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Wage Fight Pushes 22-Year-Old KFC Worker Into National Spotlight
Naquasia LeGrand was tired. She had been working at two KFC restaurants, 15 hours at the first and then hiking it across to work whatever hours she could get at the the other store. Some nights after a full day of frying chicken, sweeping floors and serving customers, she would close the store at 1…
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World Bank Postpones Loan to Uganda Over Anti-Gay Law
The World Bank has delayed a $90 million loan to Uganda over its approval of an anti-gay law that has drawn widespread criticism from the US, the United Nations and rights groups, the Associated Press reports. A World Bank spokesman told AP that the loan was intended to help the East African nation’s health systems.…
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Racist Death Threats Spray-Painted on Interracial Couple’s Home
A mixed-race Pittsburgh couple woke up one morning last week to find the words “Die Nigger” and the police code for homicide, “1.8.7,” as well as swastikas, spray-painted on the garage door of their home, the New Pittsburgh Courier reports. Marlene Williams, who is black, and her boyfriend, Jason Powell, who is white, say that…
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US Attorney General Eric Holder Rushed to Hospital
A Justice Department official released the following statement, according to NBC Washington: “During his regular morning meeting with senior staff, the Attorney General began experiencing symptoms including faintness and shortness of breath. As a precaution, the Attorney General was taken to MedStar Washington Hospital Center to undergo further evaluation.” NBC News’ Pete Williams reports that Holder,…
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President Obama to Unveil ‘My Brother’s Keeper’
On Thursday, President Obama is set to launch My Brother’s Keeper, a public-private program set to empower disadvantaged black and Latino young men who, according to a White House fact sheet, are “more than six times as likely to be victims of murder than their white peers and account for almost half of the country’s…
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Paula Deen Compares Herself to Gay NFL Prospect Michael Sam
Disgraced former Food Network star Paula Deen, who revealed that she regularly used the n-word and lost several endorsement deals as a result, is on the comeback trail and is now comparing herself to gay pro football prospect Michael Sam in an interview with People magazine, Rawstory reports. “I feel like ‘embattled’ or ‘disgraced’ will…
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Richie Incognito’s $300,000 Ferrari Vandalized
Richie Incognito, the ex-Miami Dolphins lineman at the center of the Jonathan Martin bullying scandal, had his $300,000 Ferrari vandalized with a baseball bat, New York Daily News reports. The bully’s ride, which was reportedly purchased in November, has severe damage to its grill and hood, according to pictures acquired by TMZ Sports. Incognito’s black…
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Police Who Fatally Shot Homeless Man 11 Times Over Stolen Coffee Won’t Be Charged
The Michigan police officers who fired their weapons 47 times, fatally shooting a homeless man after a confrontation over stolen coffee, won’t face federal charges, Rawstory reports. Federal authorities including the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier this week that there wasn’t enough evidence to charge the six Saginaw police officers. “After…
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Jason Collins’ No. 98 Jersey Is NBA Top Seller
Even though Jason Collins only signed a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets, NBA.com can’t keep his jersey in stock. According to New York’s Daily News, a league representative confirmed that the Brooklyn Nets’ No. 98 jersey was the top seller at the NBA store and its website, NBA.com, on Tuesday, the first day it was…
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NY Knicks’ Raymond Felton Arrested on Gun Charges
Knicks guard Raymond Felton was formally charged with one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and one count of criminal possession of a firearm after Felton’s estranged wife turned in to police a gun that was stored at their house. Appearing in court on Tuesday, Felton appeared upbeat and did…
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