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Jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald, the "First Lady of Song," was born on this date in 1918 in Newport News, Virginia.

Today In Black America

Today in Black America: 05.12.09

With Brette Dawson

POSTED: May 12, 2009, 6:33 pm

Related References

books
media
- Black Politicians in New Jersey Reach New Low
  NorthStar Network Editorial 2003
- Justice for the Central Park Five
  NorthStar Network Editorial from October 2002
- DC Voting Rights
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- 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
organizations
documents
- Members of Congress
  A dierctory of Members of the U.S.House of Representatives in the 110th Congress
- Call to Action: Prisoner Reentry in Three Cities
  Report focuses on efforts to assist the formerly incarcerated in three cities
- CBC Sponsors National Town Hall Meeting
- Poverty Rates by CBC Member District
  Census data detailing poverty rates in 2008 by Congressional Black Caucus Members' districts
- Black Elected Officials, 2000
  One of the foremost Black think tanks looks at the status of Black elected officials in 2000

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