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Black protestors heckle Obama at rally
AFP
As the Democrat, who would be the first African-American US president, spoke, the protestors jumped up from their seats in a corner high up in the …

Reuters

Barbershops become urban community health centers
Reuters - USA
By Terri Coles TORONTO (Reuters) - African-American communities in the shadows of the University of Pittsburgh’s buildings are getting sick and dying sooner …

For black Republicans, race complicates the campaign
The South Florida Times - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
He does worry, though, that with both an African American and a woman on opposite sides of the ballot, ideas may not rule the day. …

Memorial To Black Civil War Regiment To Be Unveiled
Hartford Courant - United States
In 1863, African American and Native American men from throughout the state enlisted for duty at the former Camp Terry in New Haven. …

Spike Lee’s ‘Miracle at St. Anna’
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
The Buffalo Soldiers was the nickname of the 92nd Infantry Division, which consisted of 15000 African American men who served in Italy from August 1944 to …

Boo!! What Your Startle Reflex Says About Your Politics
TIME - USA
The point, rather, is that there may be something fundamentally biological about politics. “The reason that we have differences in political attitudes may …