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“Nancy Hicks Maynard Dies at 61; A Groundbreaking Black Journalist” by Dennis Hevesi
When I saw her name in large bold letters spread across the New York Times, the very newspaper where she made history, I pondered the words: “Nancy Hicks Maynard Dies at 61; a Groundbreaking Black Journalist”. I thought she might have taken issue [...]

American-born minorities have long felt unsure of their footing as real Americans. Their biggest challenge has been to clearly understand the majority group’s definition of “real”.
What are the criteria?  Is it as simple as wearing a flag lapel pin, or as difficult as a willingness to die for your country by defending it in conflict?  [...]

The biggest storm of the week of the Republican National Convention turned out not to be Hurricane Gustav, but an attractive mother of five who breezed in with a profile that has created enough turbulence to turn the entire convention on its head.

Isn’t it amazing how women have been controlling the media agenda in a [...]

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“From Out of The Northern Skies Comes Sarah Palin”

… And few saw her coming.

In the afterglow of Barack Obama’s dramatic, powerful and triumphant speech at Denver’s Invesco Field on Thursday, August, 28th, Democrats went to bed exhausted from celebrating. It took a while for them to realize [...]