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...what's certain is that he knows how to count votes. And if he calculates that it's safe for a Southern, white Republican to forgo the old racial code words, that's a measure of progress. --With reporting by James Carney, John F. Dickerson and Douglas Waller/Washington and Jackson Baker/Oxford
Conversely, most black leaders, outside of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton—and in fact, most black people—do not receive any meaningful media attention. America does not currently respect the struggle of the dispossessed and the need to reflect on one’s connections outside the United States, especially pertaining to the black connection to Africa. Ironically, when black people do receive mention, their humanity is diminished, especially in American politics. Southern Democrats, who in many cases have forgotten the black masses, expected to rely heavily on the black voter turnout in this election...
...leave the classroom door wide open? Waters' class is held at the back of the church grounds--so that anyone can easily hop on a skateboard and go. --Reported by Amy Bonesteel and Collette McKenna Parker/Atlanta, Amanda Bower/New York, Karen Ann Cullotta/Chicago, Adam Pitluk/Longview, Jill Underwood/San Diego and Alice Jackson Baughn/Pensacola
...STAN RICE, 60, American poet and painter; from brain cancer; in New Orleans. Rice, the husband of Interview with a Vampire novelist Anne Rice, won several awards for his seven collections of poetry, including the Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Academy of American poets and the Joseph Henry Jackson Award...
...Staff writer Timothy Jackson can be reached at jackson2@fas.harvard.edu...