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World

Pope urges solidarity with migrants in new message

Vatican City - Top Vatican officials, citing Wednesday a new message by Pope Benedict XVI, urged...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 20:28

Corporal punishment common in US public schools: Report

Washington - More than 200,000 US public school students, often as young as 3 years, were punished...
» read full story August 20th, 2008 - 19:54
Pope Benedict to Visit Manhattan Synagogue

Pope Benedict to Visit Manhattan Synagogue

Pope Benedict XVI will reportedly visit a New York synagogue led by a rabbi who survived the...
» read full story April 03rd, 2008 - 20:56
Florida Legislature Issues Formal Apology for Slavery

Florida Legislature Issues Formal Apology for Slavery

Florida has become the sixth American state who formally apologized for “the shameful chapter” of...
» read full story March 27th, 2008 - 13:18
Final Verdict: No Bail for Slave-Holder Woman

Final Verdict: No Bail for Slave-Holder Woman

Judge Arthur D. Spatt from the Federal District Court in New York revoked on Thursday the bail for...
» read full story December 21st, 2007 - 16:33
New York Couple on Trial for Slavery and Torture Found Guilty

New York Couple on Trial for Slavery and Torture Found Guilty

A millionaire New York couple was found guilty Monday of keeping two middle-aged Indonesian...
» read full story December 18th, 2007 - 11:20
US, Mexico to Cooperate in Fight Against Drug Traffic

US, Mexico to Cooperate in Fight Against Drug Traffic

US President George W Bush and his Mexican counterpart Felipe Calderon discussed new measures of...
» read full story August 22nd, 2007 - 10:56
Japan Avoids Apology to WWII Comfort Women

Japan Avoids Apology to WWII Comfort Women

A US Congressional committee passed a resolution on Tuesday pressing for an apology from Japan to...
» read full story June 27th, 2007 - 14:13
Amnesty Signals Alarming Increase of Sex Trafficking To Greece

Amnesty Signals Alarming Increase of Sex Trafficking To Greece

Human rights group Amnesty International says sex trafficking of women and children to Greece has...
» read full story June 12th, 2007 - 17:03
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Specials

“A Mercy”: The Secrets Of Humanity Lie In Humanity Itself

Toni Morrison has brought to light a violently dark world in her new book, which emanates the...
» read full story November 09th, 2008 - 14:07
Josh Bernstein Invites Each and Every One of You “Into the Unknown”

Josh Bernstein Invites Each and Every One of You “Into the Unknown”

Josh Bernstein, known for hosting History Channel’s popular archaeological series, “Digging for...
» read full story August 18th, 2008 - 13:30
Amistad Opera Opens Again

Amistad Opera Opens Again

Anthony Davis’s opera “Amistad,” a historical piece about slavery and freedom, opens again in...
» read full story May 26th, 2008 - 17:10
Contemporary Passover – Easy and Glam

Contemporary Passover – Easy and Glam

With Susie Fishbein, Passover becomes joyful and modern. The author of “Kosher by Design” cookbook...
» read full story April 17th, 2008 - 00:29
New Jersey Legislature Formally Apologizes For Slavery

New Jersey Legislature Formally Apologizes For Slavery

New Jersey is now the fifth U. S. state to apologize for its role in the practice of slavery before...
» read full story January 08th, 2008 - 12:59
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U.S.

Tears of joy, faith, devotion from Obama supporters

Chicago - African-Americans wept and hugged as the diverse crowd in Chicago's Grant Park erupted...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 12:22

Obama victory helps turn page on US racial history

San Francisco - An 11-year-old white girl came home from school in rural California a few days...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 07:53

McCain quickly concedes defeat, congratulates Obama

Washington - Republican John McCain quickly conceded defeat in Tuesday's election, congratulating...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 07:38

African Americans Recall Advances as White House Race Ends

Chicago - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama may have been raised largely by his white...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 09:17
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Movies

10,000 B.C. Movie Review

10,000 B.C. Movie Review

I hope you like the movies that rely heavily on computer-generated effects and animation in order...
» read full story March 08th, 2008 - 17:01
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Music

Jazz Percussionist Max Roach Dies At Age 83

Jazz Percussionist Max Roach Dies At Age 83

Percussionist Max Roach, one of the fathers of modern jazz, died Thursday at his home in New...
» read full story August 17th, 2007 - 16:12
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