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Oprah’s Network Sues Man Accused of Posing as Celeb’s Nephew
The Oprah Winfrey Network on Friday filed a lawsuit against a Florida man who allegedly pretended to be the star’s nephew to win jobs and gifts, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Justin Jackson allegedly created OWN stationery to send letters that appeared to be from Winfrey in an effort to obtain jobs with Perry Ellis…
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US Official: Extradition of Assata Shakur From Cuba to States Still Up for Discussion
The U.S. is not letting the matter of getting Assata Shakur extradited back to the States go gently into that good night, despite being told numerous times that Cuban officials have said that the topic is off the table. According to State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke, now that President Barack Obama has moved the diplomatic ball further by taking Cuba…
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2 Female Texas Teens Rap About Lynching Black Boys
Two white female high school students from Texas emailed letters to classmates and teachers at their school apologizing for a racist song that they recorded, in which they can be heard rapping about lynching “n—gas,” according to Raw Story. “N—gas, n—gas, n—gas, they always look at me, I want to kill them now, I want…
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My Ancestor Died in the Leflore County Massacre
I have learned that my great-grandfather Peyton Locke (1840-1889) and his eldest son, Ben Locke, were both killed in Mississippi in the Leflore County Massacre. The September 1889 massacre, in which dozens of black people were killed for organizing a Colored Farmers Alliance, was not a part of my family lore. In fact, I only…
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You Must Be Honest if You Don’t Want to Raise Your Boyfriend’s Kids
I have never wanted to have kids. My boyfriend is OK with this, since he had kids from a previous relationship. I welcome regular visits and stayovers, etc., from his two kids and am willing to assist financially, emotionally, academically, etc., throughout their lives, but never planned to be a full-time mom. He now wants full…
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This Is What Happens When 2 Generations of Black Female Activists Come Together
Two powerful black women, representing two generations of social activism, delivered dynamic speeches on racial justice, human rights and black radicalism Wednesday evening at Tufts University in Medford, Mass. Sonia Sanchez, the legendary Black Arts Movement poet and activist, reminded the more than 100 audience members—most of them young—that the Black Lives Matter movement is…
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And the New White House Social Secretary Is … Deesha Dyer
The White House announced Thursday that it has promoted Deesha Dyer to social secretary of the White House. Dyer will also serve as a special assistant to the president. Dyer is the second African-American woman to hold the post of social secretary. Dyer had previously served as deputy social secretary and, before that, amassed an…
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Sources: Okla. Officials Were Told to Falsify Training Hours for Volunteer Cop Who Killed Unarmed Man
The plot continues to thicken regarding just how experienced Robert Bates—the Oklahoma reserve officer who accidentally killed an unarmed man, Eric Harris, earlier this month—really is. According to anonymous sources who spoke directly to the Tulsa World, Oklahoma officials were told to falsify Bates’ training records and sign off on field-training hours that Bates never,…
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3rd College Student Arrested in Alleged Gang Rape on Fla. Beach
George Davon Kennedy has joined two other college students who stand accused in an alleged gang rape that reportedly took place on a Panama City, Fla., beach in broad daylight, the New York Daily News reports. Kennedy, a student at Middle Tennessee State University, was arrested Tuesday in connection with the March assault, which was partially…
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Obama Brings a Dollars-and-Sense Message to Women in NC
Charlotte, N.C., Wed., April 15: In a battleground state he won in 2008 and lost in 2012—both by close margins—President Barack Obama spoke on Wednesday, Tax Day, about economic policy, particularly how it affects working families and working women. By listing his administration’s initiatives—the successful ones and those he said were obstructed by Republicans—Obama was…
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