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8-Year-Old Girl in Chicago Gunned Down While Jumping Rope
Tanaja Stokes, 8, was gunned down while jumping rope in the Chicago neighborhood of Roseland. While she was jumping rope with friends, two gunmen on bicycles rode up and open-fired. Chicago is in the midst of a summer filled with gun violence. To add insult to injury, the Supreme Court struck down the handgun ban…
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Pew Report: 1 in 15 Children Born in the U.S. Are 'Anchor Babies'
We’re sure that the GOP is doing a happy dance. About one out of every 15 children in the United States was born to a family in which at least one parent is in this country illegally, according to a new Pew Research report. Four out of five of those 5.1 million children — including…
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Ben Quayle: Obama Worst President in History
The son of former Vice President Dan Quayle released a political ad admonishing President Barack Obama. In his bid to represent the 3rd Congressional District in Arizona, Quayle called President Barack Obama “The Worst President in History.” He also told Arizona voters that he would “knock the hell out” of Washington. Wow. Is this his…
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30,000 People Show Up for Public Housing Help in Atlanta
A huge crowd of people flooded the public housing office in East Point Wednesday, hoping to get on the waiting list for housing assistance. Tens of thousands of people overtook the office, standing in sweltering heat, waiting for an application. A heavy police presence was there, along with ambulances assisting those overcome by heat. The office reported that more than…
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Black Teen Users Dominate Conversations on Twitter
Apparently, black folks use Twitter in a way no one else does — to such an extent that black users establish trending topics on Twitter. Not only do blacks use more descriptive hashtags, but they form tighter clusters on the network, follow one another more readily and retweet each other more often. Plus, more of…
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'Roots' Producer David Wolper Dies
David L. Wolper, whose landmark 1977 miniseries Roots captured the imagination of the country, has passed away. Roots explored an American family descended from slaves. Wolper also produced the children’s classic Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Wolper died peacefully in his Beverly Hills home Tuesday evening…
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VIDEO: New Law Would Ban Marriages Between People Who Don't Love Each Other
The Onion pokes fun at the hypocrisy of California’s Prop 8 and the nation’s obsession with it. New Law Would Ban Marriages Between People Who Don’t Love Each Other
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H1N1 Declared Over
A collective sigh is being let out around the world. More than a year after swine flu was declared a global pandemic, the world has finally entered a “post-pandemic period.” The World Health Organization downgraded H1N1 from pandemic status on its six-stage alert system. The virus has killed an estimated 19,000 people worldwide so far, compared with the…
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Tyler Perry Plays Musical Chairs With Old Spice's Mustafa
The Old Spice guy is making waves again. This time it’s in the film world. Isaiah Mustafa, who has gained worldwide fame for his turn as the Old Spice guy, had been cast in Tyler Perry’s production of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf. He recently learned that he…
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Emergency Bill Saves Teachers But Starves Students
House members passed a $26 billion education jobs bill. On top of funding Medicaid, it will save at least 161,000 teachers from pink slips and also help stifle losses of another 158,000 public employees. What many don’t know is that it accomplishes this by cutting $12 million from future food-stamp funding. The recession has driven food-stamp rolls…
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