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New Mexico Town Elects Mayor Who Called Obama 'Evil'
A former New Mexico mayor who called President Obama a “manifestation of evil” has been re-elected to his old job, according to the Associated Press. David Lansford, who was once the mayor of the town of Clovis, won the job back this past Tuesday even after his controversial comments about the president. He won in…
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Number of US Hate Groups on the Rise
According to a report released by the Southern Poverty Law Center, the number of U.S. hate groups has grown — fed by antagonism toward President Obama, the economy and the changing racial demographics of the country. The SPLC recorded 1,018 hate groups last year. Anti-gay groups have increased from 17 to 27 since 2010, and…
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WNBC Fires Legendary Black Anchor After 32 Years
Longtime black news anchor Sue Simmons has been informed by WNBC-Channel 4 in New York City that her contract will not be renewed in June, according to the New York Post. The Harlem native has worked at the station for 32 years. Her anchor partnership with Chuck Scarborough has been one of the most enduring…
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Teacher Suspended for 'Little Chocolate Boy' Comment
An African-American teacher in south Florida has been suspended in response to claims that she called a Haitian boy “the little chocolate boy nobody wanted.” Leslie Rainer, 46, was suspended for 10 days without pay following a hearing with the Broward County School Board. She allegedly has a history of anti-Haitian comments, having told one…
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Watch This: Obama Shoots Down Reporter on Gas Prices
President Barack Obama challenged a question from Fox News reporter Ed Henry on Tuesday during a press conference. Obama was asked about gas prices and the effect a war on Iran could have on those prices. “Your critics will say on Capitol Hill that you want gas prices to go higher, because you have said…
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81-Year-Old Black Woman Wins Powerball's $336 Million Prize
An 81-year-old Rhode Island woman is the sole winner of the $336 million Powerball prize, according to ABC News. Louise White, who is African American and of Newport, became the winner of the third-largest Powerball prize ever. “I want to say that I’m very happy and I’m very proud. This will make my family very…
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Limbaugh Advertisers Keep Running From Show
Advertisers are continuing to pull their ads from Rush Limbaugh’s radio show after his derogatory comments last week directed at Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke, according to the Associated Press. One of the most popular radio shows in the country on Monday lost advertisers such as AOL and Tax Resolution Services. Twenty advertisers have now…
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Dozens Arrested in Calif. Education Protests
Seventy-two people were arrested in a long day of protests on Monday in Sacramento, Calif., over cuts in education, according to the Associated Press. Thousands of students swarmed the state Capitol, leading to 68 arrests after protesters refused to leave the scene. Four other arrests occurred earlier in the day. Protesters chanted, “We’re doing this…
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NYC College Student Finds N-Word on Dorm Door
A black senior at Fordham University in the Bronx, N.Y., found the n-word scrawled across the door of her dormitory room in February, according to the Daily News. The student, Melissa Wright, found the racial slur written on her door in black marker. “It was just disbelief,” Wright told the Daily News. “The longer I…
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Obama: US Willing to Launch Military Strike Against Iran
President Obama warned Iran on Sunday that he will launch a military strike if the Muslim nation does not ensure that it is not trying to build nukes, according to the Daily News. The president criticized Iran a day before a much-anticipated meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a man with whom Obama has…
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