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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2929/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[African-Americans have moved from 3/5 to second class citizenship.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-01-04 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2922/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Celebrating the principles of Kwanzaa in a time of crisis.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-12-27 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2895/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Calling for a focus on healing our families and communities.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-12-07 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2826/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[African-Americans are vital to the future development of Haiti.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-11-02 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2807/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Black voices must be a part of the Occupy Wall Street movement.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-10-25 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2790/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Will the call for Black economic justice be a part of Occupy Wall Street?]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-10-17 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Occupy Wall Street</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2785/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Will Occupy Wall Street grow more inclusive and more strategic!]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2785/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-10-13 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2739/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The President appears intent on fighting for his jobs proposal.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-09-16 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2732/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Articulating the foundation for Pan-African governance.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-09-14 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2725/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Promoting progressive principles for Pan-African governance.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-09-12 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2716/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It is time to promote progressive principles for African governance.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-09-08 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2689/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It is time for a Black footprint on Haiti's economic renaissance.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2689/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-08-18 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2675/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[People of African descent need to find a way to coalesce and cooperate.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-08-10 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2670/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Present conditions provide the impetus for a new progressive platform.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2670/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-08-08 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2645/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It's time to start working toward a real progressive agenda.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2645/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-07-28 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2631/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It's time all progressives assembled and developed a plan of action.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-07-25 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2622/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Dr. Daniels' continues his focus on creating a new political paradigm.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2622/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-07-20 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2607/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Blacks need an independent articulation of our political priorities.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2607/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-07-14 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2588/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Could President Obama's reelection chances be in jeopardy?]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-07-01 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2586/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Is Barack Obama in danger of being a one-term President?]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2586/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-06-30 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2572/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Blacks are taking the lead in addressing failures of U.S. drug policy.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2011-06-23 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2556/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The second of a two-part series on the nation's failed War on Drugs.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2556/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-06-17 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2553/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It is time to declare the nation's "War on Drugs" a failure.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2553/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-06-16 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2419/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Final essay of three-part series on the crisis in Libya.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2419/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-04-11 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2416/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Part two of a three-part essay on the crisis in Libya.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2416/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-04-08 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2412/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[First part of a three-part essay on the crisis in Libya.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2412/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-04-06 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2394/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Celebrating the life, legacy and work of Dr. James Turner.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2394/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-03-29 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2328/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[We let Black History Month lose significance to our own peril.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2328/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-02-24 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2314/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Birthday celebration of Reagan couched in hype, not truth.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2314/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-02-16 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2308/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Crisis in Egypt reveals flaws in U.S. policy in the region.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2308/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-02-10 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2280/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[We must preserve the real legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2280/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-01-25 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2269/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Return of "Baby Doc" Duvalier highlights need for new leaders in Haiti.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2269/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-01-18 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2228/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Time for a "do over" in Haiti to ensure a fair and democratic election.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2228/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-12-28 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2200/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Will Black Chicagoans work against their own interests in mayoral race?]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2200/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-12-07 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2131/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The long-standing Third World Press deserves our support and thanks.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2131/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-10-18 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2115/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[We've marched on Washington, now we have to march on ballot boxes.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2115/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-10-06 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2100/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Should Black voters bail out the Democratic Party...again?]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2100/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-09-27 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2076/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[We recall the life of a scholar, activist, and friend.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2076/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-09-15 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2068/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Was Glenn Beck restoring honor or defiling hallowed ground?]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2068/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-09-10 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2045/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Five years after Katrina, black is the missing color in New Orleans.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2045/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-08-26 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2036/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The president's lack of boldness on jobs may imperil Democrats at midterm.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2036/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-08-18 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2027/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Questions to ponder over Wyclef's presidential aspirations in Haiti.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2027/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-08-12 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2019/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The Shirley Sherrod incident is a tale of race and redemption.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2019/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-08-06 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2000/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[We need a return to organizations that made our community the priority.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/2000/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-07-20 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1983/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The future of Blacks Americans rests upon collaboration with each other.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1983/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-07-06 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1975/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[A candid assessment on the crisis facing Black Americans today.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1975/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-07-01 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1945/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Networking guru preaches the gospel of "connecting" in the Black community.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1945/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-06-17 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1928/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[What is the state of African liberation 50 years after independence movement?]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1928/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-06-09 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1911/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It is time for President Obama to show real leadership on Gulf oil spill.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1911/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-06-02 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1903/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[As efforts are made to rebuild Haiti, African Americans must be at the table.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1903/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-05-27 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1893/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[There was a time when Blacks were part of the Republican agenda.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1893/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-05-19 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1885/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[We should use Malcolm X's birthday and Haitian Flag day to unify Blacks.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1885/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-05-12 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1878/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Blacks and Latinos must use Arizona to present a united front against racism.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2010-05-07 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1869/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Dr. Henry Louis Gates serves the interests of slavery apologists.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1869/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-04-30 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1859/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[While others drink "tea," we need to build a progressive movement.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1859/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-04-22 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1851/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The President is at a critical juncture and must reset his agenda.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1851/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-04-15 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1837/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It's time for a national dialogue on the rebuilding of Haiti.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2010-04-06 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1825/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The Black press remains a potent weapon in fight for freedom.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2010-03-25 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <description><![CDATA[A new commission seeks to instill accountability into political process.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2010-03-18 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <description><![CDATA[Is there a model for educational reform that will serve Black students?]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2010-03-12 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <description><![CDATA[Historically, African "identity" has been used as a unifying force.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2010-03-05 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <description><![CDATA[How African Americans can get involved in the rebuilding of Haiti.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2010-02-26 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <description><![CDATA[Haiti Support Project brings journalists to witness Haiti relief efforts.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2010-02-18 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <description><![CDATA[Refugees from the Rainbow movement need to form third party.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2010-02-11 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1750/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It's time for the so-called "Tea Party" protests to take on Wall Street.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2010-02-04 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <description><![CDATA[In the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake, we must remain vigilant.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2010-01-27 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <description><![CDATA[Reflecting on Haiti's independence and its unfinished business.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2010-01-13 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1697/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Peace in the Middle East requires resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2010-01-05 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <description><![CDATA[A new Broadway musical captures the spirit of a Nigerian freedom fighter.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2009-12-30 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <description><![CDATA[The Census must address misuse of the nation's prison population.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2009-12-22 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1677/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It is time to revisit the FDR inspired idea of public works.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2009-12-15 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <description><![CDATA[The calls for the President to address Black joblessness are growing.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2009-12-08 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <description><![CDATA[People of Africa descent need to find meaning in the holiday season.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1660/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-12-01 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1654/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The grumble the White House hears is Americans who want jobs.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2009-11-25 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1642/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[2010 Census gives is an opportnity to count a new African community.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1642/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-11-17 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1633/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Reality sets in as the Obama White House pushes health care reform.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1633/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-11-11 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1620/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Chris Rock's new documentary raises sensitive issues of Black identity.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1620/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-11-02 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <description><![CDATA[Youth violence must be viewed through the lens of slavery.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1610/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-10-28 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1587/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Recalling the triumph of the Haitian Revolution and its impact on the Diaspora.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1587/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-10-20 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <description><![CDATA[A cultural offensive is required to rescue Black youth from violence.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2009-10-13 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1559/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It is time to bring the best minds together to address youth violence.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1559/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-10-06 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1546/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[IBW adds value to discussions at CBCF Annual Legislative Conference.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1546/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-09-29 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <description><![CDATA[Congressman John Lewis has erred in siding with the Cherokee Nation.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1529/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-09-22 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1514/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Our focus should be on building a real, progressive political movement.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1514/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-09-15 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1492/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Pent up white rage, fueled by ignorance is driving opposition to Obama.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1492/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-09-08 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1477/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[He once seemed as if he could do no wrong. Has Obama lost his mojo?]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1477/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-09-01 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1459/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The interests of people of African descent should lead us to Pan Africanism.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1459/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-08-25 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1424/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Dr. Ron Daniels looks at the challenge of Pan-Africanism in our time.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1424/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-08-11 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1407/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The arrest of Henry Louis Gates should provoke a real conversation on race.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1407/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-08-04 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1390/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[So much for our celebration of post-racial America, Gates incident exposes reality.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1390/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-07-28 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1321/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The spirit of Frederick Douglass frames Black struggle in the 21st century.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1321/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-07-07 08:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1301/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It's time for the President to take a stand on health care reform.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1301/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-06-30 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1281/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[George Fraser stands alone for his ability to connect people to achieve success.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1281/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-06-23 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1262/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor's pride in her gender and ethnic identity is more than defensible.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1262/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-06-16 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1246/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Conservatives in the GOP seek to distort debate on Sotomayor.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1246/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-06-09 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1228/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[President has managed to back Republicans in a corner with Court pick.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1228/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-06-02 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1214/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Remembering the contributions of Blacks in our Armed Forces.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1214/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-05-26 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1202/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Recalling the life and contributions of El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1202/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-05-19 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1189/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Race based remedies are not only valid but a necessity to promote equity.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1189/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-05-12 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1172/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[All of the talk of a post-racial America belies some hard truths about Black progress.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1172/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-05-05 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1155/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The President gets a B+ for his overall performance for his first 100 days.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1155/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-04-28 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1134/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[A third force is needed in American politics to advance a progressive agenda.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1134/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-04-21 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1117/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Television and radio journalist Tavis Smiley took some major hits during the presidential campaign when he had the audacity to suggest that Black folks should expect then candidate Barack Obama to responsive to Black issues and accountable in some measure to Black people in exchange for our support.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1117/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-04-15 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1101/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Now that we have a Black President, do we need a Black Agenda?]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1101/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-04-08 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1069/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[I confess to being very frustrated these days that amidst the greatest crisis since the Great Depression, the progressive movement may miss the opportunity to educate and organize the American people to create a more just and humane society.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1069/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-03-31 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1066/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[As it became increasingly clear that Barack Obama was poised to make history as the first African American President of the United States, it was also clear that this was potentially a big moment for the progressive movement – a time to articulate a vision for a new America and to organize to advance an agenda for reform and fundamental change.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1066/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-03-29 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1026/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Almost every year I make the Pilgrimage to Selma, Alabama for the Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee commemorating “Bloody Sunday” sponsored by the Voting Rights Museum under the leadership of Attorney Faya Rose Sanders.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/1026/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-03-17 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/997/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[In a calculated move to “reinvent” itself, the Republican National Committee recently elected Michael Steele as its Chairman. As a former Lt. Governor of Maryland, Steele was the first African American to hold statewide office.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/997/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-03-10 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/973/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[In my most recent column, I argued that the Haitian Revolution, which produced the first Black Republic in the world, was one of the most important revolutions in history.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/973/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-03-03 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/947/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Black History Month should never pass without people of African descent remembering the amazing Haitian Revolution which produced the first Black Republic in the world.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/947/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-02-24 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/916/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Recently I received an email with an Associated Press story indicating that Congressman Artur Davis, (D) of Birmingham, AL has written a letter to Attorney Faya Rose Sanders and the organizers of the Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma essentially suggesting that the Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright, Jr. be disinvited to this year’s commemoration of “Bloody Sunday.”]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/916/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-02-17 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/890/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[On Inauguration Day in Washington, D.C., there was a veritable sea of Red, White and Blue as some two million proud Americans, including hundreds of thousands of Black people, furiously waved their American Flags on the National Mall.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/890/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-02-10 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Vantage Point</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_ron_daniels/article/858/</link>
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