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Spike Lee Hosts Annual Michael Jackson Birthday Celebration
Spike Lee is hosting the Second Annual “Brooklyn Loves Michael Jackson Birthday Celebration.” The event, which will be held Aug. 29 in the New York borough’s Nethermead Field in Prospect Park, will feature the music of Michael Jackson in celebration of what would have been the King of Pop’s 52nd birthday. A park full of…
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Newstimes Announces 'Equal Rites' Awards on Equal Rights Anniversary
How fun is it to highlight people who have set back the progress of women on the anniversary of women winning the right to vote? Newstimes.com has done exactly that with its second annual “Equal Rites” Awards, dedicated to those who have done more to set women back in the last 12 months than to…
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Des Moines, Iowa, Police Determining If Fairground Attacks Were Racially Motivated
What’s really going on? Des Moines, Iowa, police are investigating a series of attacks that occurred at the Iowa State fairgrounds over the weekend. At least three people were arrested Friday through early Monday morning. Other arrests may occur as officers investigate the incidents, officials said. There are indications that some of the fights —…
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Wesley Snipes Avoids Prison for Now
U.S. District Court Judge William Terrell Hodges, who sentenced actor Wesley Snipes to 36 months in prison in 2008 for tax-related crimes, overruled a U.S. marshal who had sent the actor a letter directing him to report to the Bureau of Prisons no later than noon Sept. 2. The judge’s order reaffirmed a decision he…
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New Jobless Claims Drop for the First Time in a Month
New requests for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, the first decline in a month, and a hopeful sign after an onslaught of negative economic reports. New claims for jobless aid dropped by 31,000 to a seasonally adjusted 473,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. Still, claims remain much higher than they would be in a…
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Wyclef Jean Releases CEP Protest Song
Wyclef Jean will not give up on his bid to be included in the Haiti presidential election. Jean, who was disqualified by Haiti’s election committee (CEP), is appealing the decision and has released a protest song, “Prison Pou K.E.P.A.,” via Twitter. It’s hard to hate on Jean’s fighting spirit. However, sometimes you have to know…
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Timbaland Addresses Suicide Rumor
Super producer Timbaland says that reports of an attempted suicide are untrue. He responded to reports that his family thought that he may have attempted suicide following an extended absence. The producer called into Ryan Seacrest’s radio show, insisting that there was no suicide attempt. He just took a ride to figure out how to…
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Flap Over DEA Ebonics Search Exaggerated
Some folks are angry about the Drug Enforcement Agency’s job posting seeking people who speak Ebonics. Yes, you read right, Ebonics. AOL contributor Michael Arceneaux doesn’t believe that it is a big deal — just the DEA trying to catch crooks who may talk around them by using so-called Ebonics. He says it’s disingenuous to…
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Police Report Anti-Muslim Stabbing in NYC
A Muslim taxi driver was stabbed by a man reportedly angry about the building of a mosque near Ground Zero. Michael Enright, 21, of upstate New York, was charged with felony attempted murder as a hate crime — among other crimes — after the attack on Ahmed Sharif, 43, Tuesday night. Sharif picked up Enright, who…
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