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This Week In Black History
Category: National Written by Robert N. Taylor
For the week of Nov. 19-25
November 19
1985—Stepin Fetchit, the first major Black movie star, dies of pneumonia in Woodlawn Hills, Calif., at the age of 83. Fetchit (real name Lincoln Perry) was harshly criticized by most major Black organizations because he made his money playing a lazy, shiftless, easily frightened Black character during the 1940s and 1950s. However, the role, which appealed to many Whites and some Blacks, made him a millionaire.
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First Oscar of season goes to legendary actor James Earl Jones
Category: National Written by Associated Press
by Sandy Cohen
AP Entertainment Writer
AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP)—The first Academy Award of the season went to James Earl Jones Saturday night, capping a tumultuous week that saw the abrupt departure and rapid replacement of the Oscar show producer and host.
The actor received an honorary Oscar for his long film career. Sir Ben Kingsley presented Jones with the award in London's Wyndham Theater, where he is starring in “Driving Miss Daisy” with Vanessa Redgrave.
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| LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD—In this image taken Nov. 12. James Earl Jones, the veteran American actor, holds his lifetime achievement Oscar, in his dressing room at the Wyndham's Theatre where he is starring in Driving Miss Daisy, in central London. (AP Photo/John Stillwell/PA)
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Dems celebrate union victory in Ohio
Category: National Written by NNPA News Service
(NNPA)—The defeat of an anti-union law in Ohio is giving Democrats hope that organized labor could be a force in the 2012 elections.
“What happened in Ohio matters everywhere,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told the Associated Press. “I think the governors in the other states ought to take heed of this and if they don’t, they do so at their own peril.”
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| THE PEOPLE SPEAK—Patricia Frost-Brooks, left, president of the Ohio Education Association, hugs Courtney Johnson, an 11th grade teacher from Ironton, Ohio, after Senate Bill 5 was defeated on Nov. 8, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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Oprah's OWN Network still struggling despite $12M cash injection
Category: National Written by NNPA News Service
(NNPA)—Oprah Winfrey's Own Network may have received a hearty $12 million cash infusion from its parent company, Discovery Communications, but the former daytime queen’s channel is still struggling.
According to BET, OWN is struggling to make profits and the network's newest shows, Rosie O’Donnell's talk show and Oprah’s Life Class, are off to slow starts.
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Cain says God persuaded him to run for president
Category: National Written by Associated Press
by Ray Henry
Associated Press Writer
Associated Press Writer
ATLANTA (AP)—Republican Herman Cain said God convinced him to enter the race for president, comparing himself to Moses: “‘You’ve got the wrong man, Lord. Are you sure?’”
The Georgia business executive played up his faith Saturday after battling sexual harassment allegations for two weeks, trying to shift the conversation to religion, an issue vital to conservative Republicans, especially in the South.
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