Jay-Z to keep profits from OWS-inspired tees: Rocawear is selling a $22 T-shirt emblazoned with the words "Occupy All Streets." It's being marketed as a way to get behind OWS, but a statement on the website reads "at this time we have not made an official commitment to monetarily support the movement."

SLCC lends support to Occupy Atlanta: Martin Luther King Jr.'s nephew and current SCLC President and CEO Isaac Farris Jr. gave permission for the group to spend several nights camping out behind the historic King Center site and on a nearby plot of land also owned by the famed civil rights organization, BlackAmericaWeb reports.

Penn State assistant coach gets death threats, will skip game: The university issued a one-sentence statement Thursday night: "Due to multiple threats made against Assistant Coach Mike McQueary, the University has decided it would be in the best interest of all for Assistant Coach McQueary not to be in attendance at Saturday's Nebraska game."

African-American food pyramid seeks to change habits: A food-and-nutrition nonprofit has an idea: African Americans can solve health issues by adopting the diet choices of their ancestors.

In other news: James Earl Jones Accepts Honorary Oscar.

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