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Bristow, Lonnie (1930- )
In 1995, Lonnie Bristow, a board-certified doctor of internal medicine, became the first African American President of the American Medical Association (AMA) in its 148 year history.  Bristow, the son of Lonnie Harlis Bristow, a Baptist minister, and Vivian Wines Bristow, a nurse, grew up in
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A future of redesigned public, working spaces
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Kenya: Give Us Your Farm Throw-Aways; We'll Give Back Black Gold
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City Council Places Oakland Youth Vote Measure on November Ballot | Post News Group
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Joe Biden’s Plan for Empowering Black America
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(1884), Alexander Crummell, “Excellence, an End of the Trained Intellect”
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READ: Former President Barack Obama's 'Graduate Together' speech | The Atlanta Voice
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6 Atlanta Officers Charged After Students Pulled From Car
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