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Obama's UNITY Appearance

UNITY News Photo By Jennifer Dronkers

Image taken from the movie "Shoot 'em up"

Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama speaks at the UNITY convention Sunday in Chicago.

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UNITY Convention-Goers Make it to Obama's Appearance

UNITY News Photo By Jennifer Dronkers

Image taken from the movie "Shoot 'em up"

People line up to see presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama on Sunday morning.

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Barack's Barber

UNITY News Photo By L. Kasimu Harris

Image taken from the movie "Shoot 'em up"

Mr. Gray, gets a trim by Zariff, also Barack Obama's barber at Hyde Park Hair Salon. Zariff says people come from all over the world to sit in the chair Obama sat in. The barber shop is more than 80 years old and moved last year into their new location on 5234 S. Blackstone Ave.

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Diversity on Devon

UNITY News Photo By Roxana Vasquez

Image taken from the movie "The Kingdom"

Daniel Levi, an Orthodox Jew, takes an afternoon stroll along the ethnically diverse Devon Avenue on Friday.

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Fashion in Motion

UNITY News Photo By Michelle Le

Image taken from the movie "Invaders"

Christopher D. Cathcart, President of OneDiaspora Group wears a straw hat made by U3i, which he bought in New York. Picture taken at the Unity convention on Thursday.

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Senegalese Protest

UNITY News Photo By Roxana Vasquez

Image taken from the movie "Shoot 'em up"

Dr. Ousmane Diallo (left), listens to Mohamet Ndiaye (right) as he tells his fellow Senegalese protestors to start a chant, Friday, outside gate 42 at McCormick Place in Chicago. Diallo, Ndiaye, and other natives of Senegal, protested the arrival of Abdoulaye Wade, president of Senegal, who is in Chicago to give a speech for the National Association of Black Journalists.

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Sports Cuts

UNITY News Photo By Eric Shelton

Image taken from the movie "Shoot 'em up"

Jose Rodriguez, 25, shaves a graphic on Francisco Almonte, 25, at Sportz Kuttz in Humboldt Park. Rodriguez has been working and living on Division Street - nicknamed "Paseo Boricua" or Street of the Puerto Ricans between Western and California - for six years, leaving his home in Puerto Rico to "make more money" in the U.S.

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NAJA shares traditional beat at UNITY

UNITY News Photo By Eugene Tapahe

Image taken from the movie "Shoot 'em up"

Local drummers from the Chicago Indian Center open the NAJA awards banquet on Friday night with a ceremonial song.

Today's Highlights

On Saturday…

8:30 - 10 a.m.
How to Produce Multimedia on a Budget
McCormick Place, W181

10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
Gays, Guns and God: Covering the Culture Wars in Presidential Politics
McCormick Place, W178

1:15 - 2:45 p.m.
Beyond “Illegal Alien”: Toward Fair, Ethical and Accurate Immigration Coverage
McCormick Place, W192C

Fade Out: What Does Media Consolidation Mean for Journalists and Consumers of Color?
McCormick Place, W196

Solid Sound: Getting the Highest Quality Audio
McCormick Place, W193

7 - 10 p.m.
NABJ Salute to Excellence Awards Gala
Sheraton Hotel, Chicago Ballroom

9 - Until
AAJA Karaoke Night
Sheraton Hotel

10 p.m. - Until
NABJ Tampa Kickoff Party
Sheraton Hotel

9 p.m. - Until
NAHJ Vamos Pa’ Puerto Rico!
Sheraton Hotel

Sunday, July 27, 11 a.m.
Sen. Barack Obama
McCormick Place, Skyline Ballroom

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