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President Abraham Lincoln signed a proclamation ending slavery in the District of Columbia on this date in 1862.

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Friday Take-Out

Space Traders

A look back at a very thought provoking short story

POSTED: February 10, 2012, 12:00 am

In this presidential election year when it is open season on African-Americans, we revisit "Space Traders," the Hudlin Brothers masterful take on the late Derrick Bell's short story. This segment was part of the HBO trilogy "Cosmic Slop."

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- Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics 2008
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media
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- DC Voting Rights
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- Hate American Style
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- White House Seeks to Muzzle Foreign Press
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organizations
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- African Environmental Research Consulting Group (AERCG)
  Dr. Peter A. Sam, Chairman/CEO
- African Development Institute Inc.
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documents
- Congressional Black Caucus Constituents Profile
  An overview of the constituents served by the Congressional Black Caucus
- Annual CBC Banquet Program, 1974
  The program from the Congressional Black Caucus annual black tie dinner in 1974
- National Opinion Poll on Social Security
  One of the foremost Black think tanks provides a snapshot of Black public opinion on Social Security in 1998.
- Poverty in the United States, 1991
- CBC Sponsors National Town Hall Meeting

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