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Black Harvard Alums Mistaken for Gangbangers at Boston Nightclub
Is that circus music we hear in the background? Jezebel is reporting that a party for black Harvard and Yale alums at a Boston club this weekend was shut down just after 11 p.m. Why? The club owner was concerned that a long line of black people outside would make the club look bad. What…
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Mayor Roland Burris: There May Be Another Candidate in Chicago
The New York Times is reporting that Roland W. Burris is packing up his office and preparing to throw his hat in the ring for one of the most coveted mayoral offices in recent history. Supporters of Burris have filed the necessary paperwork for him to seek the city’s top job. The question is, will…
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Obama Pledges to Defend South Korea
The Associated Press is reporting that President Barack Obama has pledged that the United States would defend South Korea after what the White House branded a “provocative, outrageous attack by North Korea” on its neighbor. Its options limited, the U.S. sought a diplomatic rather than a military response to one of the most ominous clashes…
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Marion Barry Claims Annual Turkey Giveaway Delay Caused by Giant
The Washington Post is reporting that D.C. Council member Marion Barry, well known for his annual turkey giveaway in Southeast Washington, had no Butterballs available for residents Tuesday morning after he failed to pay Giant food stores $26,000 for their delivery. In a news release, Barry said he had $17,000, falling short by $9,000, but…
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Pope Benedict XVI Clarifies Thoughts About Condoms
MSNBC is reporting that Pope Benedict XVI’s comments about condom use being a lesser evil than transmitting HIV also apply to women, the Vatican said Tuesday, a significant shift for a pope who just last year said condoms only worsen the AIDS problem. Benedict said in a book, Light of the World, released Tuesday that…
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Gwen Bingham Becomes First Female Commandant at Fort Lee
Col. Gwen Bingham, who will soon be promoted to brigadier general, became the first female commandant of the U.S. Army Quartermaster School yesterday morning. She will oversee the training of more than 20,000 military students a year. With the new assignment, she returns to the installation where she started her Army career more than 29…
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Margaret Burroughs, Co-Founder of the DuSable Museum, Dies
Margaret Burroughs, co-founder of the DuSable Museum of African-American History, South Side Community Art Center and Lake Meadows Art Fair, died Sunday in Chicago. She was 95. The St. Rose, La., native came to Chicago with her parents when she was 5 years old. She studied teaching and art at Chicago State University and the…
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Pastor Who Banned Facebook Had Four-Way Relationship
A pastor who ordered his congregation to shun Facebook because it was a “portal to infidelity” had a four-way relationship with his wife, a male church assistant and the assistant’s wife. The Telegraph is reporting that the Rev. Cedric Miller, 48, the pastor who claimed that 20 couples from his 1,100-member church had experienced marital…
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Woman Who Said She Was Tired of 'Defending' Obama Laid Off
You may recall Velma Hart, the African-American woman at the CNBC town hall meeting featuring President Obama who said that she was tired of “defending” him because the change he promised had not come fast enough. She spoke about her fears about the economy. “My husband and I joked for years that we thought we…
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