today in black history

July 03, 2022

Educator Dr. Ruth Simmons, the first Black president of Brown University, was born on this date in 1945 in Grapeland, Texas.

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Around The Table: Episode 12

Political analysis of current events

NSnewstv Staff

POSTED: January 12, 2009, 8:16 am

This week, Roland Burris, the effects of the economic crisis, and unrest in the Middle East are topics on "Around The Table."

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