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Today in black history: Michael Jackson wins 8 Grammys
February 28, 2013On February 28, 1984, musician and entertainer Michael Jackson won an amazing eight awards at the 26th Grammy Awards show:
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Federal IDs for all workers: A trial balloon?
February 28, 2013The Senate is considering a bipartisan plan to require all working people in the U.S. to carry a biometric ID card with their finger prints or other markers.
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Political and community leaders highlight strategies for African American community
February 28, 2013A who's who of leaders in the African American community came together with hundreds of community members.
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Communist Party head in historic debate at Univ of Georgia
February 28, 2013In 1963, the Phi Kappa Literary Society at the University of Georgia invited a speaker from the Communist Party to the campus for a public debate.
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Black history exhibit features Maryland protests of 1940s-50s
February 27, 2013Struggles against segregation and for militant trade unionism in Maryland were the subject of a Feb. 23 Black History Month program sponsored by the Baltimore Marxist Labor Forum.
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