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Prior Incidents Emerge at Chris Brown Sentencing
Chris Brown was sentenced Tuesday for assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna in February. In the course of sentencing, previous incidents of violence between the two came to light. From CNN: Pop singer Chris Brown was sentenced Tuesday to serve five years probation and to spend more than 1,400 hours in “labor-oriented service” for assaulting his pop star…
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Are We Surprised?
Everybody tryna make a dollar…From CNN: Wendell Potter knows a little something about the health care industry’s practices and is not afraid of to speak out as the health care reform debate heats up around the country. The former vice president of corporate communications at insurance giant Cigna, who left his post, says the industry…
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The Overlooked: Seven Groups the Media Doesn't Touch
This article was originally posted on NewsOne: Writing about Black people is hard. There are more than 40 million of us in the United States alone, each running around with different ideals, interests, occupations, and income levels. With all of that going on, things are bound to get complicated. So how can the American news…
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Obama to Give Bernanke Another Title Shot
Ben Bernanke’s probably keeping his job (and health benefits). From CNN: President Obama announced Tuesday that he plans to nominate Ben Bernanke to a second term as head of the Federal Reserve. “Ben Bernanke, has led the Fed through the one of the worst financial crises that this nation and this world have ever faced,”…
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South Sudan Issued a Hunger Warning
Parts of the south Sudan are in a bad way regarding food rations. The UN warns that 1.3 million are in need of food aid. From Al Jazeera: The number of people needing assistance has surged since the beginning of the year due to inter-tribal conflict, poor rains and the high cost of food commodities in…
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More than a Woman: Reflecting on Aaliyah's Legacy Eight Years Later
Eight years after a plane crash ended the life of 22-year old Aaliyah Dana Haughton, better known the the singular Aaliyah, Jayson Rodriguez tries to put her career and possibilities in perspective. From MTV: Ever since the Detroit singer and dancer debuted in 1994 with Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number, we all watched Aaliyah…
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Jena 6 Teen Gets Chance to Turn It Around
Being accused of attemped murder has a funny way of turning someone’s life around. In Jesse Ray Beard’s case, one of the teens accused in the Jena 6 case, his turn was for the better thanks, in large part, to the lawyer who represented him, Howard Alan. From CNN: Beard, 18, now interns at a…
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Michael Jackson's Death Ruled a Homicide
The latest on the Michael Jackson saga from CNN: Singer Michael Jackson had lethal levels of the drug propofol in his blood when he died, according to court documents. Los Angeles’ coroner Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran reached that preliminary conclusion after reviewing toxicology results carried out on Jackson’s blood, according to an affidavit. The drug Diprivan,…
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BREAKING: AG Holder to Appoint Prosecutor for Interrogation Investigation
Just in from the Washington Post: Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has decided to appoint a prosecutor to examine nearly a dozen cases in which CIA interrogators and contractors may have violated anti-torture laws and other statutes when they allegedly threatened terrorism suspects, according to two sources familiar with the move. Holder is poised…
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Goings On: The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival
From the good folks of AroundHarlem.com: The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival annually assembles some of the finest musicians in the world who reflect Parker’s musical individuality and genius, to promote appreciation for this highly influential and world-renowned artist. The two days of free concerts take place in neighborhoods where Charlie Parker lived and worked, in…
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