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3:26 AM / Tuesday February 10, 2026

Week In Review

Holder to Black Pastors: Civil rights at risk

June 3, 2012

Attorney General Eric Holder, speaking to black pastors at a Congressional Black Caucus event designed to get out the vote this election year, warned his audience that the civil rights they enjoy are under attack.

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New 1940 US census records show black undercount

May 28, 2012

It was on the streets of her Harlem neighborhood in the 1940s that teenager Althea Gibson began working on the tennis skills that would take her all the way to winning Wimbledon. But according to the 1940 census, the trailblazing athlete didn’t even exist.

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Three more Zimmerman witnesses change their stories

May 28, 2012

A few days ago, the news broke that Witness #6 had changed his story in the George Zimmerman case. In a shocking turn of events, three more witnesses have also changed their story, and their new version of events will likely be damaging to Zimmerman’s defense, according to the Chicago Tribune.

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Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, dies at 63

May 20, 2012

Disco queen Donna Summer, whose pulsing anthems such as “Last Dance,” ”Love to Love You Baby” and “Bad Girls” became the soundtrack for a glittery age of sex, drugs, dance and flashy clothes, has died. She was 63.

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State lawmakers celebrate, renew commitment to local schools

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The Philadelphia Sunday Sun Staff