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Bush Vows to Use the President's Office for a Pulpit Against Racism
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George Bush; 1924-., Presidential elections (1988), Blacks (Political activities), United States (Race relations)
Payne Widens Ranks of the Black Caucus to 24 as N.J.'s 1st Black Rep
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Donald M. Payne (American congressman.); 1934-, Congressional Black Caucus, New Jersey (Politics and government)
Blacks' 1988 Vote Drops to Lowest Point in Years
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Voting, Blacks (Political activities)
Chicago Housing Authority Crackdown Leads to Eight Couples Tying the Knot
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Chicago (Ill.) Housing Authority, Unmarried couples (Housing), Blacks (Housing)
Reward Grows to $27,500 for Kidnapped Baby Boy
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Christopher Michael Jones (Kidnapping)
Foxx Gets Tip Leading Him to Valuables Stolen from His Las Vegas Home
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Redd Foxx (American comedian.), Burglary and burglars, Las Vegas (Nev.) (Crime)
Waters Declared Wife of Frankie Lymon and Heir to $750,000 Royalties
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Elizabeth Waters, Frankie Lymon, Royalties, Copyright (Music)
The Ten Highest-paid Blacks in the NBA.
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Basketball players (Salaries), Black basketball players
Celebs Turn Out to Fete Marla Gibbs Citing Her 15-year Career on TV.
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Marla Gibbs (American actress.)
'The Cosby Show' Still a Hit in Its 5th Season
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Bill Cosby; 1937-., Black family in television

New York Principal Charged in Crack Street Purchase
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Matthew Barnwell, Black school superintendents and principals (Crime), Crack (Cocaine), Narcotics laws and regulations, Bronx (New York, N.Y.) (Crime)
Obituary
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Joe Comfort; d. 1988
Blacks are Missing Out on Engineering Opportunities
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Black engineers
The Cosby Show
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Cosby show (Television program) (Reviews)
Sylvester Talks about His Battle with AIDS.
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Sylvester (American singer.); 1947-1988, AIDS (Disease) and musicians
Blacks Blast Movie and TV Industries' Perpetuation of Old Stereotyped Images
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Blacks in television, Blacks in motion pictures

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