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	Ronald N. Bracewell . 1949 . 1955 . 1952 . National Academy of Sciences . 1992 . Order of Australia . Scientific American . NASA . Sun . Discrete Hartley transform
		February 14 to February 25 - Winter Olympics in Oslo February 15 - Funeral of King Kings of England George VI February 20 - Emmett L. Ashford becomes the first African-American umpire in organized...
		The Academy presents a number of different List of prizes, medals, and awards awards: Engineering Gibbs Brothers Medal - naval architecture, marine engineering NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering - aeronautical engineering...
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	Primary Sources :: www.webdubois.org
		"A Litany at Atlanta." This poem was composed, as DuBois wrote, "in the Day of Death, 1906." It expressed rage at the assaults against African Americans in a riot by Whites in September 1906.
		Karenga examines Du Bois' "The African Roots of War", among other Du Boisian texts, in order to better situate our current era of globalization within its historical context.
		[See the "Atlanta 1906: A Race Riot".] The poem was published initially in October 1906 in The Voice of the Negro.
	www.webdubois.org /wdb-sources.html

	Amsterdam News - ABOUT US
		Over the course of the past 90 years a litany of the best and brightest African American personages have written for the Amsterdam News.
		Clint C. Wilson II The year 1909 was an eventful one for African Americans: W. Du Bois and associates organized the NAACP; Matthew Henson, a Black man, accompanied explorer Robert Peary on the first successful expedition to the North Pole; and a relatively unknown South Carolina native founded the New York Amsterdam News.
		Tatum's tenure is destined to see the Amsterdam News operate in a communications world that involves the new technologies of cyberspace, far removed from Mrs.
	www.amsterdamnews.org /News/aboutus.asp?sID=30 (749 words)

	HighBeam Research: Library Search: Results
		Although she was upset about the Hurricane Katrina tragedy and the slow response to help victims, Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown was inspired by three young African-American men whom she met in Houston that helped evacuees to safety.
		While providing a litany of services and programs including their participation with the 87th Street and Cottage Grove project and a
		Clerk Brown helps church load items to ship to Texas
	highbeam.com /library/search.asp?refid=bemorecreative&q=H.+Rap+Brown (700 words)

	IGN: Interpreter, The Review
		Kidman stars as Silvia Broome, an interpreter working at the United Nations who returns to her post one late night only to overhear a plot to kill a visiting African dignitary.
		Initially hesitant to report the incident, she finally comes clean to the authorities, but quickly finds herself added to the list of suspects – perhaps deservedly, given the litany of secrets she keeps about her background.
		But The Interpreter is a rare example of filmmaking at its most professional, and most effective; take, for example, the film's centerpiece sequence, in which three cat-and-mouse chases converge, explosively, on a city bus.
	filmforce.ign.com /articles/606/606726p1.html (561 words)

	Boosting a Dictator
		Dr.Solomon with all due respect, you even try to boost the position of Meles Zenawi's Ethiopia ness for his strong position on the HQ of United African for his argument with Libya.
		We regret that the government actions made a mockery of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of associationâ¦..The litany of regrets, the bill of particulars about what the TPLF/EPRDF intentionally has made of Ethiopia, could be rehearsed all day and night.
		Ethiopia did took so many challenges than Rome to establish a system of government and a proud people Rome can be a symbol of mercenaries and colonial lovers, but Ethiopia will stay as Ethiopia to Ethiopians and remain as a symbol of many challenges.
	www.tigrai.org /News/Articles1/Reda2002.html (561 words)

	John B Spencer
		"John B's craft is songwriting, a litany of carefully observed vignettes that stretch all the way from the back of a Putney pub to the West Coast of America."
		If things had panned out differently for this remarkable English singer/songwriter he could quite easily have been a Wilbury or Hillbilly … All kinds of influences creep in (to "Parlour Games") ranging from Country and Cajun to Trad and African, but John B. Spencer's his own man and continually refuses to be categorised.
		If you're still not familiar with John B. Spencer's gravel pit voice and blunt emotion.
	www.johnbspencer.com /mus_quotes.htm (561 words)

	SBRI - Diseases: African Sleeping Sickness
		African sleeping sickness is a parasitic infection caused by a species of parasite, Trypanosoma brucei, which is transmitted to humans through the bite of the tsetse fly.
		With early diagnosis, the chance of recovery from African sleeping sickness is good.
		Initially, parasites multiply in the blood, causing a litany of non-specific symptoms, such as fever, severe headache, extreme fatigue, swollen lymph nodes and aching muscles and joints.
	www.sbri.org /diseases/african.asp (426 words)

	World Music Central: Capoeira Angola 2: Brincando Na Roda
		The songs are performed by the Grupo Capoeira Angola Pelourinho (GCAP), a group headed by director Mestre Moraes that is dedicated to preserving the non-martial, spiritual elements of capoeira, as well as its African heritage.
		The ladainha (or, "litany") of each song is chanted by the group leader.
		Rather than subscribe to this more martial form of capoeira, Mestre Moraes and the GCAP concentrate on its spiritual elements, studying capoeira as a microcosm of the world at large, in which one must adapt to the complex rhythms and exertions of others in order to prosper.
	www.worldmusiccentral.org /article.php/20030703193036921/print (426 words)

	Alibris: Robert B McMillan
		This is no plaintive litany of injustices: McMillan's style is to confront problems directly, deal with them, and move on.
		His story is personal, but it is also representative of the experiences of thousands of other African...
		Fighting Back is James B. McMillan's memoir of a life spent fighting racial discrimination in its many forms, and beating it.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Robert_B_McMillan (206 words)

	FAMILY GUY: THE FREAKIN' SWEET COLLECTION - DVD
		Consider the first instalment on offer, "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein," which Fox declined to air for its supposed anti-Semitism--meaning its constant litany of Catholic, bestiality, homosexuality, and African-American jokes apparently were not cause for concern.
		Though it comes packed with special features (including a short preview of the new MacFarlane project "American Dad", plus fresh commentaries for four of the five episodes) and the unexpurgated version of "Road to Rhode Island" (with Osama Bin Laden joke intact), the delight of the disc remains the episodes themselves.
		Possibly the most consistently appalling television show in the history of network television, Seth MacFarlane's "Family Guy" has a scary intelligence and a willingness to go places that most popular entertainment fears to tread.
	www.filmfreakcentral.net /dvdreviews/familyguyfreakinsweet.htm (785 words)

	- Bravenet Web Journal
		So once I got there it kinda hit me that I was about to step in to a prison for the first time and look a sea of mostly African men in their eyes, and share a piece of me with them.
		Then in trying to convince me of how much she loves her daughter, she went through a litany of all the things she buys her: all the shoes, clothes, the psp.
		For me, as a teacher, the best classes are the ones that stretch me, that stretch my belief in the genius possibilities of poems, poets and poetry.
	shadowblack.bravejournal.com (5337 words)

	Dirty Shame
		After we calm down and think rationally we must ask, “What is it that African Americans will get from the conference?” Why should the United States subject itself to a litany of abuse from people whose hands are just as dirty as ours?
		Linking Zionism, racism and slavery will not only muddy the waters and take our eyes off the legitimate issue of reparations to the descendents of those who actually suffered under slavery.
	www.uakron.edu /pas/conference.html (5337 words)

	CONGO - A never ending litany of wars, famines, death and misery for its people.
		A scramble for gold, diamonds, cobalt and copper by army officers, government officials and entrepreneurs from Congo and neighbouring African countries had generated billions of dollars which found its way to mining companies and financial institutions.
		The list of the accused is a roll call of top military officers, government officials and businessmen, --The elite networks derive financial benefit through a variety of criminal activities, including theft, embezzlement, diversion of public funds, undervaluation of goods, smuggling, false invoicing, non-payment of taxes, kickbacks to public officials and bribery," the report said.
		During negotiations on the UN resolution objections were raised by Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni and Rwandan president Paul Kagame, with the latter initially opposing French participation.
	www.saag.org /papers8/paper705.html (3259 words)

	Marsalis’ statement : Jason Koransky : Music - Centerstage Chicago
		Marsalis shows a broad collection of composition, from litany to soul, evoking images of the golden age of jazz when Duke Ellington and Count Basie toured their bands across the country, performing before scores of elegant and hip fans.
		Marsalis guides the audience through 21 movements, telling the love story of Jesse and Leona, two African-American slaves in the Americas who suffer through the horrors of oppression, beatings, loss of soul, pangs of yearning and a distant whisper of freedom in the North.
		Marsalis made a point to write lyrics both literal and poignant, striking the audience between the eyes with vivid imagery of a state of being virtually unknown to any American today.
	centerstage.net /chicago/music/articles/marsalis.html (724 words)

	A Litany for the Children of Africa
		Written especially for the service, the litany reflected hope for Africa's children through the redeeming love of Jesus Christ--even in the face of war, hunger, disease and homelessness.
		Reagan, a member of the Ndeke United Methodist Church in Kitwe, sported a red Missioners of Hope t-shirt--with artwork depicting faces of children within an outline of the African continent--as he led the prayer.
		newest group of United Methodist "Missioners of Hope" one of the most poignant moments of the worship service came when Reagan Kalongo, age 13, led the congregation in a litany for the children of Africa.
	gbgm-umc.org /mission/news2000/GBGM033000cntpsc.stm (336 words)

	Mailgate: soc.culture.zimbabwe: Africa's "Big Men" - How Power Has Corrupted African Leaders
		But as soon as he settled in his office, Chiluba reverted to the old bad habits that characterize African leaders: abuse and misuse of public office, cronyism and sycophancy, and vindictiveness.
		This was just one in a litany of politically-inspired court cases that Kaunda was subjected to, with the most infamous being the attempt to strip him of his citizenship.
		This clamor to strip Chiluba of his immunity as an ex-President, in order to answer allegations of corruption, has been emboldened by his ex-wife's claim of more than $2.5 billion - equivalent to more than three-quarters of the country's Gross Domestic Product - as part of a divorce settlement.
	www.mailgate.org /soc/soc.culture.zimbabwe/msg22419.html (336 words)

	Thought You Should Know - Happy Kwanzaa
		Understanding that Professor Karenga formulated Kwanzaa in the heady days of the sixties, it is not necessary to iterate the litany of crimes against humanity that have been wrought at the hands of communist regimes in the past this century.
		The recent tour by Nation of Islam head, Louis Farrakhan, to meet with such democratic luminaries as Mummar Ghadafhi and Saddam Hussein demonstrates the high-regard that some have for this African political tradition.
		Kwanzaa is packaged for mass American consumption as a cultural and ethnic rite, and yet carries presuppositions which stand as a religious challenger to Christianity and Judaism, two religious traditions birthed and nurtured in Africa, because they include too many white people.
	www.tysknews.com /Depts/Our_Culture/happy_kwanzaa.htm (752 words)

	Dudley Randall's Life and Career
		His interest in Russia, apparent in his translations of poems by Aleksander Pushkin ("I Loved You Once," After the Killing) and Konstantin Simonov ("My Native Land" and "Wait for Me" in A Litany of Friends), was heightened by a visit to the Soviet Union in 1966.
		His identification with Africa, enhanced by his association with poet Margaret Esse Danner from 1962 to 1964 and study in Ghana in 1970, is evident in such poems as "African Suite" (After the Killing).
		After a brief teaching assignment in 1969, he became librarian and poet in residence at the University of Detroit, retiring in 1974.
	www.english.uiuc.edu /maps/poets/m_r/randall/life.htm (1293 words)

	A Litany for the Children of Africa
		Reagan, a member of the Ndeke United Methodist Church in Kitwe, sported a red Missioners of Hope t-shirt--with artwork depicting faces of children within an outline of the African continent--as he led the prayer.
		Reagan, a member of the Ndeke United Methodist Church in Kitwe, Zambia, leading congregation in Litany of Hope for Africa's children.
		Written especially for the service, the litany reflected hope for Africa's children through the redeeming love of Jesus Christ--even in the face of war, hunger, disease and homelessness.
	gbgm-umc.org /mission/news2000/GBGM033000cntpsc.stm (336 words)

	S. Africans Fight Urban Terrorism
		On Wednesday, Ebrahim Jeneker, 29, an alleged PAGAD hit man, went to court along with Abdullah Maansdorf, 22, and his brother Ismail, 19, to face a litany of charges including nine counts of murder.
		CAPE TOWN, South Africa –– Three members of a South African vigilante group appeared in court this week to face 124 terror-related charges in a case that police are hailing as another breakthrough against urban terrorism.
		Many of those held are members of the Muslim fundamentalist group People Against Gangsterism and Drugs, or PAGAD as it is widely known, and have spent months in custody.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/aponline/19991007/aponline144139_000.htm (405 words)

	TRUTHJRN.txt
		Now turn to the newspaper." There followed a litany of horrible facts including "mass graves in Bosnia," African HIV epidemics and famines, the killing of Chinese infants, Chechnya massacres, and "Children all over the world...
		J. Lincoln Simon teaches business administration at the University of Maryland and is a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute.
		From The Economist of London: He [Simon] is right to argue that people are too ready to believe doomsayers, but [he] fails to recognise that gloom has its uses.
	www.juliansimon.com /writings/Articles/TRUTHJRN.txt (1459 words)

	Primary Sources :: www.webdubois.org
		" A Litany at Atlanta." This poem was composed, as DuBois wrote, "in the Day of Death, 1906." It expressed rage at the assaults against African Americans in a riot by Whites in September 1906.
		With an apparent allusion to a Biblical passage in Isaiah I :16-18, Du Bois wrote this piece in response to the Chicago Race Riot of 1919
		[See the " Atlanta 1906: A Race Riot ".] The poem was published initially in October 1906 in The Voice of the Negro.
	www.webdubois.org /wdb-sources.html (1459 words)

	Ballad of Birmingham
		Randall founded Broadside Press in 1965, where he published African American writers.
		His collected poetry is found in More to Remember: Poems of Four Decades (1971) and A Litany of Friends: New and Selected Poems (1981).
	wps.prenhall.com /hss_master_lit_1/0,,1328433,00.html (1459 words)

	A poet passes (Metro Times Detroit)
		Dudley Randall, founder of Detroit’s Broadside Press and a pioneer in the development of an African-American poetics, passed away the morning of Saturday, Aug. 5 at the age of 86, leaving behind him an inspiring body of poems, as well as a tender, courageous legacy of work in the service of writing.
		Randall’s six collections of poetry (of which the last, A Litany of Friends, was published by Lotus Press, Detroit) have an immediacy and resonance which is totally in and of the world.
		According to poet Melba Boyd, chair of Africana Studies at WSU, “Dudley’s contribution to American literature was immeasurable.
	www.metrotimes.com /editorial/story.asp?id=284 (1459 words)

	Latin Beat Magazine: Greg Ribot Cumbia y Mas - Reseña de audio grabación
		The gifted reed player isn't just jumping on a bandwagon though, and on Cumbia y Mas, he displays another side of the African diaspora by fusing these folk beats with jazz.
		Francisco brings a Latino litany to the group that allows his excellent classical and popular acoustic guitar chops to flourish.
		On Cumbia y Mas, Greg has found the perfect companions to undertake this South American musical excursion.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FXV/is_2_14/ai_114592532 (1459 words)

	Juluka Savuka Johnny Clegg Scatterlings Johnny Clegg Juluka impi
		African Litany was released in 1981, and in 1985 Juluka split up.
		Johnny Clegg was born in the UK and grew up in Zimbabwe.
		Savuka ended in 1993, and Johnny and Sipho reformed to record Ya Vuka Inkunzi (also released as Crocodile Love).
	www.brendonmorris.com /juluka_savuka_johnny_clegg.htm (267 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Sport Rugby union New Zealand 16 - 7 Australia
		Jones claimed that some of the New Zealand players should have been subjected to the same scrutiny by the South African citing commissioner Edwin Wyngaard, however.
		The All Blacks coach could not conceal his pleasure, despite his team having committed a litany of errors on the way to a treasured victory.
		Four million New Zealanders were then left to bask in the glory of their pack-inspired win, retribution, to a degree, for last November's World Cup semi-final mauling at the hands of the Wallabies.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /rugbyunion/story/0,10069,1264263,00.html (267 words)

	LitNet: African Library
		With The Housemaid, Amma Darko, a Ghanaian writer with an education in science, has produced a wryly funny, sardonic novel containing quite biting social satire about life in a contemporary African society.
		Its chief focus is on women’s lives, but the author’s perspective is no litany of female victimisation, for she focuses mainly on women’s fierce (or even ruthless) survival skills.
		She is, here, describing the kind of life many of the girls from the villages end up leading — precarious and dangerous, but taken in their stride and cheerfully endured — these young girls being the adventurers of a new generation of newly urbanised Africans:
	www.litnet.co.za /africanlib/housemaid.asp (1798 words)

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