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AUDIO Exploring Race Relations Rethinking Race at the University of Akron kicks off Monday, lasting through February 11, with events, speakers and more. 2/1/2010 4:48:46 AM
AUDIO 100 Black Men See No Color A local organization tries to live the ideals or Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. every day. 1/18/2010 10:54:26 AM comments: 5
MULTIMEDIA Retired Judge Williams Reflects On MLK Retired Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge James Williams believes Doctor Martin Luther King Junior would have mixed emotions about 21st Century American Society if he were still alive today. 1/18/2010 9:55:46 AM
MLK Day Brings Events & Closures A series of special events will be held in honor of Martin Luther King Day today. 1/18/2010 5:39:32 AM comments: 3
Canton Golf Pioneer Dies Bill Powell, the first African American to build, own and operate a golf course, died Thursday. He was 93. 1/1/2010 9:55:27 AM
UA Explores Race Relations The University of Akron will explore race relations in a series of events titled "Rethinking Race: Black, White and Beyond," Feb. 2-12.
1/30/2009 10:58:13 PM
Bill Cosby Benefit Concert For Ohio College Comedian and activist Bill Cosby says he'll perform at a concert benefiting Central State University, but only if the southwestern Ohio school raises $2 million for university initiatives. 1/22/2009 3:01:29 AM
Washington Inducted In Hall Gene Washington will be inducted into the John McLendon Minority Athletics Administrators Hall of Fame in Cleveland. 1/21/2009 8:30:29 PM
Tuskegee Airmen Reflect On Inauguration Watching as Barack Obama became America's first black president, members of the Tuskegee Airmen, the country's first group of black military pilots and crew, had the same feeling. 1/21/2009 3:15:22 AM
AUDIO MLK Gone, But Not Forgotten Martin Luther King Jr. left behind a memorable legacy. Many people reflected on the civil rights leader and how he helped pave the way today. 1/19/2009 3:07:12 PM