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A Blues Legend Passes: David 'Honeyboy' Edwards
The Chicago Tribune reports the end of an era with the passing of David “Honeyboy” Edwards, a bluesman who had a connection to blues legend Robert Johnson. In a short obituary, the Tribune recalls some highlights of Edwards’ life and career: David “Honeyboy” Edwards, a bluesman who was a living, breathing link to blues legend…
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Vick Signs $100 Million Contract With Eagles
Quarterback Michael Vick has signed a six-year, $100 million contract extension with the Philadelphia Eagles, according to the Huffington Post. The deal comes on the heels of the 2010 season for which he won Comeback Player of the Year. He needed a win. He had recently spent 19 months behind bars for a dogfighting conviction.…
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Obama's Uncle Arrested on Drunk-Driving Charge
Every family has one, but leave it to President Barack Obama’s uncle to show up at an inauspicious time. Sixty-seven-year-old Onyango Obama was arrested in Framingham, Mass., on suspicion of drunk driving, according to the Associated Press. The uncle, who was being held without bail on an immigration detainer, told police that he planned to…
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Gay Rights: Link to Civil Rights Movement?
The Rev. W. Wiley, a Washington, D.C., pastor and doctor, is arguing that gay rights are linked to the black community’s struggle for civil rights, according to BET. The argument stems from a project he is working on called “Gays Are Us” for the liberal think tank the Center for American Progress. He plans to…
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Chauncey Bailey Case: Life for Arranging Murder
The Associated Press is reporting that the former leader of a once influential Oakland, Calif., community group was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole for ordering the killing of three men, including Chauncey Bailey, who was working on a story about financial trouble at the organization. Yusuf Bey IV, 25, was given three…
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A Judge Upholds Barry Bonds' Conviction
Barry Bonds’ losing streak continues. A San Francisco-based federal judge on Friday rejected his effort to dismiss his criminal conviction for obstruction of justice, according to CNN. Judge Susan Illston issued the decision in a 20-page order that also denies a new trial for the former baseball star who holds the all-time home run…
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Hurricane Irene Strikes Eastern Seaboard
Update as of 12:03 p.m., ET, Aug. 28: Irene has been downgraded to a tropical storm and is heading into New England. CNN reports over 3 million people in 5 states without power and, sadly, at least 12 fatalities. Aside from some minor flooding and downed trees, New York City was left relatively unscathed. Update…
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5 Years Later, Jena 6 Move On
Residents of Jena, La., say that life is almost back to normal five years after the town became the epicenter of controversy when a racial episode etched its name in history books, according to the Associated Press. The incident began on Aug. 30, 2006, after a black student asked if sitting under a tree on…
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Civil Rights Leaders Return to DC to Honor a King
The Associated Press reports that leaders who worked alongside slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. will come together this weekend to dedicate the monument built in his honor. ATLANTA — Five years ago, as they helped break ground on what would become the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in…
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Hill Harper Talks Cancer Diagnosis, New Book
In actor-turned-author Hill Harper’s previous book, The Conversation: How Men and Women Can Build Loving, Trusting Relationships, he urged African Americans to have serious discussions about their connections. In his latest, fourth book, The Wealth Cure: Putting Money in Its Place, which he wrote after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer, he doles out important advice…
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