Obits
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Who’s going to sing a black boys’ song?
For Trayvon, Michael and Martin, and all other black boys sable mappings cover him like an ethno-alien cartogram dipped deeply and precisely in ebony...
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Kim Jong-il, North Korean Leader, is Dead
Kim Jong-il, the reclusive North Korean leader who has been battling ill health following a reported stroke in 2008, has died, the North’s official news...
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Breaking News: Hip Hop artist, Heavy D, dead at 44
Hip Hop fans are mourning the loss of Hip Hop legend, Heavy D (Dwight Errington Myers), who died suddenly yesterday. Hip Hop culture often gets...
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Wangari Maathai Obituary (1941-2011)
By Sonalini Kaur Sapra Wangari Maathai has been an inspiration to many for her unflagging passion and commitment to women’s rights and environmental justice. She...
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A Message from the Editors Concerning the Execution of Troy Anthony Davis
We join millions of Americans in expressing our profound sorrow tonight that despite recantations and substantial doubt concerning his guilt, the state of Georgia has...
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Message from The Editors: In Commemoration of 9/11
We wish to express our sincere sympathies for all of the victims of September 11, 2001, now ten years ago. The tragedy of that day...
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"Honored to Be One of His Intellectual Offspring": My Tribute to Dr. Manning Marable
By Zaheer Ali On Thursday, May 26, 2011, Columbia University hosted a public celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Manning Marable. My complete remarks*...
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On the Death of Osama bin Laden
By Aliyyah I. Abdur-Rahman My son asked me last night if I were “happy” that Osama bin Laden had been killed. He expressed his own sense...
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Breaking News: Osama Bin Laden is Dead
The man known as Osama Bin Laden, leader of Al Qaeda, is dead. Last night President Obama confirmed that Bin Laden was shot to death...
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On a Blues Woman’s Birthday
Today is singer Bessie Smith’s 117th birthday. While the particular milestone is not the most significant, the woman it relates to is. “The Empress of...