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Etta James Hospitalized for Breathing Trouble
Terminally ill blues singer Etta James’ health took a turn for the worse Wednesday when she had to be rushed to a hospital for breathing trouble. James, who is suffering from both leukemia and dementia, is now battling an infection called sepsis, which was brought on by a urinary tract infection. Lupe De Leon, James’…
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Chicago Cardinal Compares LGBT Movement to KKK
A controversial Chicago cardinal is under fire after comparing the gay-rights movement to the Ku Klux Klan. During a Fox Chicago telecast Wednesday, Cardinal Francis George said that he supported a pastor who worried about next year’s annual gay parade possibly forcing him to cancel Mass. “He’s telling us that they won’t be able to…
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Athlete Awards $10,000 College Scholarship to 79 Students
The glaring media spotlight that is shone upon the black athlete usually emits negative rays and not positive ones. Braylon Edwards, a wide receiver for the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers who has had his fair share of run-ins with the law, is now in the news for something positive: sendings teenagers to college. In 22…
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Woman Claims She Was Fired Over Interracial Marriage
A Tennessee church is in the news after a former white employee said she was fired once they found out about her marriage to a black man. Debra Dodd, the former secretary at the all-white Cumberland Presbyterian Church, filed a lawsuit against the Fayetteville house of worship for back wages and $500,000 in punitive damages.…
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Police Believe Missing 5-Year-Old Girl Is Dead
A missing 5-year-old Arizona girl who disappeared more than two months ago is now believed to have been thrown in a landfill. Glendale, Ariz., police believe that Jhessye Shockley was placed in a trash can and dumped in a landfill prior to her being reported missing on Oct. 11. Her mother, Jerice Hunter, was arrested…
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Dad Jailed for Facebook Photo of Tape-Bound Child
This has to be a joke, right? Well, that’s what 21-year-old Andre Curry said when he posted a picture of his daughter tape-bound on Facebook. That same photo now has Curry in jail, where he is being held on a $100,000 bond; he has been charged with aggravated domestic battery. Most frightening for the young…
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Autopsy Shows FAMU Student Had Major Bleeding, Bruising
An autopsy released yesterday shows that FAMU student Robert Champion had extensive bleeding in his back and right shoulder at the time of his death last month. Champion, who was a member of the university’s famed band, died Nov. 19 during a “hemorrhagic shock” brought upon by a brutal hazing. The autopsy also indicates that…
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School Newsletter Includes Lynching of Black Cartoon Character
A substitute teacher is in hot water after she sent out a newsletter depicting a black Peanuts character with a noose tied around his neck. The newsletter, sent last week from Sequoia Middle School in California, included the words “white pride” under the character. School officials claim that the incident may be a big mistake…
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Rapper Slim Dunkin Killed Over Candy
Disturbing new details have emerged in the case of slain 24-year-old Atlanta rapper Slim Dunkin. Police are now revealing that Dunkin was killed over a stolen piece of candy. “The information we’re getting, it’s unconfirmed, but witnesses are saying this whole thing started over a piece of candy,” homicide detective David Quinn told Action News…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. to Serve 3 Months in Jail
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. isn’t going to be staying at his Las Vegas mansion for a while: He’s headed to a Vegas jail. The undefeated boxer was sentenced to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to reduced domestic-battery and harassment charges. He will also have to complete 100 hours of community service and pay…
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