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Atlanta Dad Found Guilty of Fatally Starving His Own 4-Year-Old— And the Details Only Get Worse From There
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Why the President Is Simply Wrong on Civil Rights
When you look at it, it is hard to tell if the White House, the Department of Justice and the NAACP are merely a collective sign of the times or the reasons why the times are sadly changing. Over the course of the past week, all three iconic institutions have corrupted the legacy of civil…
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In the Aftermath of the Oscar Grant Verdict: What Now?
“My son was murdered. He was murdered,” Wanda Johnson said repeatedly, forcefully, as she spoke out against the verdict in the trial against former transit officer Johannes Mehserle, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter but acquitted of second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter in the videotaped shooting death of her unarmed son, Oscar Grant. A Los…
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Don't Believe the Hype: Not All Protesters in Grant Case Are Black
Much of the news footage covering the riots following the Oscar Grant murder-trial verdict suggests that only blacks are participating. Don’t believe the hype, because people of all races are participating in protests agains police brutality and what some suggest is an unfair outcome: guilty of involuntary manslaughter as opposed to murder. See the photo…
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NAACP Drops Major Allegations of Prejudice on BP
NAACP President Ben Jealous today leveled weighty allegations of prejudiced hiring against BP, the embroiled oil company responsible for the Gulf oil spill. Following a recent trip to the Gulf region, Jealous, who is currently in Missouri for the NAACP’s national convention, says he is now convinced that BP is hiring workers of color to…
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Obama Calls for $5 Billion in Clean-Energy Credits
President Obama is calling on Congress to approve $5 billion for clean-energy manufacturing tax credits. The tax credits that were part of the $862 billion economic stimulus package last year were enormously popular and sparked 180 projects in 40 states. The credits were enormously popular, but there was not enough money to fund worthy wind…
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DOJ to Investigate Oscar Grant Murder
The fat lady has not yet sung on the outcome of the Oscar Grant murder trial. Ex-BART cop Johanes Mehserle is being investigated by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the murder of Oscar Grant, 22. It is being investigated as a civil rights crime. Mehserle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter of Grant, who was…
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POLL: What do you think Elin Woods should do with her $700 mil divorce settlement?
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Share Your Hair Care Tips for the Gym
Wrap? Scarf? Just leave it free? Are you natural? Got a weave? Extensions? Doesn’t matter; just tell us how you take care of your hair. I’m asking because of the few areas of discussion we were able to squeeze in during the 20 minutes I was on air last night with “The Daily Drum” host…
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LeBron James Mural Painted Over at Rucker Park
A sprawling mural of LeBron James in a New York Knicks blue jersey has been removed from the world-famous Rucker Park in Harlem. The basketball mecca, which is legendary in sports history, has removed the memory of LeBron James possibly joining the struggling franchise. Covering up murals, burning jerseys, death threats and a tongue-lashing from…
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U.S. to Monitor Domestic Networks for National Security
The U.S. government has launched Perfect Citizen, an initiative to detect cyber assaults on private companies and goverment agencies. The measure was taken to protect critical infrastructure like the electricity grid and nuclear power plants of these companies. Sounds like a noble idea, huh? Did we mention that in order to accomplish this task, the…