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Cyberwar Erupts in Mississippi Killing
The Huffington Post is reporting that a cyberwar is breaking out over the alleged hate-crime murder of James Craig Anderson in Mississippi. It’s no wonder. The vicious murder captured on video ignited passions across the globe. Many are using the Internet as an outlet to express their emotions. They are responding to what law-enforcement officials…
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Curfew Crackdown: 50 Philly Teens Arrested
The Philadelphia police arrested about 50 teens in a curfew crackdown just days after the mayor promised to aggressively tackle the problem of youth flash mobs, according to the Associated Press. The arrests began about 9 p.m. Friday in downtown Philadelphia along a 10-block strip of bars, restaurants and stores, the AP says. The arrests…
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Perry Jumps Into 2012 GOP Presidential Race
Texas Gov. Rick Perry joined the crowded GOP presidential field on Saturday, slamming President Obama for “rudderless” leadership, according to the Associated Press. Perry announced his plans before an overflow crowd at the conservative RedState Gathering in South Carolina, an important early primary state. His entry came hours before the release of results from a…
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Illinois Can't Afford to Bury Its Poor
Beginning Monday, Illinois will no longer be able to afford to bury its poor dead, according to NBC Chicago. Funeral directors were informed in a letter from the Department of Human Services that the state would no longer guarantee payments for pauper burials after Aug. 15, according to the Ward Room blog at NBC Chicago.…
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Black Female Historians Slam 'The Help'
The Association of Black Women Historians has joined the tide of negative voices rising up against The Help. The group has released a statement urging fans to reconsider their support of the wildly popular film, saying it portrays African-American women in subjugated roles and relies on tired stereotypes of black men. An Open Statement to…
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Judge Sentences Ohio Serial Killer to Death
Convicted Ohio serial killer Anthony Sowell will be put to death by lethal injection for murdering 11 women and strewing their bodies across his property, a judge ruled Friday, according to the Associated Press. Judge Dick Ambrose made the ruling based on the sentencing recommendation of the jury that convicted Sowell of aggravated murder, the…
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In Chicago With Smiley and West Poverty Tour
The grandmother of a 13-year-old boy, whom she says was wrongfully shot and wounded by Chicago police officers, needs help obtaining legal assistance. Another man, who works with ex-offenders, simply wants help bridging the gap between grassroots organizers and African-American business owners and leaders, whom he calls “elitist Negroes.” The two were among hundreds of…
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Detroit Terror Suspect Wants Trial Moved
The Associated Press is reporting that a Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a plane near Detroit is asking for his interview to be thrown out and for a change of venue. Why? Seems his rights were violated. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab says that U.S. agents failed to read him his Miranda rights and…
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Unwed Black Women and Interracial Marriage
In an article by Ralph Pritchard Banks, the Wall Street Journal weighs in on a long-known fact in the African-American community: the issue of unwed single black women. Nearly 70 percent of black women are unmarried, and Banks contends that a limited pool of available men within the race underscores the problem. What explains this…
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Navy SEALs Perish in Afghanistan
The headline of this posting has been corrected and this note added to reflect the fact that many of the crash victims were members of the same Navy SEAL unit that killed Osama bin Laden, and that they were not the actual Navy SEALs who killed bin Laden. Months after the Navy SEALs’ historic hunting…
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