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A Racial Divide Is Bridged by Hard Times
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | 8 days ago
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During the housing boom, Henry County, a suburb of Atlanta, had its share of racial tension as more and more blacks joined the tens of thousands of others pouring in, creating a standoffish gap between the newcomers and the county's oldtimers.
Tags: Henry County, Ms. Taylor, black woman, racial divide, food stamps, Atlanta, Mr. Rucker, Southern United States, Social inequality, Racism, Social Issues
Landmark for French literary gong
Dakar :: Senegal | 23 days ago
Credibility The 42-year-old was honoured for her novel Trois Femmes Puissantes (Three Powerful Women), a saga set in both Africa and Europe. Frenchwoman NDiaye, whose father is Senegalese and mother French, said: "This prize is an unexpected reward for 25 years of...
Tags: France, literary prize, black woman, Prix Goncourt, powerful women, wins france, Goncourt Prize, Africa
French- Senegalese woman set to make history
As organizers get set to unveil the winner for this year’s France’s leading literary prize, a French-Senegalese woman has been tipped as favorite to win it. At 42, Marie Ndiaye, born to a French mother and a Senegalese father,...
Tags: Unveil, Senegal, France, leading literary prize, French-Senegalese, woman, favorite, win, Marie Ndiaye, history, black woman, writer, family, betrayal, illegal migration, Goncourt, prestigious, Minuit, White Material, discrimination, French society.
First lady to honor abolitionist Sojourner Truth
Toronto :: OH :: USA | 7 months ago
Credibility Sojourner Truth, a former slave who met with Abraham Lincoln and was an early crusader for women's right to vote and an end to slavery, is the first black woman to be honored with a bust at the Capitol. First lady Michelle Obama, Secretary of State Hillary...
Tags: black woman, Michelle Obama, lady michelle, Sojourner Truth
Tyler Perry wins suit over copyright infringement
Beverly Hills :: CA :: USA | 11 months ago
Credibility A woman who accused actor-screenwriter Tyler Perry of stealing material from her play for his blockbuster movie "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" has lost her federal lawsuit against the entertainer. The Marshall News Messenger reports jurors found Tuesday...
Tags: Mark Ruffalo Responds, Scott Ruffalo, Tyler Perry, mad black, black woman, copyright infringement, actor mark
Ohio Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, 58, Dies
East Cleveland :: OH :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Hillary Clinton celebrates with her daughter, Chelsesa Clinton, and Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (right) at a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Pa., on April 21, 2008. AFP/Getty Images August 20, 2008 · Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH) died Wednesday, at...
Tags: Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Ohio, brain hemorrhage, Cleveland, black woman, hospital spokeswoman, jones died, Congress
Florida gets 1st black woman chief justice
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Fla. — Florida's first black woman chief justice has been sworn in. Peggy Quince became the state Supreme Court chief justice Friday. The swearing-in crowd included family and friends of the 60-year-old from as far back as her days in segregated schools...
Tags: chief justice, Florida Supreme Court, black woman, segregated schools
Edwards Wins Seat in Fourth
Germantown :: MD :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Wynn (D) , whom she defeated in a primary election in February. "We've been able to do it, and with your help," she told a crowd of about 100 supporters last night at a victory party in Lanham, including House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) ....
Tags: Donna Edwards, Maryland, Albert R. Wynn, Edwards Wins Seat, Albert Wynn, Peter James, black woman, republican peter, Edwards Wins Election, special elects
Bass becomes speaker, makes history
Sacramento :: CA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility E-Mail | | Assembly Member Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles, is sworn in as the 67th Speaker of the Assembly at the state Capitol in Sacramento onTuesday...In the background are outgoing speaker, Fabian Núñez, left, and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Brian Baer...
Tags: budget, Assemblywoman Karen Bass, California Assembly, Arnold Schwarzenegger, assembly speaker, California Legislatureï, black woman
Rights advocate, Mildred Loving, 68, dies
Richmond :: VA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Mildred Loving, 68, whose racially mixed marriage prompted the Supreme Court to overturn Virginia's miscegenation laws, died of pneumonia, her daughter said...They moved to Virginia to be closer to relatvies and were arrested on July 11, 1958, for violating...
Tags: Virginia, mildred love, black woman
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