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		<title>Journalism professor recognized for latest book</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Trent Goldston, The Lariat
Photo credit, Shanna Taylor

Dr. Mia Moody, Journalism professor, has been receiving great reviews for her latest book, &#8220;&#8216;Black and Mainstream Press&#8217; Framing of Racial Profiling: A Historical Perspective,&#8221; most notably from the publication Journalism and Mass Communication.
Will Crockett, public relations director for the College of Arts and Sciences, said Moody&#8217;s recognition [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=traditionofexcellence.wordpress.com&blog=2236690&post=1820&subd=traditionofexcellence&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Using the Web to adjust the color on TV Minorities find a warm reception through online channels</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by DeNeen Brown, Washington Post
A black superwoman appears on your laptop in shimmering blue tights, green socks and a midnight blue cape. Her hair in Afro puffs, she is sitting on a promenade bench. She looks worried and a bit worn out. Her makeup is smeared, probably from crying.

She tells us she has just caught [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=traditionofexcellence.wordpress.com&blog=2236690&post=1817&subd=traditionofexcellence&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Morgan is state bar&#8217;s first African American president</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Tom Saulding, Indy Star
When Roderick Morgan moved to Indianapolis in 1991 to practice law, he said he could count the number of minorities serving as law firm partners on one hand.Nearly two decades later, he says: &#8220;I don&#8217;t know everyone&#8217;s name, and that&#8217;s a good thing.&#8221;
On Wednesday, he became the first African-American to be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=traditionofexcellence.wordpress.com&blog=2236690&post=1813&subd=traditionofexcellence&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Curtis Granderson wins man of year award</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by George Sipple, Detroit Free Press
Tigers centerfielder Curtis Granderson has won the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award.
ESPN Radio&#8217;s &#8220;Mike &#38; Mike in the Morning&#8221; show made the announcement Friday that Granderson had received the honor and that St. Louis&#8217; Albert Pujols was named player of the year.
Awards were presented by the Major League [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=traditionofexcellence.wordpress.com&blog=2236690&post=1809&subd=traditionofexcellence&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Diverse Washington team a rarity in sport of swimming</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Jamie Secola, Pensacola News Journal
Black swimmers are rare.
But that doesn&#8217;t seem to bother Washington High freshman Brittney Foster.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t feel any different,&#8221; Foster, 14, said of being a black swimmer. &#8220;I&#8217;m used to swimming with all white people.&#8221;
This year, however, Foster is one of six black swimmers on the Wildcats&#8217; team, which competes in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=traditionofexcellence.wordpress.com&blog=2236690&post=1806&subd=traditionofexcellence&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Derek Jeter&#8217;s community service awarded</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOURCE: ESPN 
Derek Jeter again found himself the focus of unwanted attention in a season full of honors.
This time, though, with a little self-deprecating humor, he didn&#8217;t need prompting to cherish the moment.
The New York Yankees captain was the recipient of the 2009 Roberto Clemente Award, given annually to a major league player who combines [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=traditionofexcellence.wordpress.com&blog=2236690&post=1804&subd=traditionofexcellence&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The De Berry&#8217;s family sacrifice helps to land the stringed wonders on the stage at Lincoln Center</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Elizabeth Lazarowitz, NY Daily News
The De Berry kids are heading for Lincoln Center.
A group of four violin-playing Brooklyn sisters and their cello-playing brother have so inspired folks at the prestigious performance hub that they&#8217;ve invited them all to be their guests.
&#8220;We were just so moved by their devotion to music and the arts and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=traditionofexcellence.wordpress.com&blog=2236690&post=1800&subd=traditionofexcellence&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Yankees captain Derek Jeter lifts Li&#8217;l Jeter&#8217;s heart with presents, letter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Edgar Sandoval and  Samuel Goldsmith, NY Daily News
It&#8217;s been a great October for both Bronx Jeters.
Little Jeter Villacis, the 16-month-old heart transplant patient named after the Yankees captain, will finally leave Montefiore Medical Center after two months in intensive care.
And Derek Jeter is giving the family another reason to celebrate with the team&#8217;s first World [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=traditionofexcellence.wordpress.com&blog=2236690&post=1797&subd=traditionofexcellence&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bronx beauty Kerry Washington comes home to make Broadway debut in &#8216;Race&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOURCE: NY Daily News
You&#8217;re in rehearsals for &#8220;Race,&#8221; which will be your Broadway debut on Nov. 19. Excited about that?
AIt&#8217;s ridiculously cool. I grew up in the Bronx, and I wanted to do theater long before I wanted to be in a movie. I&#8217;ve never done Broadway before, but I had been longing to return [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=traditionofexcellence.wordpress.com&blog=2236690&post=1793&subd=traditionofexcellence&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Los Angeles Angels OF Torii Hunter continues to inspire hope in hometown of Pine Bluff, Arkansas</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Wayne Coffey, NY Daily News
Raymond (R.J.) McGregor is a soft-spoken 16-year-old with a wisp of a goatee, a penchant for mumbling and enough pain in his past to take him from here to the Ozarks and back. For the last two years, he has played centerfield and batted cleanup for a state championship baseball [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=traditionofexcellence.wordpress.com&blog=2236690&post=1788&subd=traditionofexcellence&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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