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David Blackwell: Groundbreaking Statistician and Mathematician Dies
Renowned statistician and mathematician David Blackwell has passed away at the age of 91. Blackwell was the first African American admitted to the National Academy of Sciences and the first black tenured professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He is most famous for his work in probability and game theory. Blackwell attended the University…
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Always Bet on Black: Wesley Snipes' Sentence Is Upheld
Film star Wesley Snipes will have to serve three years in federal prison, according to a federal appeals court. In 2008 Snipes was given three years for failing to file income taxes from 1999 to 2001. During that time, prosecutors were able to prove that Snipes made $13.8 million. Snipes appealed the conviction because he…
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The Denzel Effect: Halle Berry, Samuel Jackson, and Will and Jada Smith Eye Broadway
Call it the Denzel Washington effect, but a number of A-List black celebrities are slated to star in Broadway productions in the near future. The New York Post reports that Halle Berry may star in The Mountaintop, a new drama about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Samuel L. Jackson may also star in The Mountaintop.…
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Blackout: Black Contractors Left Out of BP Oil Cleanup
The blackout continues. Civil rights organizations are hopping mad that black contractors are being shut out of the highly profitable BP oil-spill cleanup efforts. According to a recent investigation by the NAACP, minority contractors are not being given an opportunity to make money by cleaning up the spill that has destroyed the livelihoods of so…
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John Edwards Affair Coming to a Theater Near You
Andrew Young is still on the warpath, making sure that the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth is told about the John Edwards affair that maligned his image. Young was the aide who initially took the fall for impregnating Edwards’ mistress Rielle Hunter, and then told the truth after being “mistreated” by…
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First Family Heads to Weekend Family Vacation
The first family will vacation at a national park in Maine this weekend. On Friday the first family was to fly to Bar Harbor, Maine, and spend much of the weekend in Acadia National Park, enjoying its breathtaking ocean views and nature trails. Bar Harbor is a famed summer getaway for the rich and famous,…
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The Hits Keep Coming Off the Field for Tiki Barber
Tiki Barber now has an additional 1 million reasons not to have humiliated his wife, Ginny, by cheating on her with an intern. Flywheel Sports hired the ex-Giants player and his now-estranged wife to be the spokespeople for its company. Tiki and Ginny Barber were apparently a happily married couple that loved fitness and cycling.…
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Facebook Scandal: Michigan Mom Sent to Jail for Having Sex With Teen Son
Fresh from the “We can’t make this up” file, a Michigan woman has been sent to jail for having sex with her teenage son. Aimee L. Sword, 36, apologized at her sentencing on Monday in Oakland County Circuit Court. Having sex with your son is terrible — but, but, but wait; it gets worse (in…
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3.6-Magnitude Earthquake Hits D.C. Region
Many people were shaken awake early Friday morning in the D.C. region — by an earthquake. Preliminary reports from the USGS said it was a 3.6-magnitude earthquake at 5:04 a.m. The epicenter was located near Germantown, Md., but was felt across the entire region, including the heart of the district. Read more at MSNBC.
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Goldman Sachs Settles With SEC for $500 Million
Goldman Sachs has settled with the SEC for $500 million for charges of defrauding investors in a sale of securities tied to subprime mortgages. On Thursday, Goldman shares jumped almost 8 percent in after-hours trading on the announcement, as many predicted the company would be forced to pay $1 billion to settle the case. $550…
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