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Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned
NEW YORK - James Brown mementoes ranging from his signature capes to a medical bracelet fetched thousands of dollars Thursday at an auction, which the soul icon's children protested.
People:James Brown Al Sharpton Source:(AP)
2008-07-17
Fox: Jackson used N-word in crude off-air remarks
CHICAGO - For decades the Rev. Jesse Jackson has rallied against the use of the N-word -- an ethnic slur he has repeatedly told the American public is hateful and degrading. But the longtime civil rights activist used the term in what Jackson thought was a private conversation during a break from a TV interview.
Nations:Spain People:Barack Obama Michelle Obama Michael Richards Al Sharpton Jesse Jackson Source:(AP)
2008-07-16
Black Americans on long road to political equality
ATLANTA (Reuters) - For black Americans, the road to political inclusion that has allowed Democratic candidate Barack Obama to make a serious bid for the White House has been long and difficult.
Nations:U.S. People:Al Sharpton Cynthia McKinney Jesse Jackson Barack Obama Abraham Lincoln Activities:African-American Slavery U.S. Civil Rights Movement Vietnam War
2008-06-30
Don Imus says race comment was misunderstood
NEW YORK - Months after returning to the radio with a pledge to mend the wounds caused by his comments about a women's basketball team, Don Imus is once again defending on-air remarks regarding race. During an on-air conversation Monday about the arrests of suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones, Imus asked, "What color is he?"
People:Don Imus Al Sharpton Activities:2007 Imus Racism Remarks Source:(AP)
2008-06-23
Dobson accuses Obama of 'distorting' Bible
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - As Barack Obama broadens his outreach to evangelical voters, one of the movement's biggest names, James Dobson, accuses the likely Democratic presidential nominee of distorting the Bible and pushing a "fruitcake interpretation" of the Constitution.
Nations:U.S. People:Al Sharpton Barack Obama Activities:US Election 2008 African-American Slavery Source:(AP)
2008-06-23
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