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Suit Claiming Racism Filed Against Barclays Center
A group of African-American men are claiming that the staff and security at the Barclays Center arena in Brooklyn, N.Y., have given them shoddy treatment, accused them of skipping out on bills and even had security rush what they believed was their luxury box, the New York Post reports. The three men, Glen DeFreitas, Sean…
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Food Stamp Benefit Cuts Start Today
On Friday, a boost from the federal stimulus package is set to expire, which will cut the “food stamp” program by $5 billion dollars nationally. More than 47 million Americans — or 1 in 7 — will see a decrease in their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, reports CBS News. The amount could get…
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Football Field Turned Organic Farm at HBCU
In Texas, where football is king, Paul Quinn College President Michael Sorrell chose to cut the school’s football program, Yahoo Sports reports. The sports department and upkeep was draining the budget of the small HBCU, which is located seven miles outside of downtown Dallas. Sorrell, a Root100 alum and president of the school since 2007, had to make the unpopular…
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New York Bus Driver Saves Woman's Life
A Buffalo, N.Y. school bus driver risked his life to save a woman he didn’t know. Darnell Barton, 37, was driving a bus full of high school students along a parkway when he saw woman standing on the ledge, “leaning out over the traffic below,” The Buffalo News, reports. That is when Barton stopped the bus…
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Obamacare Site Accepts Help From Google Expert
Healthcare.gov, the troubled website that launched Oct. 1 and has been heavily criticized for its lack of functionality since then, is getting help from some industry heavyweights. Google, Oracle and several other tech companies are giving much-needed support by lending dozens of computer engineers and programmers to the plagued website, according to Bloomberg News. About 8.6…
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Dawson Mayor Chris Wright Shot in Robbery
Chris Wright, the young, charismatic mayor of Dawson, Ga., was shot last night in what news channel Fox 31 is calling a robbery attempt outside his home Friday morning. Wright was transported to the hospital, where Jessae Goshae, a friend of Wright’s, told the news station that the 23-year-old mayor had been shot multiple times in the leg but…
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Obama's Approval Rating Hits New Low
President Barack Obama’s job-performance and personal approval ratings have hit their lowest point since he took office. According to an NBC-Wall Street Journal poll, 51 percent disapprove of his job in office and 45 percent view the president in a “negative light.” According to report analysis by NBC News, no single reason is to blame…
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Feds Open Investigation Into Kendrick Johnson's Death
The parents of Kendrick Johnson, the teen who was found dead and wedged inside a rolled-up gym mat in his Georgia high school, got one step closer to getting some answers. Michael Moore, the U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced on Thursday that he is committed to finding out the truth behind…
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Va. Governor Hopeful Appeals to Blacks, Youth
As the race for Virginia’s governor heats up between Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II and Terry McAuliffe, Democrats are pulling out all the stops to lure African Americans and young voters to the polls, the Washington Post reports. McAuliffe has taken to an Obama secret weapon, the “pledge card,” a promissory note that serves as…
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