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Florida Governor Wants Poor to Pay $35 for Drug Test Before Receiving Welfare
Oh, to be a wealthy politician in this day and age. Tanyaa Weathersbee of Black America Web is reporting that Florida Gov. Rick Scott wants poor people to pay $35 for a drug test before they can collect welfare. Weatherbee highlights the fact that welfare recipients are not abusing drugs at a disproportionately higher rate…
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'Mad Men' Asked to Eliminate 6 Regular Cast Members?
The blogosphere is buzzing with news that fan favorite Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner may be cutting six regular cast members in order to save money. You may have read about the show’s ongoing “negotiations” with current stars and that there will not be another season of Mad Men for another nine months. The chatter about six…
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Jalen Rose Arrested for DUI in Michigan
EURweb is reporting that former basketball star and current ESPN analyst Jalen Rose is in the news for something other than his controversial comments in the documentary The Fab Five. Rose was arrested on March 11 when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed along an icy road. Reports say that Rose, 38, was…
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Libya: President Obama Says 'Qaddafi Will Step Down'
MSNBC is reporting that President Barack Obama predicted Tuesday that continued military and diplomatic pressure will force Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi to “ultimately step down.” In an interview with NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams a day after he addressed the nation about U.S. involvement in Libya, Obama refused to rule out providing direct U.S.…
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Global Grind: 'The Five Heartbeats' 20 Years Later
Global Grind is celebrating film classic The Five Heartbeats with an exclusive 20-year reunion special for the Web. The reunion features interviews with Robert Townsend, Leon, and Michael Wright, who tell the story of what was happening behind the scenes during the making of this film. Robert Townsend shares his inspiration for making the film:…
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'Pushing the Elephant': Documentary on Congolese Refugees Airs Tonight
Black Voices is reporting that a new documentary about ethnic cleansing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo will air tonight on PBS. The film, Pushing the Elephant, examines the story of Rose Mapendo, who was separated from her daughter during the ethnic violence that permeated the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the 1990s.…
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Florida Legislature Makes Stealth Move to Privatize Prisons
The Miami Herald is reporting that the Florida Senate quietly slipped language into its newly proposed budget Monday that seeks to give corporations the chance to run correctional facilities and probation services in 18 counties, in what could signal a massive private takeover of public prisons. The move — which could shift nearly $600 million…
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Chicago Youth Mentors Take On School Violence
Last year, 70 children between the ages of 5 and 18 were murdered in Chicago. All but four were killed by gunshots, and nearly half of the deaths were gang-related. In total, nearly 700 children were wounded by gunfire last year. Thaoi Lu of ColorLines is reporting that community leaders and police officials in Chicago…
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Beyoncé and Matthew Knowles Part Ways Professionally
The Web is buzzing with news that Beyoncé Knowles will no longer be managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, her publicist said Monday. The Grammy-winning singer and her father have parted ways “on a business level,” publicist Yvette Noel-Schure told the Associated Press in a statement. “I am grateful for everything he has taught me,”…
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Barry Bonds' Former Mistress Kimberly Bell Testifies Against Him
STLToday.com is reporting that baseball legend Barry Bonds’ former mistress of nine years, Kimberly Bell, testified against him yesterday. Bell testified that the greatest hitter of his era told her he had used steroids because of an elbow injury. Under questioning from Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey D. Nedrow, Bell said Bonds told her “he didn’t…
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