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Posts published in April 2010

Syracuse University Law School Team Works Cold Cases From Civil Rights Era

Never Too Late For Justice:  Syracuse University Law School Professor Paula Johnson and her team work with families to solve cold cases from the Civil Rights era!  Watch the story on CNN by clicking here.

Former NBA Star John Salley On Mission To Help Kids Eat Healthy!

Former NBA Star John Salley, like First Lady Michelle Obama, is on a mission to help children eat healthy and get fit.  He discusses his new cause with HLN’s Jane Velez-Mitchell here:  John Salley on CNN.

NFL Star Nnamdi Asomugha Gives Homeless Teens Hope

Oakland Raiders All-Star defensive back Nnamdi Asomugha helps at-risk and homeless teens from Oakland and Los Angeles, takes them on tour of Washington D.C. and colleges.  Please click below to see this CNN piece — it’s a Good Black News must-watch!
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Good Black News Weekend Wrap Up – Sunday, April 11, 2010

Good Black News Weekend Wrap Up April 11, 2010

Listen to the Good Black News Weekend Wrap Up!  Listen by clicking the link above!

Black Journalists Honor CNN’s Soledad O’Brien

Soledad O’ Brien (photo: wikipedia commons)

The National Association of Black Journalists named CNN’s Soledad O’Brien Journalist of the Year at its spring Board of Directors meeting.

O’Brien is the impetus of CNN’s acclaimed “In America” franchise, which began with CNN’s “Black In America” in 2008, a groundbreaking documentary, which took an in-depth look at the challenges confronting blacks in America.

President Obama Speaks Out For Fair Immigration Reform

President Barack Obama calls Arizona’s recent immigration policies “misguided”, calls for protection of civil rights and federal legislation on immigration.
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