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At NABJ meeting, role of black press debated

TAMPA, Fla. - Since the 1827 founding of Freedom's Journal, the nation's first black-owned newspaper, the black press has historically served as the voice of the African American community. More »

Questions about Obama birthplace won't die

WASHINGTON - Despite government documents showing President Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, at 7:24 p.m. on Aug. 4, 1961, some Americans - known as "birthers" - still contend he was born outside the country and is ineligible to be president. More »