Like so many young black girls, my dream was to move to Atlanta and attend the historically black college Spelman.

NPR: A College Dream Inspired by a Song

The American system of trial and error produces doers: Black Swan-hunting, dream-chasing entrepreneurs, with a tolerance for a certain class of risk-taking and for making plenty of small errors on the road to success or knowledge.

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"So, uh, technology, I guess it's a big theme at the festival, " said Mr. Aronofsky, the 44-year-old director of, among others, "Requiem for a Dream" and "Black Swan, " during the last of four "Tribeca Talks: Directors Series" events.

WSJ: Conserving the Horse He Rode in On

Vanessa Baden of the student group Dream Defenders said the city has ignored the black community's complaints about the Sanford Police Department for years.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Extreme wealth may have satisfied every pink-Cadillac dream, but it did little to chase off the black dog.

NEWYORKER: We Are Alive

It was a dream which perhaps first formed itself when Fleming led the Black Caps to victory over India in the 2000 ICC Knockout final in Kenya.

BBC: No dream ending for Fleming

Isn't that the dream of every white, blue-collar parent, and every black, blue-collar parent?

CNN: Commentary: Race, faith and politics

Oakland, California, native and former broadcast journalist Ricki Stevenson fulfilled a lifelong dream of moving to the City of Light, and in 1997 launched Black Paris Tours.

CNN: SHARE THIS

He promises to be inclusive, seeking to attract black people and inner-city dwellers, perhaps even trade unionists who would never normally dream of voting Tory.

ECONOMIST: Too little Hagueography

Holiday shopping was not complete until you spent Black Friday at Best Buy followed by several more trips meeting with the Geeks and the Dream Team.

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