Black News from theroot – 9/29/09
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Blair Underwood Opens HIV/AIDS Clinic in DC
The clinic looks to help hundreds in the District with free HIV/AIDS care…
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VIDEO: Chicago Honor Student Fatally Beaten
Derrion Albert, a 16-year old honor student, was was walking home from school when he was apparently dragged into a vicious brawl…
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Loves School, Hates Freedom: Obama Wants Longer School Days
President Obama wishes to infringe upon the civil rights of youth by insisting on more hours to educate them…
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Just in Time for Elections, Al-Bashir Lifts Media Censorship in Sudan
Newspapers are now allowed to dispense information without government pre-screening…
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Obama, Others Set to Put Shoe in Iran Over Its Nuclear Program
Iran’s newly unveiled uranium enrichment facility "is inconsistent with a peaceful (nuclear) program," President Obama said today…
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Black Lawmakers Adjust to Post-Inauguration Politics
Some believe the president must work from a centrist position for change while others see his presidency as an opportunity to push through Democratic initiative beneficial to the Black community…
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Something to Shout About: Serena Williams Pens Book
‘On the Line’ details coming up in the shadow of Venus, the star’s failures and her triumphs…
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The (No) Nuclear Option: UN Rez Aims for Nuke-Free World
The next order of business: Regulating transcontinental pig flight…
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Vaccine Shows Promise in HIV Prevention
Researchers found that people who received a series of inoculations of a prime vaccine and booster vaccine were 31 percent less likely to get HIV, compared with those on a placebo…
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Federal Worker Hanged, ‘Fed’ Scrawled Across Chest
The FBI is investigating the hanging death of a U.S. Census worker near a Kentucky cemetery. A law enforcement official says the word "fed" was scrawled on his chest…
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Complexion for the Rejection: Philly Swim Club Fined for Racism
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission issued a finding of probable cause Tuesday that racism was involved in the decision last June by a suburban Philadelphia swim club to revoke privileges of a largely minority day care center…
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Obama to World: America’s Awesome, Still Can’t Fix Problems Alone
"Now is the time for all of us to take our share of responsibility," Obama said in a passage from a speech he was delivering Wednesday to the United Nations General Assembly…
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Ghosts of Timberlake: White Cop Told to Lose Cornrows
And just when he was getting set to record a "21 Jump Street" track with Lil’ Wayne…
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Going for Two: Plaxico Burress Sentenced to 24 Months
Defense lawyer Benjamin Brafton said, "This is a very real tragic case in many, many ways."
