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Urban dropout rates at catastrophic levels

MARC H. MORIAL - May 7, 2009

‘’Every child in America deserves a quality education that will prepare them to compete in an increasingly global marketplace.’’ - The National Urban League...

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Urban dropout rates at catastrophic levels

MARC H. MORIAL - May 7, 2009

‘’Every child in America deserves a quality education that will prepare them to compete in an increasingly global marketplace.’’ - The National Urban League...

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55 years later: American education separate and unequal

Rev. AL SHARPTONNNPA Columnist - May 6, 2009

In the case of Brown vs. the Board of Education on May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court decided that the Constitution of the United...

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55 years later: American education separate and unequal

Rev. AL SHARPTONNNPA Columnist - May 6, 2009

In the case of Brown vs. the Board of Education on May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court decided that the Constitution of the United...

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Supreme Court considers key civil rights cases

MARC H. MORIAL - April 30, 2009

In an America that elected Barack Obama its first African-American president who appointed Eric Holder as its first African-American Attorney General, is there still...

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The high cost of being poor

SHANNON WILLIAMS - April 30, 2009

Did you know that a person could quite possibly go to prison for not paying their bills? As absurd as it may sound to...

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100 days

AMOS BROWN - April 30, 2009

The tradition of chronicling an American president’s first 100 days began in the depths of the Depression, as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt told the...

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Commentary: Miss California, thanks for being honest

Roland S. Martin<br />CNN Contributor - April 23, 2009

(CNN) — A lot of folks are always saying they like to keep it real, that they want authenticity and straight talk. Yet when...

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Commentary: Miss California, thanks for being honest

Roland S. MartinCNN Contributor - April 23, 2009

(CNN) — A lot of folks are always saying they like to keep it real, that they want authenticity and straight talk. Yet when...

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To torture or not torture?

SHANNON WILLIAMS - April 23, 2009

The subject of torture is complex and highly debatable. Last week President Barack Obama released four memos that detailed interrogation methods permitted by the...

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