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  • ColorofChange urges all to see American Violet

    ColorofChange urges all to see American Violet

    April 23, 2009

    ColorofChange.org, a web-based group dedicated to strengthening Black America’s political voice, launched a grassroots, e-mail campaign promoting American Violet. “Too often, police drug raids in low-income communities across the county sweep up innocent people. Once in...

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  • Drama & diversity — back to basics

    Drama & diversity — back to basics

    April 23, 2009

    CHICAGO -- With four Cuban films and a live appearance by the island’s eminent actor, Jorge Perugorria, a documentary about Chicago-based labor organizer, immigrant rights and political activist, Rudy Lozano, Nicaragua’s Ernesto Cardinal presenting a documentary...

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  • Quiet heroine outsmarts legal gang

    Quiet heroine outsmarts legal gang

    April 23, 2009

    Movie Review American Violet Directed by Tim Disney 2008, PG-13, 103 min.A young waitress devotes herself to raising her four daughters and has hopes, some day, of being able to enroll in junior college. But she...

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  • A different kind of summit

    A different kind of summit

    April 22, 2009

    As the 5th Summit of the Americas met in Trinidad and Tobago under the auspices of the Organization of American States, Latin American leaders ran the show and the prime hemispheric power, represented by President Barack...

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  • Ruling party embarrassed as voters join in boycott of Haiti election

    Ruling party embarrassed as voters join in boycott of Haiti election

    April 22, 2009

    Original source: Results of Haiti's senate elections will probably not be known for over a week, despite a low turnout. Voting for 11 empty seats in the 30-member senate took place across the impoverished country on...

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