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Black Frat Makes Bill Clinton Member

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NEW ORLEANS (July 11) - A historically black fraternity has voted to induct former President Bill Clinton as an honorary member.
Phi Beta Sigma President Paul Griffin Jr. said Friday that Clinton is the first U.S. president to be inducted into a historically black fraternity.
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Ed Zurga, AP

Former President Bill Clinton received an honorary induction into Phi Beta Sigma, a historically black fraternity founded in 1914 at Howard University in Washington, D.C.

The fraternity voted Tuesday for Clinton's induction at its 95th Anniversary Conclave in New Orleans, La.
Stevie Wonder, Al Roker, the Rev. Al Sharpton and jazz musician Ramsey Lewis are also honorary members of Phi Beta Sigma.
The fraternity was founded in 1914 at Howard University in Washington, D.C. It has more than 150,000 alumni and college members in about 500 chapters throughout the U.S., Caribbean, Africa and Asia.
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WyattCompassion

03:17 PMJul 13 2009

It's a historically black fraternity, and so, now, for those living under a rock of ugliness (You know who you are ugly kids), anyone can join a once black only frat or sorority. BTW, it was black only because only blacks wanted to join and other "whites only" frats and sororities didn't allow other persons of color to join their exclusive, histiorically colorless frat/soror. I think this is a wonder gesture from the Phi Beta Sigmas. Congrats President Clinton.

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SomeGuy7776

09:23 AMJul 13 2009

Girls - Oppose - Mentalities - As - Bill's

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Kim Swink

06:24 PMJul 12 2009

ImCraZyRiTeR02:23 PMJul 12 2009The racial bias is alive and well in the United States. Tragically though, it's the Blacks that are the real racists. If predominantly white anything were instilled, Blacks would scream racism. But as long as it's Blacks it's fair. Whites should cry foul !!!=========Pretty much everything in this country started out predominantly white which left little choice for blacks but to form some organizations themselves where they felt welcome. And after decades and decades of discriminating at against blacks you now want want to begrudge them that?

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S5803

06:15 PMJul 12 2009

I'm glad athe piece of sh_t has found some friends to play with

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ohiosam1117

04:13 PMJul 12 2009

I wondering what is the ages of all of you peopleI myself is 57yrs

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ohiosam1117

04:09 PMJul 12 2009

ImCraZyRiTeR as a white man that serve the country for 8 long yrs sent the death of Mr Jackson I been reading and paying attention to almost ever comment. I use the computer for news and notice most of the negative comments is coming from my neck of the woods if you get the meaning.

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ohiosam1117

03:56 PMJul 12 2009

black ,white,Mexicans who ever these man was they were are friend in war cause we was on the same fu**king side. get a grip people go join the army, and see how your attitude will change.

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ohiosam1117

03:52 PMJul 12 2009

I seen man blown into pieces, f**ckin shot in the head, leg amputated, coming home in body bags for what. for this shit, this trashing of one another.

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ohiosam1117

03:48 PMJul 12 2009

that is serving the country instead of bring it down. them are the ones we should be listening to. They ones can tell you about what they seen and how it affected there lives.

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ohiosam1117

03:39 PMJul 12 2009

I have a feeling that same of you printing is one in the same that talking trash. For as FRATERNITY goes it was born from whites and only white was able to join this FRATERNITY. So now we are upset cause the black colleges has the own FRATERNITY we going to belittle them. I don't think its about colors in this world, its about how much you can stand out and spread the hate.When I was in the army the blacks and white cover are ass while we was being shot at.I put in a special request at church for all you mothers and fathers kids.

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