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FAMU High School Hazing Link? Ammons Stays
Gary Fineout of the Associated Press is reporting that Florida A&M University President James Ammons will keep his job during the hazing-death probe. The board of trustees decided not to suspend Ammons while authorities investigate the hazing death of a band member, Robert Champion Jr. Fineout writes: Florida A&M’s president will keep his job after…
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Nigerian Police Arrest Boko Haram Islamist Militants
BBC News is reporting that Nigerian police have arrested 14 suspected members of Boko Haram, Islamist militants tied to a recent shoot-out in Kano, in which seven people were killed. Some sources say that one of the suspects who was arrested is an actual leader in the Boko Haram group, but the group has denied…
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Grammy Award-Winning Artist Ralph MacDonald Dies
New York’s Daily News is reporting that Grammy Award-wining artist Ralph MacDonald has died after a long illness. MacDonald, who penned the classic R&B tunes “Just the Two of Us” and “Where is the Love,” had suffered from a stroke and lung cancer in recent years. MacDonald won Grammy Awards as a performer and producer…
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Angela Stanley Unpacks Single Black Female Myths
While we are tired of all of the statistics trotted out to announce to the world that dynamic black women will never marry, Angela Stanley does a great job of unpacking the myths and statistics that are used to cause drama and anxiety in the lives of single black women. In a New York Times…
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Bachmann: Break Up the Family?
GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is taking aim at the families of undocumented workers. On a recent appearance on O’Reilly Factor, the candidate said that children of “illegal” immigrants would just have to cry if their parents were deported as a consequence of breaking the law. Even as Bill O’Reilly acknowledged that taking parents…
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Obama Criticizes GOP Bullheadedness in '60 Minutes' Interview
David Nakamura of the Washington Post is reporting that President Barack Obama criticized the GOP for intransigence in a 60 Minutes interview on Sunday. Nakamura writes: President Obama acknowledged Sunday that it would take more than one term in office for his administration to change a Washington political culture defined by special interests and hyperpartisanship…
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The Roots' Questlove: NBC Must Now Clear Songs for 'Fallon'
Mesfin Fekadu of Bloomberg Businessweek is reporting that the fallout from the Roots’ joke-gone-wrong regarding GOP presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is still happening. After many apologies by all involved, Roots drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson has announced that the group will now have to run music choices by NBC brass before each Late Night…
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Adele Makes Billboard History; Takes Top Spots
British chanteuse Adele is making Billboard music history by becoming the first female singer to take top artist, single and album honors all in one year. Piya Sinha-Roy of Reuters is reporting that in addition to topping Rihanna, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga in that order for top artist, her critically acclaimed album 21 and…
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Obama Blasts GOP Over Derailed Nominee
David Nakamura and Ylan Q. Mui of the Washington Post are reporting that President Obama is angry that Senate Republicans derailed his nominee to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a new federal consumer-protection agency. President Obama nominated former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray for the post. Nakamura and Mui say, “An agitated President Obama…
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Ice Cube Confirms New 'Friday' Film
TMZ is reporting that rapper-filmmaker O’Shea “Ice Cube” Jackson is bringing his Friday (1995) film franchise back to the big screen. Jackson confirmed on Friday that the entire original cast, including Chris Tucker, will be in his latest installment. Friday is a film classic that follows the comedic life and times of Craig (Ice Cube)…
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