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Martin Luther King's Secretary to Auction Collection
Fresh on the heels of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington when the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, his personal secretary is set to auction off a page from the iconic address, along with more than 100 other items, the Associated Press reports. Maude Ballou…
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$99K in Donations Flood in for Homeless Man Who Returned $42K
With all of the bad news making headlines these days, Glen James represents a welcome change. You see, James has been homeless since 2005. He made news this week when he returned a lost backpack containing $2,000 in cash, almost $40,000 in traveler’s checks, Chinese passports and other personal papers despite his harsh situation, ABC 7 reports. He…
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. Inspires Gift to Harvard Black Studies
The New York Times is reporting that private-equity mogul Glenn Hutchins on Wednesday is expected to announce a gift of more than $15 million to create the Hutchins Center for African and African-American Research at Harvard University. He was inspired to make the gift after striking up a friendship about 10 years ago with The…
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911 Call Released in Fatal NC Cop Shooting of Unarmed Black Man
A search for help after a car wreck early Saturday morning in North Carolina turned into a fatal journey for Jonathan Ferrell, a former Florida A&M University football player. At about 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, he banged on the front door of Sarah McCartney, who was alone with her 1-year-old son, MSNBC reports. She rushed…
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Most Children of Color Live in Poverty
America’s children continued to be hardest hit by poverty in 2012, according to new Census Bureau statistics, the Washington Post reports. An estimated 21.8 percent of American children under the age of 18 lived in poverty in 2012, according to Census Bureau statistics (pdf) released Tuesday, the Post reports. That percentage, the same as in…
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Chicago's Unsung Heroes
With all of the hand-wringing over Chicago’s failure to respond to exploding youth-gang violence, it would seem that no one is doing anything to help. But there are people who are quietly working to help combat the problem, whether it’s through charitable donations or toiling on the frontlines in communities. The Root has put together…
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NC Cop Charged in Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Black Man
The Associated Press is reporting that a North Carolina police officer has been charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of former Florida A&M University football player Jonathan A. Ferrell, 24, who was seeking help after a car accident in Charlotte. The deadly encounter was set in motion when a former college football player survived…
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O'Reilly: Trayvon Died Because He 'Looked a Certain Way'
Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly on Friday returned to the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. While blatantly ignoring the issue of racial profiling, he and his guest, former U.S. Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.), rationalized that the unarmed 17-year-old was shot by George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood-watch captain, because he “looked a certain way,” according to the…
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Paula Deen Returns, Sheds More Tears
Beleaguered celebrity chef Paula Deen struggled to hold back tears Saturday as she received a warm welcome from the crowd during an appearance at a Houston cooking show, the Associated Press reports. Saturday’s event was Deen’s first public appearance since June when it was revealed that in an earlier legal deposition she acknowledged using racial…
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LeBron James Weds Fiancee in San Diego
The Miami Heat’s LeBron James on Saturday married fiancee Savannah Brinson at San Diego’s posh Grand Del Mar Hotel, according to the Associated Press. About 200 guests were present for the ceremony, said one of the people, both of whom spoke on condition of anonymity because the wedding was private and the couple had yet to…
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