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Leave the AKA’s Alone!
In the past two weeks, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. has been the subject of intense media scrutiny as a result of a damaging civil lawsuit that was filed by some members who call themselves “Friends of the Weeping Ivy.” The news was picked up by the mass media and all hell has rained down…
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AUDIO: Preview – Whitney Houston "Million Dollar Bill"
Song written by Alicia Keys. Whitney is sounding very drug-free and that’s a very good thing.
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Sotomayor Confirmation Expected Today
From CNN: Judge Sonia Sotomayor was expected to easily win Senate confirmation Thursday as two more Republican senators announced their support for the country’s first Hispanic high court pick. The final day of debate is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., with a vote on her nomination scheduled for about 3 p.m. Legal sources said…
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The Right Roughage Lacks in the South Bronx
From Ashton Lattimore at NewsOne: Lisa Harris knows how to put together a healthy, balanced dinner. Baked salmon alongside brown rice, served with a few broccoli florets – that’s the kind of meal she prefers to make for her family. But since moving to the South Bronx from California six years ago, it’s been a…
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VIDEO: A PSA from Nasir Jones
Nas is distressed by the state of rap music. After seeing Soulja Boy’s Lambo chain, The Buzz thinks the future might be now. Still, this seems like something of an unfair indictment on Southern rap, as if it’s all class and gentility above the Mason-Dixon. Watching this clip, we couldn’t help but wonder: What part…
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A Congressman from New Orleans Involved in Corruption? Come On…
From the NY Times: Former Representative William J. Jefferson was convicted Wednesday afternoon of using his office to try to enrich himself and relatives through a web of bribes and payoffs involving business ventures in Africa. A federal court jury in Alexandria, Va., deliberated for five days before finding Mr. Jefferson, 62, a New Orleans…
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Violated, Too: Congo's Male Rape Victims
From the NY Times: GOMA, Congo — It was around 11 p.m. when armed men burst into Kazungu Ziwa’s hut, put a machete to his throat and yanked down his pants. Mr. Ziwa is a tiny man, about four feet, six inches tall. He tried to fight back, but said he was quickly beaten down.…
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The Russian Obama
From The AP via The Grio: SREDNYAYA AKHTUBA, Russia (AP) — An African-born farmer is making an improbable run for office in Russia, inspired by President Barack Obama and undaunted by racial attitudes that have changed little in decades. Joaquim Crima, a 37-year-old native of Guinea Bissau who settled in southern Russia after earning a…
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Gunman Opens Fire at PA Gym, 4 Dead
From CNN: A gunman walked into an LA Fitness gym outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, turned off the lights and fired off 50 rounds, killing three women before killing himself Tuesday evening, police said. The man didn’t speak but was carrying a gym bag with a note inside it. He was found dead in the gym lying…
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Hillary Arrives in Kenya; Does Not Save Any Journalists
From Al Jazeera: Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, has arrived in Kenya as part of an African tour to push her government’s commitment to tackling the continent’s trouble spots. The seven-nation trip comes three weeks after Barack Obama, the US president, visited Ghana in an effort to bolster ties with the nation. Clinton kicked off her 11-day tour from Kenya, which…
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