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Volume 81 | Number 36 WEEK OF JULY 5, 2012 | FREE
Welcome NAACP National Convention July 7-12
DANNY GLOVER supports Houston janitors
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Mobilizing Black voters H Page 6
NATIONAL ERIC HOLDER will not be prosecuted
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JEREMY LAMB drafted by the Rockets
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Judson Robinson III and Cora Robinson at Houston Area Urban League gala
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Tami LaTrell makes music Houston native Tami LaTrell majored in journalism in college. So how did she end up making her mark in the music industry? Learn about her unconventional road to success and how she is using her “God-given” talents. See what stars have been beneficiaries of her musical gifts.
Diamond Dixon goes to Olympics Houstonian Diamond Dixon is an accomplished collegiate athlete. Soon, the world will have the chance to see Dixon in action when she participates in the Summer Olympics, which begin July 27 in London. Find out which event she will compete in. Read the dramatic story of how she qualified.
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