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RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

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    Billy Eckstine’s Mirror, A Dark Image of Race in America

    Billy Eckstine’s Dark Mirror, 70 years later, tells us how raw bigotry wrecked his career. The most popular singer in the country crossed a phony racial line and was brought down, based on skin color alone. Reporting by David Stone…

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