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Robert Abbott launches the Chicago Defender newspaper in 1905 and begins a golden age in the life of the Black press.

Today In Black America: 06.02.09

With Brette Dawson

POSTED: June 02, 2009, 5:57 pm

Related References

books
media
- Justice for the Central Park Five
  NorthStar Network Editorial from October 2002
- DC Voting Rights
  A NorthStar Network news report on voting rights in the nation's capital
- Hate American Style
  Violence in Iraq is eerily similar to what Blacks experienced in the era of Jim Crow
- White House Seeks to Muzzle Foreign Press
  Bush White House seeks to silence foreign press over criticism of Iraq War
- President Bush Addresses the Nation
  A NorthStar Network news report on President Bush's speech on Iraq
organizations
documents
- Black Elected Officials, 2000
  One of the foremost Black think tanks looks at the status of Black elected officials in 2000
- National Opinion Poll on Social Security
  One of the foremost Black think tanks provides a snapshot of Black public opinion on Social Security in 1998.
- Members of Congress
  A dierctory of Members of the U.S.House of Representatives in the 110th Congress
- Justice Reinvestment, 2003
  A look at the potential in redirecting criminal justice dollars to communities bearing the burden of mass incarceration
- Poverty Rates by CBC Member District
  Census data detailing poverty rates in 2008 by Congressional Black Caucus Members' districts

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