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Today in Black America - Jan. 22

POSTED: January 22, 2009, 12:00 am

The New York Times

On Day One, Obama Sets a New Tone

On Palestinian Question, Tough Choices for Obama

Obama to Shut Guantanamo Site and CIA Prisons

Parsons is Named Chairman of Citigroup

Washington Post

D.C.’s Inauguration Head Count: 1.8 Million

Obama Sworn In Again, With Right Words

Republicans Obstruct Holder’s Path to Justice Dept.

The Christian Science Monitor

The role of religion under Obama

U.S. Supreme Court says parents can sue school officials under discrimination laws

What it might take for the U.S. to remain No. 1

Chicago Tribune

On first day, Obama and first lady meet White House visitors; emotions run high for some

Readers wonder how Obama worked magic

Survey: Political engagement hits 40-year high for college freshmen; money concerns also up

Baltimore Sun

Baltimore posts fourth-highest TV audience for inauguration in the U.S.

United Way aims to raise $1 million emergency fund

City taxpayers could pay for Dixon’s defense

Detroit Free Press

A touch of Motown in Obama

Kilpatrick might leave county jail Feb. 2

Intense review of Michigan prisons due today

Los Angeles Times

President Obama swiftly sets course on Day One

Microsoft to slash 5,000 jobs, misses on 2Q profit

New-home construction falls to all-time low

Related References

books
- Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics 2008
  Employment, Earnings, Prices, Productivity, and Other Labor Data
media
- 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
- Black Politicians in New Jersey Reach New Low
  NorthStar Network Editorial 2003
- Justice for the Central Park Five
  NorthStar Network Editorial from October 2002
organizations
- Afro American Historical & Genealogical Society
  P. O. Box 73067 Washington, DC 20056-3067
- African Environmental Research Consulting Group (AERCG)
  Dr. Peter A. Sam, Chairman/CEO
- African Development Institute Inc.
  Lee Cassanelli: Director
documents
- National Opinion Poll, 1999
  One of the foremost Black think tanks releases its annual survey of Black political opinion for 1999
- Poverty in the United States, 1989
- The Patriot Act
  The Patriot Act and its impact on civil liberties in the United States
- 2007 Annual Jobs Report
- HIV/AIDS Today, Issue 21
  Microbicides

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