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An African-American writer finds her roots in Bengal

By Sandip Roy New America Media In 1896, almost a century before Mira Nair’s Mississippi Masala caused a stir by daring to show a romance

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Patients teach doctor how to heal at the end of life

By Paul Kleyman Contributing Writer PALO ALTO, Calif. (Special from New America Media)—How does a doctor specializing in saving lives turn into one of the

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South African billionaire to give away half his money
JOHANNESBURG (Special to the NNPA from The Final Call) – A South African billionaire says his family will give away half of its money to charity.
Racial tensions high in Jonesboro, Black mayor faces charges
By J. Kojo Livingston Contributing Writer Here we go, again. The theme of Black elected officials facing tremendous racial opposition is almost a cliché today. The events unfolding in Jonesboro, La put the ...
Claimants opt out of proposed BP medical settlement
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer A medical portion in the proposed, $7.8 billion class-action settlement with BP will satisfy some residents who became ill from the 2010 spill but hundreds of others ...
Bob Johnson launches neck tie collection to help fight malaria
By Dorothy Rowley Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer) – Robert L. Johnson, founder and chairman of The RLJ Companies, has launched a charitable project aimed at eradicating ...
Rev. Jackson wins release of two Americans from Gambia prison
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Sikh temple shooter formed supremacist views in U.S. military
By Askia Muhammad Contributing Writer WASHINGTON (Special to the NNPA from The Final Call) — Mourners paid their final respects on August 10 to six worshippers gunned down by a race-hating, white ...
The Olympics in retrospect N.O.’s own Audrey Patterson Tyler set the London Olympics on fire
By Ro Brown Contributing Writer Fanny Blankers-Koen was fast! So fast, that the sprinter from the Netherlands was the star of the 1948 Summer Olympic Games — the last time London hosted ...
Attacking Iran makes no sense, but Netanyahu might do it anyway
By William O. Beeman The Louisiana Weekly By all accounts, Israeli and American military officials are clear about one thing: Iran does not possess nuclear weapons, is not likely to have weapons ...

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