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VOA标准英语2011--Art Show Explores African American Ident

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By Jim Malone Washington 21 September 2007 Senator Barack Obama of Illinois hopes to become the first African-American president in U.S. history. But to do so, he will first have to defeat Democratic rivals, who include the current frontrunner, Senat

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Running a series called African American Lives. Its hosted by historian Henry Lewis Gates, and profiles prominent African Americans who trace their lineage back to Africa using DNA analysis. Commentator John McWhorter says he doesn't need a DNA mout

VOA常速英语2008年-Bush Marks African-American History Month

By Paula Wolfson Washington 12 February 2008 President Bush marked African-American History Month in the United States with a ceremony at the White House, where he spoke of the need to purge the country of symbols of intolerance. VOA White House corr

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By Kari Barber Dakar 03 October 2007 When the United States officially launched a new military command for Africa, this week, several countries on the continent reacted positively to the new post. Liberia even offered its own territory as a possible

2006年VOA标准英语-African American History Month Ends with R

By Chris Simkins Washington, DC 01 March 2006 watch Black History report Frederick Douglass Over the last 80 years millions of people have observed African-American History Month in the United States

Art and History Meet in African American Exhibit

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By Greg Flakus New Orleans 27 February 2006 Tuesday is Mardi Gras, French for

VOA标准英语2011--Occupy Movement, African-American Leaders Form Coalition

Occupy Movement, African-American Leaders Form Coalition The Occupy Wall Street movement is gaining allies. Our reporter tells us who they are and what they plan to do. Protesters of the Occupy movement are spreading their wings - joining forces with

VOA标准英语2011-- History Saves African-American Schoolho

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Construction Begins on National African American Museum After decades of planning, the Museum of African American History and Culture is being built on the National Mall in Washington. President Obama, former first lady Laura Bush and other dignitari

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Browsing through a weighty new anthology called The Annotated African American Folktales is a journey across space and time. In one chapter called Defiance and Desire, there's a section devoted to flying Africans where there's a

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Even as a child, Ed Dwight had a gift for art. But he set that talent aside to focus on careers that included engineer, test pilot, astronaut trainee (the first African American in the program) and entrepreneur. It was as the owner of a large constru

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By Cindy Saine Washington 05 June 2008 African Americans are reacting with pride to Senator Barack Obama's becoming the first person of color to be the presumptive presidential nominee of a major U.S. political party. For some though, the joy is mix

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February is Black History Month in the United States and Canada, a national observance that pays tribute to people and events that shaped the history of African-Americans and Canadians. It's also a time to educate people about the accomplishments of

VOA常速英语2007-African Burial Ground Memorial Opens in New York

By Mona Ghuneim New York 09 October 2007 Sixteen years after the rediscovery of an African burial ground in Lower Manhattan, New York City and federal officials dedicated a memorial on the site, and paid tribute to the thousands of nameless men, wome