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The End of a Bizarre Tenure for Nigeria's Yar'Adua
The death of Umaru Yar’Adua, at age 58, may have been the most anticlimactic moment in his short and chaotic time as president of Africa’s most populous country. Just two years after he won a much-disputed election in 2007, Yar’Adua, who was known to suffer from kidney problems, flew to Saudi Arabia last November for…
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Woman Fired from Non-Profit for Blog About Sexy Time
A St. Louis-based sex blogger, The Beautiful Kind, was canned from her day job for her blog and Twitter exploits The blogger – a single mother whose blog is called “The Beautiful Kind” – says she “really was Clark Kent” about keeping her office and her extracurricular life separate (and the extracurricular life was anonymous).…
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Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua Dies at 58
Nigerian president Umaru Yar’Adua died Wednesday having battled kidney problems and an inflamed heart issue for quite sometime. While Yar-Adua was sick, his vice president assumed control of Nigeria, a controversial transition of power that has been discussed here, on The Root. The president will be buried today in accordance with his Muslim faith. SOURCE: Huffington Post
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Lawrence Taylor Charged with Rape of 16-Year-Old Girl
Football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor has been arrested and charged with the rape of a 16-year-old girl in Ramapo, New York. The 51-year-old former New York Giants linebacker was taken into custody by Ramapo police at the Holiday Inn off Airmont Road, Ramapo Police Detective Lt. Brad Weidel said Taylor was being held in…
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Blog Noir: "The 'Keeping America Safe' Myth"
The Janitor over at The Urban Politico takesa a look of the civil rights unfriendly turn many take when questions of terrorism are raised. Where does the Constitution come into play? Below is an excerpt Over the past 10, 15, even 20+ years, we can cite to numerous attacks and attempted attacks by terrorists that…
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Ohio Man Cleared of Rape Charges After 29 Years
There is no statute of limitation on justice. Raymond Towler of Ohio found this out recently as he was cleared of rape charges that had him imprisoned for nearly three decades. “It finally happened, I’ve been waiting,” Raymond Towler, 52, said as he hugged sobbing family members in the courtroom. He walked from the courthouse,…
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Barbara Ransby Responds to Dr. Gates' Reparations Article
On Colorlines, Barbara Ransby weighs in on Dr. Gates’ reparations positions and takes exception to it. Below is an excerpt of her thoughts. Gates essentially absolves Americans of the guilt, shame and most importantly, financial responsibility for the horrific legacy of slavery in the Americas. How does he do this—through a contrived narrative that indicts…
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Is Your Mother a Prostitute?
Forget about the calls to boycott Arizona for its ridiculous “racial profiling is cool” anti-immigration law. If black folks need our own agenda, boycotting the Miami Dolphins should rank high on our to-do list. Maybe you heard by now that Dez Bryant, a wide receiver from Oklahoma State and the first-round pick of the Dallas Cowboys in…