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Harold Washington: Chicago Mayor Charts New Direction for Next Four Years
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Harold Washington; 1922-1987, Chicago (Ill.) (Politics and government)
Julian Bond Denies Using Cocaine and Lashes Media; Mayor Young Implicated
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Andrew Young; 1932-., Julian Bond; 1940-., Cocaine, Politicians (Drug use), Atlanta (Ga.) (Politics and government)
Black Woman Wins Mayor's Race in Hollandale, Miss
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Helen Perkins, Hollandale (Miss.) (Politics and government)
James Brown Undergoes Dental Surgery, Cancels Chicago Concert Engagement
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James Brown (American singer.)
Obituary
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Willi Smith
Group Urges More Minority Managers in Newsrooms
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Institute for Journalism Education, Blacks in newspaper publishing, Journalism (Study and teaching)
Florida Woman Wins Suit Against Southern Bell, who Must Pay $3.5 Million
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Mary Ann Vance, BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc, Black women in telephone companies
Interracial Couple in N.Y. Get Damages from Landlord
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Blacks (Housing), Interracial marriage, Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) (Housing)
Detroit Man Gets $1 Million in Police Brutality Case
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Rufus Steward, Police brutality, Detroit (Mich.) (Police)
NBL, Black Caucus at Odds Over Status of the MBDA.
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National Business League, Congressional Black Caucus, United States Minority Business Development Agency

Blacks Win Pulitzer Prizes in Drama, Poetry Categories
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August Wilson (American playwright.), Rita Dove (American poet and short story writer.), Pulitzer prizes
Bishop College's Loss of Its Accreditation Upheld
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Bishop College, Black colleges and universities (Accreditation)
Banks, Colleges Design New Student Loan Program
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ConSern Program
Minority Businesses Open at New Mall in Miami
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Bayside Marketplace (Miami, Fla.: Shopping center), Minority business enterprises
Black Runs Company that Develops Computer Ware for Defense Department
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Walter A. Rolling, AdaSoft Inc, Ada (Computer language), Military computer systems (Software)
Blacks Win Lawsuit Filed Against N.Y. Daily News
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Daily news (New York, N.Y.), Black journalists, Blacks (Employment, Discriminatory practices)
Fate of Labor Force Depends on Minorities' Skills: Brock
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William Emerson Brock (American senator and Secretary of labor.); 1930-, Minorities (Employment)
James Lofton Traded to Los Angeles Raiders; Assault Trial Scheduled
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James Lofton
40 Years After Jackie Robinson, Baseball Still Has No Black Managers
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Jackie Robinson; 1919-1972, Al Campanis, Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team), Discrimination in sports, Black baseball managers, Baseball, Professional (History)
730-lb. Man Trying Dick Gregory's Formula to Aid in Weight Loss
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Dick Gregory; 1932-., Sylvanus Smith, Weight reducing products
Richard Pryor's Estranged Wife Tells why Their Marriage Failed
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Richard Pryor (American comedian.); 1940-2005, Divorce
Anita Baker Benefit Raises $135,032.50 for Chicago's La Rabida Children's Hospital
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Anita Baker, La Rabida Children's Hospital and Research Center (Chicago, Ill.)

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