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Today in Black America - January 22

POSTED: January 22, 2013, 8:00 am

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Today in Black History: Toussaint L'Ouverture, Haitian liberator, enters Santo Domingo to battle the French in 1801.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution

MLK’s legacy honored at Ebenezer church

GSU Panther band in DC for inauguration with Georgia on its mind

Young voters back Obama despite their struggles during his first term


The New York Times

Speech Reveals an Evolved and Unapologetic President

Obama Offers Liberal Vision: ‘We Must Act’


Editorial: President Barack Obama


Among Blacks, Pride Is Mixed With Expectations for Obama


Four Years Later, Checking in With Those He Sought to Help

California Sheds Prisoners but Grapples With Courts


Crowd Takes to Brooklyn Bridge in Push for Gun Limits



The Christian Science Monitor

Obama's second term: What history says to expect

Obama inaugural speech: a sharp call to action


Obama inaugural address: a call to act on unfulfilled ideals


Martin Luther King Day: How far is America along road to the 'dream'?

The New Economy: Martin Luther King: His 'dream' is great business strategy

How Ray Nagin became the first New Orleans mayor to face bribery charges


The Detroit Free Press


Honoring Dr. King with service, prayer


Volunteers clean up 13 Detroit homes for MLK Day of Service

United We Walk brings schools together for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

You haven't lived here until ... you learn about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Michigan connections

Michigan to launch anti-obesity campaign


The Washington Post


Obama gives bold vision of American future


Obama’s speech pushes liberal agenda

Speech reveals a different leader

With Obama, not a post-racial nation, but something more complex

Colin Powell: GOP must 'stop buying into things that demonize the president'


The black president no longer


The Chicago Tribune

Durbin praises Obama's speech as 'beautiful'

Hundreds gather for King breakfast at Benedictine



The Star Ledger

N.J. dropout rate stays among lowest in nation, study shows

N.J. lawmakers commend Obama for 'courageous' inaugural address

Volunteers clean up Pelican Island during MLK Day of Service

Danny Glover headlines Martin Luther King event at Rowan University

Obama's inaugural address draws good reviews from N.J. Democrats


The Los Angeles Times


Files show Mahony tried to conceal abuse

Car leasing contract raises red flags

Sheriff's gun buyback collects 386 weapons in Compton

A paper produced by teens for teens is no longer pressing ahead


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Tens of thousands celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. across Northeast Ohio


Ohioans celebrate Obama's inauguration


Cleveland NAACP's Hilton Smith tells MLK Day crowd 'we can change the tide' in civil rights effort


Cleveland Browns linebacker Johnson kicks off MLK Day at scholarship breakfast


USA Today


Will Joe Biden run for president in 2016?

Payroll tax increase may nick consumer spending

ADHD diagnoses in kids increasing

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