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The "Journey of Reconciliation," the first "Freedom Ride" into the Jim Crow south took place in 1947, organized by CORE.

Today In Black America

Election Day Coverage

POSTED: November 04, 2009, 12:00 am

The New York Times

G.O.P. Wins Two Key Governors’ Races; Bloomberg Prevails in a Close Contest

A Year After Dousing, Republicans’ Hope Rekindled

In Virginia, McDonnell Ends Democrats’ Streak

Roundup of the Key National Election Results

Bloomberg Wins 3rd Term as Mayor in Unexpectedly Close Race

Chief Factor in Mayor’s Race: Bloomberg Influence

No Longer Invincible

Washington Post

Contests serve as warning to Democrats: It's not 2008 anymore

GOP reclaims Virginia

Now, the hard part: Continuing to straddle the center and the right

Strategy proves critical in quest for suburban votes

Rockville voters oust mayor; Greenbelt diversifies council

Detroit Free Press

'We can now put Detroit back on the right path,' Bing says

Despite the low voter turnout, Detroit is changing course

Some leaders back, but newbies grab top spots

Detroit's new day dawns with hope and expectation

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Norwood and Reed in runoff Dec. 1

Racial lines define results

The elimination of a woman in the middle

Atlanta's next mayor can’t do  it alone

Star Ledger

Republican Chris Christie ousts Jon Corzine in N.J. governor's race

Moran: N.J.'s election of 'unapologetic conservative' marks personal rebuke of Corzine

Congratulations, Chris Christie: Now comes the hard part

The Christian Science Monitor

Election Day November 2009: five things to watch

Atlanta mayoral race 2009: Why a white woman might win

Related References

books
- Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics 2008
  Employment, Earnings, Prices, Productivity, and Other Labor Data
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
- 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 on Social Security
  One of the foremost Black think tanks provides a snapshot of Black public opinion on Social Security in 1998.
- Poverty in the United States, 1991
- CBC Sponsors National Town Hall Meeting
- African American Males and Communities
  One of the foremost Black think tanks examines the status of Black men in communities
- Congressional Black Caucus Constituents Profile
  An overview of the constituents served by the Congressional Black Caucus

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