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April 10, 2001
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Race
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Father of Serena and Venus Williams
denounces racial epithets
NEW YORK�When Richard
Williams, 73, the outspoken father of tennis stars Venus and Serena
Williams, accused fans attending a tournament at Indian Wells, Va., of
hurling racial epithets at him and his daughters, it opened a sore that
has been festering for too long beneath the surface of sports in
America. �They kept calling me a nigger,� Mr. Williams was quoted in
the March 26 edition of USA Today.
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Non-Aligned
Movement: U.S. blocks peace force in Israeli-occupied territories
UNITED NATIONS (IPS)�The
114-member Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), whose proposal for a UN observer
force in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza was vetoed by the
United States, is planning to take its case before the General Assembly.
A show of political support�by at
least a predictable two-thirds of the 189 members of the Assembly�is
expected to indicate to the outside world the overwhelming international
backing for the Palestinian cause at the United Nations.
Bush meets more Blacks at White House
THE WHITE HOUSE�President George W. Bush continued his almost
once-per-week courtship of Black leaders March 29, hosting more than 120
Black college and university presidents, farmers, business owners,
elected officials and political appointees for a meeting where he
promised that he would emphasize values that unite the country.
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Exclusive Interview With Professor
Wamba Dia Wamba Re: The Congo
In order to understand what has been
taking place in the Congo today
and even over the last 40 years in that country, it is necessary to
speak to someone who is on the ground and interacting with the
Congolese
people on a daily basis. Professor Wamba Dia Wamba, Chairperson of the
Rally for Congolese Democracy (RCD), is just such a person. Prof.
Wamba, active in the Congolese struggle for decades, has witnessed the
rise and fall of Mobutu as well as Laurent Kabila.
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