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Volume 82 | Number 21
MARCH 21, 2013 |FREE
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FEATURE ROLAND MARTIN saying goodbye to CNN
Educating Black students
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MARC MORIAL supports voting rights
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P11 HS ZONE CAMERON BURRELL finds stardom in track
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Toyelle Wilson coaches winners
Cheryl Pearson-McNeil
Prairie View A&M University coach Toyelle Wilson is proud of her Lady Panthers women’s basketball team. Hear what she has to say about their will to win during a recent competition. Meet the players who gave the coach a victory to remember. Learn what’s next for the championship team.
March is Women’s History Month, and columnist Cheryl PearsonMcNeil celebrates women and their contributions. Read about the power that female consumers possess. Discover facts about shopping, social media and single parents. Find out why men and women think differently.
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Teri Lynch, Dave Moss, Pamela Cashaw and Grace Macklin at Delta Foundation gala
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