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

President's Weekly Address - 6/8/13

POSTED: June 08, 2013, 12:00 am

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As the U.S. Senate prepares to take up immigration legislation, President Obama calls upon lawmakers to move swiftly to enact comprehensive reform.





Source: The White House

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