today in black history

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Composer and educator James Weldon Johnson, who wrote "Lift Every Voice and Sing," was born in 1871 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Rep. Gregory W. Meeks

POSTED: September 28, 2009, 11:46 am

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NorthStarNews.com caught up with Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) at the 39th Annual Legislative Conference of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.

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