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Michelle Obama to Do Cameo on Parks and Recreation Season Finale
Michelle Obama is loving the small screen lately. The first lady just recently joined Jimmy Fallon and Will Ferrell on The Tonight Show, starring in an “Ew!” sketch with the two comedians, while bringing along her healthy lifestyle messages. Now the first lady will be beefing up her television experience with a guest appearance on…
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Bill O’Reilly, Valerie Jarrett Talk ‘Gangsta’ Culture
While conservative pundit Bill O’Reilly did toss the Obama administration the odd compliment, saying that he thought President Barack Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative would work, he still had a few ideas as to how society’s ills could be fixed. Talking to Valerie Jarrett, White House senior adviser, O’Reilly accused the administration of not sensing…
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Richie Incognito Says He Damaged His $300,000 Car Himself
Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Richie Incognito has claimed responsibility for the recent damage to his expensive sports car, telling authorities that he did the damage himself, the Los Angeles Times reports. It was reported earlier that the $300,000 Ferrari that was bought just this November was vandalized with a baseball bat, damaging the grill and…
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Black Nationalist Chokwe Lumumba, Mayor of Jackson, Miss., Dies at 66
Chokwe Lumumba. It’s a revered name within the African-American community, and on Tuesday the former black revolutionary succumbed to heart failure after experiencing chest pains, USA Today reports. The 66-year-old civil rights icon became mayor of Jackson, Miss., last year, taking office by storm and seeking to revive a crumbling city dealing with an eroding…
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Band’s Show Allegedly Cut Short Because ‘Too Many Black People’ Were in Audience
The Reprieve Blues Band is claiming that their performance at a bar in Chicago was ended because the owner claimed there were “too many black people” in the audience, CBS Chicago reports. The band’s singer and trumpeter, Brandon Bailey—the only black member of the band—says that he felt his black friends and supporters weren’t welcome…
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Texas Police Defend DUI Arrest of Black Man Who Passed Sobriety Test
Texas police are not backing down or apologizing for arresting a man for drunken driving, even though his Breathalyzer result showed no hint of intoxication, the Raw Story reports. Larry Davis was arrested Jan. 13 after he ran a stop sign, the news site notes. Davis—who, officers on the scene said, appeared to be drunk—defended…
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Video Released of Man Allegedly Killed by Police Outside Okla. Movie Theater
Cellphone video has been released showing five Moore, Okla., police officers restraining Luis Rodriguez, an Oklahoma man who later died in custody, the Associated Press reports. The six-minute footage—which shows officers holding Rodriguez facedown on the ground, with one officer holding his head down—was acquired from the phone of Nair Rodriguez, his wife, who started…
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Black Pastors Coalition Wants to Impeach Eric Holder for Support of LGBT Marriage
Some African-American religious leaders are calling for U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to be impeached for his support of gay-marriage laws, backed up by a push to have them federally recognized, regardless of state laws, UPI reports. “The attorney general of the United States should be impeached over his repeated lawlessness in attempting to impose…
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Judge Returns Guns to Blind Florida Man Who Fatally Shot Friend
A judge in Seminole County, Fla., reluctantly returned two firearms to a legally blind man who was acquitted for killing a friend under the “Stand your ground” law, Gawker reports. According to the site, Judge John Galluzo returned a 10-mm pistol and a rifle to the accused after dismissing the jury and awarding John Wayne…
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9-Year-Old Honorary Detroit Police Chief Dies From Leukemia
Jayvon Felton, the 9-year-old who was Detroit’s police chief for a day back in January, on Monday succumbed to acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to the Detroit Free Press. On Jan. 31, Jayvon was named honorary police chief for the day, complete with a helicopter trip to the Detroit Public Safety Headquarters, where he took the…
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