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Franklin A. Thomas was named president of the Ford Foundation in 1979, the first Black to run the philanthropy.

Around The Table: Episode 11 Video

POSTED: January 04, 2009, 12:00 am

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Ali Sharif And Walter Fields talk about what lies ahead for President Obama upon taking office on January 20th.

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