H.S. ZONE HOUSTON AREA’S TOP HIGH SCHOOLS READY FOR PLAYOFFS
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Houston’s Leading Black Information Source Volume 81 | Number 2
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HERMAN CAIN
can’t get lies straight
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OPINION ENTERTAINMENT
SAMUEL L. JACKSON discusses Broadway play
P9 SPORTS
Going off the air...
why?
JOE FRAZIER dead at age 67
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John Guess Jr., Tina Knowles, Melanie Lawson at HMAAC gala
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Sylvester Turner
calls meeting
State Rep. Sylvester Turner is concerned about the future of Booker T. Washington High School. He is calling for a meeting on Nov. 17 so students, parents, alumni and community members can send a message. Turner said it’s important that those who care about the school attend “and voice their concern now while something can be done.”
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Conrad Murray awaits sentencing
His six-week trial is over, and Dr. Conrad Murray must now wait for sentencing, which is set for Nov. 29. Murray, a cardiologist who operated clinics in Houston and Las Vegas, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson. It took a Los Angeles jury less than nine hours of deliberation to decide the case.
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