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On Demand/DVD New Releases March 25-31
Channel Guide MagazineOn Demand/DVD New Releases March 25-31: Daniel Day-Lewis’ performance in the award-winning Lincoln is outstanding, but Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones shouldn’t be overlooked in their roles. This week also brings Killing The Softly with Brad... -
Obama establishes Tubman park on Eastern Shore
President Barack Obama set aside 480 acres on the Eastern Shore on Monday as a national monument to honor Harriet Tubman — a victory for advocates who have long sought to memorialize the abolitionist's role in leading dozens of slaves to freedom....Tags: Cambridge (Dorchester, Maryland), Justice System, Gardens and Parks, Africa, Crime, Law and Justice
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Aberdeen gathering celebrates links between Passover, Catholicism
Two faiths met under one house of God on Sunday as people in Aberdeen learned how Passover and Catholicism are related. Hosted by St. Mary's Catholic Church of Aberdeen, members of the B'Nai Isaac Synagogue told the story of Passover to a crowd of more...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Belief and Faith, Egypt, Christianity, Passover
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Author to Speak at HCC
The Hays-Heighe House at Harford Community College will welcome Dr. Alan Taylor on April 8 as part of the College's commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. Taylor will offer a public lecture at the Chesapeake Center at 10 a.m. His talk,...Tags: Harford Community College, Arts and Culture, Annapolis, Unrest, Conflicts and War, War of 1812
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Obama to sign off on Tubman monument on Eastern Shore
President Barack Obama will sign a proclamation Monday creating a Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument on the Eastern Shore, a designation long sought by advocates and a bipartisan group of lawmakers. The designation protects the land...Tags: Harriet Tubman, Barack Obama, Martin O'Malley, Dorchester County
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Foreign tech workers on a cruise ship? SeaCode was first to try
SAN FRANCISCO -- As novel as the concept sounds, Blueseed was not the first company to take "offshoring" so literally. In 2005, a San Diego company called SeaCode proposed housing foreign software engineers on a cruise ship three miles off the...Tags: Career and Workplace, David Cook, Science and Technology, Labor Legislation
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Early choices spawned slavery in Virginia
From the beginning, the first Africans who began arriving in Virginia in 1619 faced a harder life than the white indentured servants whose labors they shared. Singled out by religion and the color of their skin, they were seen very early on as...Tags: Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Colonial Williamsburg, Social Issues, Jamestown Settlement
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Called out to return
“Go home to your people and report to them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He had mercy on you.”—Mark 5:19. We are all still feeling pretty green these days. St. Patrick’s Day makes everyone celebrate even the...
Tags: Republic of Ireland, Religion and Belief
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Transcript: Rand Paul's filibuster of John Brennan's CIA nomination
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) delivered a nearly 13-hour filibuster Wednesday of John Brennan’s nomination to lead the CIA. Paul used his time on the floor to question the legality of the White House's policies on drone use, beginning at 11:47 a.m. EST and...
Tags: War in Afghanistan (2001-present), U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Eric Holder, Terrorism, Martin T. Heinrich
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'Django Unchained' to be shown in China
Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" will debut in China on April 11, marking the first time a film by the writer-director will screen in that nation. The violent western, a box office hit for its backers Sony Pictures Entertainment and The...Tags: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Movies, Ang Lee, Quentin Tarantino, Life of Pi (movie)
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Long live 'Negro'
I let Black History Month slide by this year without writing anything about it. I am so over celebrating firsts or reprising triumphal narratives. But news from last month did suggest that we may need a black history lesson — one that goes...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Cultural Development, Civil Rights, The New York Times, Arts and Culture
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Center Stage sets sights on joy, fun
For his first full season as Center Stage artistic director, Kwame Kwei-Armah focused on works that could spark conversation about a variety of heady issues. Midway through that season, he has unveiled a very different theme for the next one. "If this...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Entertainment Events, Colman Domingo, George S. Kaufman, Music
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