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175 years of memorable, horrible, humorous and remarkable events that shaped Chicago
On March 4, 1837, exactly 175 years ago, Chicago was incorporated. Not that Flashback needed a reason, but we took this occasion to compile a very long list of events, year by year and decade by decade, that helped shape this great city. Some events...
Tags: Taste of Chicago, Housing and Urban Planning, Navy Pier, Entertainment Events, John Carter
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Why I became Muslim
For Ramadan, the Islamic holy month that falls in August this year, we asked a few people in South Florida why they became Muslim and what it has meant to them. Here are the last two.
Patricia Salahuddin
Patricia Salahuddin teaches at the Design and...Tags: North Miami, Religious Festivals, Palm Beach County, Baptist, Protestantism
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Shadia: A mainstream look at the Nation of Islam
The Nation of Islam teaches a different kind of Islam from the one I know. So I wanted to take part of Black History Month to explore the organization, which is closely associated with the Civil Rights Movement but never far from controversy. Though I...Tags: Louis Farrakhan, Religion and Belief, Black History, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights
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Funeral Services Held for Boys Allegedy Drowned by Father
The 33 NewsLess than a week after two boys were allegedly drowned by their father, their bodies were laid to rest. Hundreds gathered at Inspiring Body of Christ Church Saturday to honor 5-year-old Naim and 3-year-old Elijah Muhammad. They died Monday, after Dallas...Tags: Social Issues, Juvenile Delinquency
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Malcolm X's story critical in race relations
Tribune NewspapersEvery so often a book comes along that changes the world in some way. Maybe it heralds the start of a social movement, or enlightens the world about events long hidden. Only in hindsight can we see what a difference such a book made. Here is one such...Tags: Religion and Belief, Black History, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
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Book Review: 'Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention' by Manning Marable
Special to the Los Angeles TimesMalcolm X A Life of Reinvention Manning Marable Viking: 594 pp., $30 Malcolm X never died. While his contemporary Martin Luther King Jr. lives on in the noble but fixed ideal of a racially unified and enlightened America, Malcolm lives on in the fluid...Tags: Louis Farrakhan, Book, Human Interest, Columbia University, Crime, Law and Justice
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Elijah Muhammad Calls for Separate Black Nation
The Daily MirrorApril 14, 1961: "Elijah Muhammad, 63-year-old leader of the politico-religious cult known as the Muslims, today held his first press conference in 30 years and asked for a part of America to form his own country," the Mirror's Bill Kiley...... -
10 things you might not know about racism
With the election of an African-American president, some people thought this country had suddenly become "post-racial." Well, hardly. A new book quotes Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as saying that America was ready for a president like Barack Obama...Tags: The New York Times, Theodore Roosevelt, Emmett Till, Harry Reid, Crime, Law and Justice
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Crowds Gather At Glenwood Cemetery
(WGN-AM)- Dozens of Chicago-area African-Americans showed up today at Mt. Glenwood Memorial Gardens South Cemetery to check on departed loved ones after learning that a human bone was discovered near a storage area on Friday.
Montrey Simpson of Chicago,...Tags: Death, WGN, U.S. Marine Corps, Chicago Heights, Chicago
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Religious and spiritual leaders
Religious and spiritual leaders Gordon B. Hinckley, 97; 15th president of the Mormon church, led its greatest expansion (Jan. 27) Archbishop Christodoulos, 69; credited with revitalizing Greece's Orthodox Church (Jan. 28) The Rev. Marcial Maciel, 87;...Tags: Baptist, Mormonism, Buddhism, Sexual Assault, Dalai Lama
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In farewell, Farrakhan urges unity of faiths
Tribune religion reporterMixing Scripture from the Koran and the Bible with foreign policy, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan issued a call for worldwide religious unity Sunday during his farewell address, urging Christians, Muslims and Jews to work toward peace....Tags: Louis Farrakhan, Washington (U.S. state), Columbus, Diplomacy, Hospitals and Clinics
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Ball St. beats Tennessee Tech 59-55
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - Jarrod Jones scored 16 points and Ball State held on to beat Tennessee Tech 59-55 Saturday, the seventh straight loss for the Golden Eagles. The Cardinals (12-13) led by as many as 13 points in the first half, taking a 32-19 lead at...Tags: Marquette Golden Eagles, Sports, College Basketball, Education, Basketball
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