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					 <title>Student Loan Politics</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3882/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Is the student loan compromise better than nothing at all?]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2013-07-31 06:30:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>The Scourge of Gun Violence</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3855/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The death of Trayvon Martin is part of the larger issue of gun violence.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2013-07-16 08:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Try Equality</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3803/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Having perfected the art of identifying inequalities; it's time to try equality.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2013-06-18 06:30:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Is 'Big Brother' Racially Biased?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3794/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Is the government's watchful eye trained on people of color?]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2013-06-10 13:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>The Uneven Recovery</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3784/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[A "recovery" during which African-Americans are left behind.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2013-06-04 12:30:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Fed Contracting Inequality</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3778/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Our federal contracting system promotes inequality.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2013-05-30 08:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>At Last?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3758/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[President Obama has finally moved to address diversity in his Cabinet.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2013-05-14 06:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Wrong Approach on Immigration</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3747/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The Senate immigration bill disadvantages our community.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2013-05-06 10:30:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Blaming the Dark Skin Man</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3730/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[When in doubt, the dark skin man always takes the blame for heinous acts.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2013-04-23 06:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Health Care Disparities</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3693/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Attitudes in health care drive racial disparities.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2013-04-02 06:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Failing the Diversity Test</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3673/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[As the Catholic Church makes history, President stalls on diversity.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2013-03-18 11:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Whole Foods or Whole Fool?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3626/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Whole Foods CEO John Mackey puts his foot in his mouth on Obamacare]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2013-02-12 09:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>All or None of Us</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3601/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The President must address all inequities in America.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2013-01-29 05:30:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Memories and Median Age</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3578/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Celebrations are important, but who actually remembers the past?]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2013-01-15 07:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>"F" Bombs on the Hill</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3569/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[House Speaker John Boehner's undignified behavior on the Hill.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2013-01-08 07:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Engaged for Change in 2013</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3561/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Black America in 2013: Hook In and Hook Up.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2013-01-02 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Where is your Passion?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3543/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Newtown tragedy should make us evaluate the source of our passion.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-12-17 10:30:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>What about Kasandra?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3532/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Concern for football player's victim is absent from news coverage.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-12-11 08:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>'Tis the Season to be Careful</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3520/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Beware of scams this holiday season.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-12-03 11:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Public Policy Hurts the Poor</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3512/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Some public policy is undeniably harmful to the poor.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-11-27 08:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>The Scam that Stole Thanksgiving</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3502/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving is being pushed aside by the greed of retailers.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-11-20 07:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>A Post-Election Headache</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3466/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[No matter who wins on November 6, some tough choices await the winner.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-10-30 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Watcha' Talkin' bout Willard?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3453/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney's flip-flopping amounts to gibberish.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-10-23 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Health Care as Civil Right</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3438/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Health care is not a luxury; it is a civil right for all Americans.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-10-15 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Let Polls Motivate</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3413/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Don't fall asleep; polls should inspire Obama supporters to vote on November 6.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-10-01 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>A Vote for Consumers</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3395/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Warren deserves support in her bid for Massachusetts Senate seat.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-09-25 06:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Facing Poverty and Unemployment</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3378/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Blacks are facing the double whammy of no jobs and poverty.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-09-19 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>After Euphoria, the Reality</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3360/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The reality of a tough election sets in for Democrats.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-09-11 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Same Old Song</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3296/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The voices of voters who should know better are strained with complacency.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-08-27 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>A Mediocre Investment</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3283/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Our nation would win Olympic gold for our mediocre investment in education.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-08-14 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Victories and Stereotypes</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3270/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[In a moment of historic Olympic victory, old stereotypes resurface.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-08-06 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>The Equivalency of Human Life</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3263/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[All life is precious but you would not know it from media coverage.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-08-01 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>God's Plan to Kill?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3254/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[George Zimmerman insults all of us by using God as his defense.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-07-23 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Removing Mental Health Stigma</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3246/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It is time to bring mental health issues out of the closet.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-07-17 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>The GOP &amp; Unemployment</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3236/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Are Republicans at the root of our nation's high unemployment?]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-07-09 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Congressional Two-Step</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3231/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Congress gives and takes away from college students.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-07-03 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Standing up for Domestic Workers</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3217/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Consideration should be given to those who unselfishly care for others.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-06-25 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Will Affirmative Action Disappear?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3208/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Case before the U.S. Supreme Court further threatens affirmative action.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-06-18 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Targeting Federal Workers</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3202/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[A mean spirited campaign on Capitol Hill aimed at government workers.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-06-12 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Through the Lens of History</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3169/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Our nation's current descent into the depths of racism has precedent.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-05-17 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Claim your Destiny</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3155/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Even in a tough economy you need to be bold and claim your destiny.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-05-09 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Burdening our Children with Debt</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3147/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[We are shackling our young people with debt and robbing their success.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-05-02 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Black Women &amp; the Mommy Wars</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3134/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Somehow the trials of Black women are lost in the discussion.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-04-24 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Getting Down to Business</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3127/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The presidential race is now set and we need some answers to our concerns.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3127/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2012-04-17 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Murder by Austerity</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3113/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Budget decisions have life and death implications for the most vulnerable.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-04-10 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>We are all Trayvon Martin</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3097/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The murder of Trayvon Martin impacts us all.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-04-02 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>What Happened to Audacity?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3086/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Two reminders of the need for Blacks to organize and act boldly.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3086/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2012-03-27 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Women, Children and Poverty</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3072/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Bringing poverty to the forefront of the policy debate.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-03-20 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Why I left Bennett</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3063/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Recognizing when it is time to move on to other challenges.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-03-13 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Black Women and Organizations</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/3016/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Black women have played a key role in organizations addressing inequities.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-02-14 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>The Women in Black History</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2999/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Celebrating Black women who have made their mark on our nation.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-02-07 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Market for Disrespect</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2983/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[We are in a season of disrespect toward the President and his family.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-01-31 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Who Gets Food Stamps?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2963/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Newt Gingrich is playing the race deck in trying to win GOP nomination.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-01-24 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>What is the state of the Dream?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2955/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The King Holiday forces us to reassess where we are as a community.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-01-18 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Others Gain, Blacks Lose</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2940/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The latest national employment report bears more bad news for Blacks.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2012-01-09 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Let the Games Begin</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2927/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[As Congress returns, the election year battle begins in earnest.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2927/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2012-01-03 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Giving Due</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2921/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[After another silly debate on Capitol Hill, giving due.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2921/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-12-27 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Drum Major for Change</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2910/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It is time to end the senseless hazing of students on campus.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2910/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-12-19 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Out of Touch with America</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2901/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Republican candidates are clueless as to real needs.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2901/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-12-12 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Consequences of Bullying</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2890/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[We must step forward and end the mistreatment of others.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2890/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-12-05 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>We Must Create Jobs</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2869/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The first priority must be to put Americans to work.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2869/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-11-22 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>The Diabetes Epidemic</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2856/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[November is Diabetes Awareness Month;an opportunity to focus on the disease.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2856/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-11-15 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Stop the Violence Against Women</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2838/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Recent attacks against members of Delta Sigma Theta highlight larger issue.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2838/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-11-08 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Infant Meningitis Vaccinations a Must</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2821/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[CDC should recommend infant meningitis vaccinations.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2821/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-10-31 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Who is Watching Defict Committee?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2806/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[While the "Super Committee" works behind closed doors, who is watching?]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2806/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-10-24 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Moving beyond Occupying Space</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2792/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[What does the Occupy Wall Street movement want?]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2792/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-10-18 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>One in Three</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2780/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[One-third of Black Americans are not working: does anyone but us care?]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2780/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-10-11 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Much To Do About Nothing</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2764/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The flap over the President's speech at CBC dinner is a distraction.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2764/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-10-04 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>The Complexity of Black America</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2756/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Congressional Black Caucus conference reveals complexity of Black life.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2756/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-09-27 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Debilitating Poverty is Corrosive</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2742/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[As poverty grows in America,the need for a new movement is clear.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2742/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-09-20 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Jobs Bill a Step in Right Direction</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2728/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[President Obama has taken a step in right direction on jobs.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2728/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-09-13 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Fix the King Quote</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2710/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Maya Angelou was right in suggesting MLK Memorial quote should be fixed.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2710/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-09-06 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Hope for Next Generation</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2701/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[As we dedicate King memorial, who will bring hope for next generation?]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2701/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-08-31 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Beginning of the End?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2694/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Are we witnessing the end of the American economy and prosperity?]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2694/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-08-22 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Is Deal Laced with Poison?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2653/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The debt limit deal will be toxic in its application.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2653/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-08-01 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Healthy Minds in a Sick Economy</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2641/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Death of Amy Winehouse calls attention to mental health issues.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2641/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-07-27 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Budget Foolishness</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2618/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Lawmakers are playing games as the nation faces economic crisis.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2618/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-07-19 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Racing toward the Bottom</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2604/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship must be part of recovery mix.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2604/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-07-13 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>IMF Ignores World Realities</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2595/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[A new world order requires a rethinking of our global priorities.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2595/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-07-06 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>China's Bet</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2579/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[There are clear signs that China is on the ascent, while U.S. falters.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2579/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-06-27 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Election Thievery</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2561/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[There is a move afoot to steal the 2012 presidential election.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2561/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-06-20 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Debilitating Diversions</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2547/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The Weiner scandal is distracting Democrats from real work.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2547/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-06-14 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Work is a Necessity</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2530/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It is time our nation made work and the creation of jobs a priority.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2530/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-06-07 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>History's Hostages</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2512/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[History belongs to those who write it; so write, write, write.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2512/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-06-01 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Raise the Debt Ceiling</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2500/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It is crucial that the federal debt ceiling is raised.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2500/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-05-24 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Has Freedom Rides Borne Fruit?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2492/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Fifty years after the historic effort, how far have we come?]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2492/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-05-18 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>The Class of 2011</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2477/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[College graduates face a conundrum - more debt, more chances.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2477/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-05-10 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Show Me Your Passbook</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2462/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Birthers are a disgraceful distraction from critical issues in America.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2462/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-05-03 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Children of Women Behind Bars</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2446/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The real consequences of the children of imprisoned women.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2446/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-04-26 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>What about the Workers?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2433/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[America's workers seems to be absent from the discussion these days.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2433/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-04-19 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Manning, Malcolm, And Meaning</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2422/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Reflecting on the passing of historian Dr. Manning Marable.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2422/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-04-12 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Census and Black Political Power</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2395/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[2012 Census data poses new challenges to Black's political power.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2395/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-03-29 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Lessons from Japan</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2382/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Can we learn something about our infrastructure needs from crisis!]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2382/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-03-22 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Gender Equity Is Our Business</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2367/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[We are all responsible for promoting gender equity.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2367/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-03-14 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Should We Bank On This Recovery?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2351/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[This might not be the economic recovery most of us can bank on.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2351/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-03-08 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>White Out</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2339/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The Oscars again reveals Blacks are excised from America's culture.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2339/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-03-02 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Just Too Much?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2323/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[When are budget cuts just enough or too deep, causing long-term pain?]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2323/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-02-22 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Embracing Black Economic History</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2317/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[There are untold stories of Blacks exercising economic independence.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2317/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-02-17 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Except Us</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2304/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The unemployment picture improves for everyone except..Blacks.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2304/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-02-09 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Egypt, Economic Justice &amp; Us</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2295/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Will the demand for justice in Egypt echo in the U.S.?]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2295/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-02-02 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Preacher and Prophet</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2271/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Claiming Dr. King as an economist who foresaw nation's decline.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2271/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-01-19 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>A Tragedy and Apology</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2253/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[In the wake of Arizona tragedy, we must all be mindful of what we say.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2253/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-01-11 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Which Constitution?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2239/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Which Constitution will Congressional Republicans seek to amend?]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2239/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2011-01-04 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Holiday Diversity</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2220/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[We should honor the diversity of the holiday season.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2220/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-12-20 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Surviving, Thriving and Holiday Kwanzaa</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2212/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Black Americans are proven survivors during hard times.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2212/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-12-14 22:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Some Want Jobs for Christmas</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2201/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[A job is the only gift that matters for many Americans this Christmas.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2201/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-12-07 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Hunger In A Season Of Plenty</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2191/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Hunger remains a serious problem facing many Americans.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2191/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-12-01 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Who Let The Ducks Out?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2174/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Be mindful,this lame duck Congress can cause some real damage.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2010-11-16 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>On Barack Obama and Oscar Grant</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2163/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The President and protesters in Oakland share a common need.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2163/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-11-09 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>The Future is in our Hands</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2142/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[We must realize that we can determine the future of this nation.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2142/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-10-26 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>The Fed Considers Monetary Action</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2135/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The inaction of Congress may lead the Fed to enact stimulus measure.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2135/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-10-20 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>A Pilgrimage to Haiti</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2124/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Dr. Malveaux reflects on her recent trip to Haiti.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2124/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-10-13 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>After the March</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2113/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Now that the One Nation March has been held; what's next to do?]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2113/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-10-05 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Maxine, You Are Our Queen</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2102/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[By standing up, Maxine Waters has stood out as a target.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2102/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-09-28 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Young, Gifted and Poor</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2091/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The recession is crushing the young, poor and talented of our nation.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2091/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-09-22 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Remembering Ron Walters</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2074/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Our nation has lost a giant in the cause for social justice.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2074/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-09-14 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>8 Weeks To Go</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2062/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Midterm elections are around the corner; what will we do?]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2062/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-09-08 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Nightmare or Dream?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2053/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[There was only one march for justice last Saturday in the nation's capital.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2053/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-08-31 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Detroit - America's Ground Zero</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2042/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The Motor City is symbolic of our nation's failure to help cities.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2042/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-08-24 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>In Search of Synchronocity</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2032/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[We need a bit of Abbey Lincoln's sensibility to get our bearings.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2032/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-08-17 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Katrina: Five Years Later</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2025/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[August 29 markes the fifth anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina disaster.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2025/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-08-11 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Race Heat, Economic Light</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2009/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Race made headlines, but just as important is economic progress.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2009/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-07-27 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>FINALLY, Financial Services Reform</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2002/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[After much delay, the Senate finally acted on financial reform.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/2002/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-07-21 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Not Lily White, Just Non-Black</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1993/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Senate may not be all-white, but it certainly lacks Black faces.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1993/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-07-13 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>An All White Senate?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1985/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[With Senator Burris on the way out, U.S. Senate may get a whitewash.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1985/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-07-07 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Who Should Really Be Drug Tested?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1972/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[If being unemployed is not bad enough, Senator Hatch wants drug testing.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1972/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-06-30 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Connecting the Dots</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1957/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Recent PUSH/Excel conference demonstrates leadership of Rev. Jackson.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1957/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-06-22 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Things Fall Apart</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1940/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[There should be more outrage over the conduct of BP and the Gulf oil spill.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1940/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-06-16 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Our Jobless Recovery</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1925/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[A jobless recovery is no recovery, it's a cruel joke on African Americans.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1925/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-06-08 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>The Death of Empathy</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1910/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Do our young people lack empathy for human suffering?]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1910/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-06-02 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Financial Reform</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1901/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The real work in finacial reform is ironing out the details.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1901/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-05-25 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Black Woman on Supreme Court?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1891/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The President's recent pick highlights absence of Black women on bench.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1891/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-05-18 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>A Word For Graduates</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1881/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Some words of wisdom for graduates of the Class of 2010.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1881/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-05-11 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Suspicion of Racial Origin</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1873/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The new Arizona immigration law makes "living brown" suspicious.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1873/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-05-04 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Dorothy Height: Icon and Friend</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1864/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Remenbering an American icon who was also a dear friend and inspiration.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1864/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-04-27 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Supremacy History</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1846/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Virginia governor's omission reveals truth about Confederacy.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1846/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-04-13 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>White Hyacinths</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1840/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The arts play an important role as a coping mechanism during a recession.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1840/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-04-07 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>U.S. Lags in World Technology</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1831/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The nation is playing catch-up with the rest of the world in technology.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1831/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-03-30 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Racism: A Pre-Existing Condition</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1821/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The Tea Party movement poisons the national debate on important issues.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1821/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-03-23 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>The Agenda after Health Care</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1810/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[A number of issues are ripe for the White House and Congress to pursue.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1810/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-03-16 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>An Oscar Setback</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1801/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Actress Mo'nique took home an Oscar but Black roles still lacking.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1801/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-03-09 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Drum Roll in the White House</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1796/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Historically Black colleges in the spotlight at White House event.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1796/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-03-02 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Honoring Fannie Lou  Hamer</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1785/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It's time the legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer is commemorated with a statue.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1785/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-02-24 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Meaning behing Jobs Meeting</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1774/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It means something when the President focuses on the Black jobs crisis.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1774/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-02-17 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>From Free Frank to Billionaire Bob</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1762/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[A look at the historical path to Black economic empowerment.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1762/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-02-09 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>What Would You Sit For?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1744/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Is there an injustice that would cause you to take a stand?]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1744/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-02-02 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Coakley in Context</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1726/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Democrats need not hit hit the panic button after Massachusetts election.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1726/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-01-26 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Rebuilding Haiti</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1717/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It's time to rebuild Haiti from the effects of decades of neglect.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1717/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-01-20 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Reid proves DuBois Right</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1712/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Senator Harry Reid's remarks exposes the truth of W.E.B. DuBois.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1712/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-01-14 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Still Insufficient Funds</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1700/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The nation has yet to make sufficient investment in Black Americans.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1700/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2010-01-06 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>High Expectations</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1689/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Some of the President's supporters have unrealistic expectations.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1689/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-12-24 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Climate Justice?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1680/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Copenhagen conference is an opportunity to address impact on Diaspora.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1680/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-12-16 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>One Nation?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1670/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[President Obama needs to face reality and address Black joblessness.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1670/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-12-09 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Too Many in College?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1662/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Higher education remains a proven path to a better life for our youth.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1662/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-12-02 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Obama in China</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1645/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[While the President courts China, the Chinese focus on Africa.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1645/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-11-18 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>1 in 4</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1636/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[It's time to put forward a federal jobs program.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1636/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-11-12 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Are You Better Off?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1624/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The question posed by Ronald Reagan continues to hold relevance.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1624/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-11-04 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>A Woman of High Purpose</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1613/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The name of Dr. Niara Sudarkasa should be known in our community.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1613/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-10-29 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>HBCUs Need Your Help</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1593/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Obama administration has yet to make commitment to Black colleges.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1593/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-10-21 14:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>First Friday Blues</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1575/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Monthly employment data shows belies notion of a recovery for Blacks.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1575/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-10-14 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>No Excuse for Gun Violence</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1498/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[The time has come for an all out campaign against gun violence.]]></description>
					 <guid>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1498/</guid>
					 <pubDate>2009-09-09 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Who Will Give a Voice to the Voiceless?</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1481/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[After Kennedy, who speaks for the most vulnerable Americans?]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2009-09-02 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Serving and Saving Children</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1471/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Why should an organization that is saving children, face eviction?]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2009-08-28 00:00:00</pubDate>
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					 <title>Blacks and Health Care Reform</title>
					 <link>http://www.northstarnews.com/columns/dr_julianne_malveaux/article/1454/</link>
					 <description><![CDATA[Congress seems to be putting the final touches on health care reform legislation, arranging to provide health care, especially, for the uninsured. Anyone who has made the summer rounds of civil rights conventions understand that African American policy makers care about this issue. Still there seems to be no passion in advocacy for heath care reform.]]></description>
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					 <pubDate>2009-08-24 00:00:00</pubDate>
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