Roy Wilkins (1901-1981) was one of the most important leaders in the civil rights struggle of African Americans.Born Aug. 30, 1901, in St. Louis, Missouri, of struggling African American parents, Roy ...
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A former Olympic sprinter from the Caribbean confessed that he raped four women and a teenage girl during a four-year period after stalking them in the city's parks, authorities said Monday.Alvin H...
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Six decades after completing their World War II mission and coming home to a country that discriminated against them because they were black, the Tuskegee Airmen are getting high honors from Congre...
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Today is Saturday, July 28, the 209th day of 2007. There are 156 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On July 28, 1945, a U.S. Army bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York's Em...
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Today is Tuesday, Nov. 6, the 310th day of 2007. There are 55 days left in the year. This is Election Day.Today's Highlight in History:On Nov. 6, 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln d...
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Noon. Sen. Barack Obama will speak at Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network convention at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, 811 Seventh Avenue.
Noon. Youth groups will commemorate the Armenian ge...
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Tours: (click on tour for specific dates and venue)ANGER MANAGEMENT 3 TOUR- Eminem, 50 Cent, LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ, G-UNIT, D-12, OBIE TRICE, and STAT QUO July 7- August 13HOW THE WE...
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Roy Wilkins
Former Olympic sprinter accused of rape
