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  • Black Women Have High Rates of HIV in 6 Cities

    According to the Los Angeles Times, a recent study concludes that African-American women are five times more likely to contract HIV in six cities than are black women across the rest of America. Rates of infection come close to those of some African countries. The highest rates of new infections in the U.S. were previously…

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  • Experts Say 911 Audio Screams Aren't Zimmerman's

    According to the Orlando Sentinel, the screams on the audio of the 911 call placed during the shooting of Trayvon Martin are not those of George Zimmerman. After running the audio through a software program, Easy Voice Biometrics, forensic consultant Tom Owen concluded that there was only a 48 percent match between Zimmerman’s voice and…

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  • Dwyane Wade's Nephew Injured in Shootout

    According to the Daily News, Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade’s nephew was shot and wounded on Thursday on the South Side of Chicago during a six-hour shooting spree. The incidents injured 12 people, including Wade’s family member, and killed two.The Daily News reports: A spokesperson for Wade confirmed that his nephew was one of those…

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  • Watch This: Zimmerman Arrested in 2005

    As news reports delve deeper into the histories of Trayvon Martin and his shooter, George Zimmerman, this account bears noting: According to NBC’s Nightly News, Zimmerman had a run-in with police years before shooting Martin more than a month ago. The Florida native was arrested in Orlando in 2005 for “obstructing justice” and “resisting an…

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  • Bobbi Kristina to Join Tyler Perry Sitcom

    Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of the late Whitney Houston, might be making good on her dream to become an actress. The 19-year-old has been cast in Tyler Perry’s TBS sitcom For Better or Worse as the child of a hairstylist, according to Straight From the A.The Huffington Post, which picked up a RadarOnline account…

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  • Michelle Obama to Guest on 'Biggest Loser'

    According to the Washington Post, first lady Michelle Obama will appear on NBC’s The Biggest Loser. On the weight-loss reality show where contestants compete through exercise regimens, Mrs. Obama will reportedly invite the cast to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. for a physical challenge and a pep talk.The Washington Post reports:  The Loser-ettes don’t get to see…

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  • Black, Latino Bronx Residents Sue NYPD Over Civil Rights

    According to the Guardian, 13 black and Latino Bronx, N.Y., residents have filed a class-action lawsuit against the New York Police Department as a result of what they feel is a violation of their civil rights. The group, which includes mothers and their teenage children, charge that they have been stripped of their ability to…

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  • Dennis Rodman Too 'Broke' To Pay Child Support

    ABC News reports that Dennis Rodman is “broke” and does not have enough money to pay his mounting child support bills. The former Chicago Bulls player is also battling a drinking problem that has made him “sick,” says his lawyer:Rodman’s manager, Darren Prince, told ABCNews.com today that the former Chicago Bulls’ rebound star has a “well-documented drinking…

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  • The Making of 'Love Jones'

    Fifteen years ago, a 24-year-old screenwriter-director named Theodore Witcher created one of the definitive romantic dramas of the 1990s, Love Jones. Laying Chicago’s hip spoken-word set against a backdrop of rain-soaked scenery and a tumultuous courtship, the story of characters Nina Moseley and Darius Lovehall, played by Nia Long and Larenz Tate, became legendary. Unlike…

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