Raised nearby in a neighborhood so fiercely segregated that black residents needed a note from a white person to pass through -- at a time when so many doors of opportunity were closed to African Americans, others might have become angry or disillusioned.

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Veterinarians take note:A black Labrador, Pepper, is in the works.

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Mr. Black himself sounded a gloomy note.

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The race will have a somber note as drivers will wear black armbands in tribute to Dan Wheldon, who died in a 15-car IndyCar crash two weeks ago.

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Note: This post is part of the Celebrating Black History Month series, which highlights African Americans from across the Administration whose work contributes to the President's goals for winning the future.

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Its black leaves are suffused with caramel, vanilla and an enigmatic citrus note, bergamot.

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Best Buy "did not go deep enough discounting in TVs on Black Friday, " David Strasser of Janney Montgomery Scott said in a note to investors, adding, "We believe the mass merchants, " particularly Target Corp.

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Her black leather purse, found near St Andrew Square bus station in Edinburgh days after she disappeared, contained a note with "Samaritans" scribbled on it and an oral contraceptive leaflet.

BBC: Peter Tobin robbed his young victims of their futures