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Georgia Officials Approve Confederate Flag Specialty License Plate
The Georgia Department of Revenue approved for the second time a new specialty license plate featuring the Confederate battle flag, sparking outcry from those who view the flag as racially insensitive, according to CBS news. The state’s Sons of Confederate Veterans requested a new plate, apparently, featuring a small Confederate battle flag to one side,…
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Ugandan Tabloid Outs ‘200 Top’ Homosexuals
A Ugandan tabloid has outed several alleged members of the LGBT community, releasing a list of the nation’s “200 top” homosexuals, the Associated Press reports. The Red Pepper published names and some pictures in a front-page story titled “EXPOSED!” including already openly gay activists such as Pepe Julian Onziema, who has spoken out blatantly about…
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Zimbabwe Deports Mel Reynolds for Immigration Offense
Former Rep. Melvin Reynolds (D-Ill.) is no longer in Zimbabwe, having been deported two days after being convicted of overstaying his visa, Agence France-Presse reports. His lawyer confirmed to the news agency that the 62-year-old scandal-ridden congressman was deported on Sunday afternoon, after opting to pay a $100 fine rather than spend five days in…
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Wal-Mart Donates $1.75 Million to Boost African-American Achievement
Wal-Mart is providing $1.75 million in grants through its foundation to three of the nation’s biggest civil rights organizations: the NAACP, National Urban League and United Negro College Fund. According to a press release, a $500,000 grant will go to UNCF to help 16 HBCUs gain financial stability to ensure their continued mission of providing black…
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Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan Calls for Black Courts
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan is pushing for black Americans to have their own court system because of a U.S. legal system of racial bias, the Raw Story reports. “We want equal justice under the law,” Farrakhan said at the group’s annual convention before approximately 18,000 people—including Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.)—on Sunday in Detroit.…
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Tamron Hall Becomes Today Show’s 3rd-Hour Co-Host
Veteran news anchor Tamron Hall officially joined the Today show as a third-hour co-host, supplementing the team of four other hosts, the Associated Press reports. Hall, a regular fill-in host for the show, will also continue to anchor her NewsNation show on MSNBC at 11 a.m. “You know how important the Today show is to people, to…
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45th Annual NAACP Image Awards Pregame
Editor’s note: In a separate ceremony Friday night, The African-Americans: Many Rivers to Cross won its category as outstanding news and information series. In 1967 the NAACP took its mission of fighting for justice and equality to Hollywood by establishing the NAACP Image Awards to honor those people of color whose work in film, music,…
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Former NFL Star Darren Sharper Pleads Not Guilty
Former football star Darren Sharper entered a not-guilty plea on Thursday during his arraignment on allegations that he drugged and raped two women in Los Angeles in a string of crimes spanning four other states, Reuters reports. Sharper, who became an on-air commentator for the NFL Network after hanging up his jersey, was suspended…
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Michelle Obama Offers Kale Chips to Jimmy Fallon and Will Ferrell in Tonight Show Skit
Michelle Obama may always be a fun and down-to-earth guest to have on your show, but the first lady is also one who never forgets her message of healthy eating and daily exercise. In an “Ew!” sketch with Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon and entertainer Will Ferrell, the first lady, while talking about the Olympics…
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Jordan Davis’ Parents Slam Juror No. 8: She Wasn’t Genuine
The parents of Jordan Davis slammed juror No. 8 in the Michael Dunn trial for her take in an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper Thursday night, saying that she was neither genuine nor paying attention to the trial. When asked by Cooper what they thought of Creshuna Miles’ comments, the parents pulled no punches. “I…
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