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GEORGE ZIMMERMAN MUST GIVE UP GUNS AFTER LATEST ARREST P8
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Volume 83 | Number 4
NOVEMBER 21, 2013 |FREE
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NAACP backs marijuana reform
P3 ENTERTAINMENT WHOOPI GOLDBERG presents “Moms” Mabley
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CHAG’S PLACE OPINION
Juana Collins and Michael Lomax at UNCF gala
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Beating diabetes Black colleges need support The Houston area is blessed to have two HBCUs with great leadership – Prairie View A&M University and Texas Southern University. Yet the very existence of many of the nation’s HBCUs is being threatened. See what schools are in trouble. Learn what alumni can do to help. H Page 4
Andre Johnson looks at season After starting the season with high hopes the Houston Texans are one of the worst teams in the National Football League. Veteran Andre Johnson has experienced disappointment before. Why is he frustrated this time around? What does he have to say about piling up losses?
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