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		<title>Celebrating the Birth of two Georgians</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2009/12/18/celebrating-the-birth-of-two-georgians/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda L</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ossie Davis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the anniversary of the birth for two famous Georgians.  These two men made an impact in their respective fields. I knew the first one, Ty Cobb, was from Georgia but I was surprised that Ossie Davis was from Georgia.
Ty Cobb made his impact on the baseball world.  He was born in 1886 in Narrows, [...]


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		<title>National Black Arts Festival!</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2009/07/29/national-black-arts-festival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jnai W</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With just a smidgeon of summer remaining, there is still plenty of fun to be had.  One event on the horizon is the 20th Annual National Black Arts Festival that begins today, July 29 through August 2. Among the notable performers, speakers and guests on the roster are actor/filmmaker/producer Robert Townsend (check out his independent [...]


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		<title>The Ebony Stitchers Quilt Guild featured at the National Black Arts Festival</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2009/07/17/the-ebony-stitchers-quilt-guild-featured-at-the-national-black-arts-festival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison W</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in February the Library hosted a quilt exhibition by members of the Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild. The exhibition was such a hit that we wanted to let you know about another exhibition by the Ebony Stitchers Quilt Guild, a group related to Brown Sugar Stitchers.  The Ebony Stitchers Quilt Guild has partnered with [...]


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		<title>Civil Rights on Film</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2009/02/18/civil-rights-on-film/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jimmy L</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Film Love is an on-going Atlanta film series at The Eyedrum Gallery and occasionally at other venues as well.  Its stated goal is to provide &#8220;access to great but rarely-screened films, and promotes awareness of the rich history of experimental and avant-garde filmmaking.&#8221;  Over the years I&#8217;ve been to many really great screenings of films [...]


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		<title>Hip Hop Hooray!</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2009/02/10/hip-hop-hooray/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jnai W</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve taken a break from the book I blogged about two weeks ago (How To Talk About Books You Haven&#8217;t Read by Pierre Bayard) to do a number of things. Among my diversions from this book were other books including comedian Steve Martin&#8217;s brilliant memoir Born Standing Up (Scribner) and an intriguing book called Def [...]


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		<title>King Holiday Observed</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2009/01/17/799/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 09:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nolan R</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All DeKalb County Public Library branches will be closed on Monday, January 19 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s birthday.  A list of local events is available online from The King Center.
A great online resource for photos, letters, videos, and much, much more relating to Dr. King (as well as other civil rights leaders and [...]


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		<title>A Poem for the Week</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2008/04/08/a-poem-for-the-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris S</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For me, Langston Hughes&#8217; writing epitomizes the beauty of the Harlem Renaissance in its passion, its vibrancy, and its fullness.  Since April is National Poetry Month, I thought I would share one of his best-known and well-loved poems.
Dream Variation
To fling my arms wide
In some place of the sun,
To whirl and to dance
Till the white day [...]


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		<title>Words to Live By</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2008/02/29/words-to-live-by/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Myguail C</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As February 29 nears and the national celebration of Black History Month ends, I feel it only fitting to dedicate this blog post to the power of words from our ancestors, parents and world leaders.  After reading please share with us your favorite quote!
May the following quotes and the input from DeKalb Library users words [...]


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		<title>blackpast.org</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2008/02/28/blackpastorg/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DCPL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I stumbled upon blackpast.org the other day and found it to be a very useful resource.  In their own words:
&#8220;This site is dedicated to providing reference materials to the general
public on six centuries of African American history. It includes an
online encyclopedia of hundreds of famous and lesser known figures in
African America, full text primary documents [...]


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		<title>The Negro Leagues</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2008/02/21/the-negro-leagues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jimmy L</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
I stumbled upon this webpage the other day and thought it was intriguing.  It&#8217;s about the first Negro Leagues in the early 20th century and the impact the first black baseball players had on the history of the sport.  Be sure to listen to the sound clips where different players talk about the subject.
For further [...]


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