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Nation Mourns M.L. King 20 Years After His Death
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Martin Luther King (Jr.); 1929-1968 (Assassination)
Jackson Wins Delegates and Dollars as Campaign Surges
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Jesse L. Jackson (American clergyman and civil rights activist.); 1941-
Brookins Feted at Shorter College Gala Fund-raiser
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H. Hartford Brookins, Shorter College
Cosby Challenges Blacks to Get $20 Bil. for Colleges at Education Assn. Confab
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Bill Cosby; 1937-., Black colleges and universities (Finance)
Morrison, DuCille, Baquet Pulitzer Prize Winners
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Toni Morrison (American novelist.); 1931-, Pulitzer prizes
Edward Perkins, U.S. Envoy to S. Africa, Reveals His Cold War Against Apartheid
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Edward J. Perkins (American diplomat.), Apartheid, United States (Diplomatic and consular service, South Africa)
Blacks Gather to Salute V.P. Bush at D.C. Gala
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George Bush; 1924-., Blacks (Political activities)
NFL Names John Grier, 41, as Its First Black Referee
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John Grier, Football, Professional (Officiating)
Dawson Inks $4 Mil. Pact Waives Free Agent Rights
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Andre Dawson, Baseball, Professional (Free agency)
Gina Belafonte: Film Execs Think that She's Too Light
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Gina Belafonte

Governor who Nixed King Holiday Impeached on Date King Slain 20 Years Ago
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Evan Mecham (American governor.), Governors (Impeachment), Political corruption (Arizona), Martin Luther King Day
Should Friends Give Advice to Friends?
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Advice, Friendship
PUSH's Willie Barrow Cites Late Son's Battle with AIDS.
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Willie T. Barrow (American clergywoman and social reformer.); 1924-, Keith Barrow (singer and songwriter.); d. 1983, Church work with AIDS patients

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