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A Moment With Janice Mathis

Former General counsel to the Rainbow PUSH Coalition

Ali Sharif

POSTED: January 14, 2009, 4:01 am

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Former Rainbow/PUSH General Counsel Attorney Janice Mathis reflects on Black America's progress.

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