my siblings. I, on the other hand, languished. I took…
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Civil Rights Leaders on Jackie Kennedy
Civil rights leaders and associates of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. had mixed reactions to the disparaging comments that former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy made about King. Kennedy’s comments are published in a new book entitled Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life With John F. Kennedy. The book is based on interviews she had…
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Dating Guru Weighs In on Black Single Life
Written by Erin Williams, The Root DC Demetria L. Lucas entertains readers about the ups and downs of her dating in her blog, A Belle in Brooklyn. The Prince George’s County native, an editor at Essence magazine, recently published her first book under the same name. In it she chronicles the best — and worst…
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