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Politicians, Scholars Voice Support for Slavery Reparation
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Dorothy Tillman, Lerone Bennett; 1928-., John Conyers; 1929-., Chicago (Ill.) City Council, Slavery (Reparations)
Falsely Imprisoned Ex-Black Panther 'Geronimo' Pratt to Get $4.5 Mil. in Settlement
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Elmer Geronimo Pratt (American revolutionary.), Miscarriage of justice, Los Angeles (Calif.) (Criminal justice, Administration of)
Teenager Charged in Shooting of Seven Black Youths at Popular D.C. Zoo
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National Zoological Park (U.S.), Youth and firearms, Juvenile delinquents and delinquency, Washington (D.C.) (Crime)
Rev. Jesse Jackson Cites Unequal Treatment of Cuban and Haitian Refugees by the U.S.
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Jesse L. Jackson (American clergyman and civil rights activist.); 1941-, Refugees, Cuban, Refugees, Haitian
Black Women Spearhead New Markets Equity Fund Fostering Minority Firms
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Millicent Hodge, Janice A. Booker, New Markets Equity Fund
Clinton Joins in Little Rock Memorial Service Honoring Civil Rights Heroine Daisy Bates
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Bill Clinton (American president.); 1946-, Daisy Bates (American civil rights activist.), Little Rock (Ark.) (Education, History)
Black Youths Treated More Harshly by Juvenile Justice System Than Whites: Report
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Minorities (Civil rights), Juvenile justice, Administration of
Atlanta Hawks' Lenny Wilkens, the Winningest Coach in NBA History, Resigns
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Lenny Wilkens; 1938-., Atlanta Hawks (Basketball team)
Tausha Mills, No. 2 WNBA Draft Pick, Heads List of the Six Blacks Chosen in Top 10
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Tausha Mills; 1976-., Women's National Basketball Association
Heavyweight Champ Lennox Lewis Keeps Titles with Round 2 Knockout
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Lennox Lewis (British boxer.)

Black Pilot Makes History as 1st Man to Pilot Open-cockpit Plane to North Pole
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Gus McLeod (American aviator and medical supply and beer distribution executive.), Polar flights
Church of God in Christ Bishop Charles E. Blake Receives L.A. Urban League's Whitney M. Young Award
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Charles E. Blake (American bishop.)
Mary J. Blige Discusses Her Triumph Over Drugs in June Ebony
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Mary J. Blige, Musicians (Drug use)
Rev. Jesse Jackson Confronts White Supremacists in Wallingford, CT, Opposed to Statewide Law Ordering Observance of Martin Luther King Day
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Jesse L. Jackson (American clergyman and civil rights activist.); 1941-, Ku Klux Klan, Martin Luther King Day, Wallingford (Conn.) (Race relations)
Marion Jones Anchors Record-setting USA Teams at Penn Relays in Philadelphia
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Marion Jones; 1975-., Track and field athletics (Women)
Experts Discourage Swim Lessons for Children Under 4 Because Kids Might Develop False Sense of Security Around Water
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American Academy of Pediatrics, Swimming (Study and teaching), Drowning (Prevention)
Mary Wilson Reveals why She Won't Tour with Diana Ross and the Supremes
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Mary Wilson (American singer.); 1944-, Supremes (Musical group)

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