Black Musicians Who Were Targeted By The FBI and Other Law Enforcement
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Four Dead in DC Shooting
Multiple shooters opened up on a crowd in Washington Tuesday night, killing four and injuring nine. Authorities said multiple shooters opened fire on a crowd Tuesday night. Metro Police Chief Cathy Lanier said the shooting prompted a lengthy police chase that ended in the arrest of three men. Four officers were treated for minor injuries…
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Obama to Allow Offshore Drilling Off Virginia Coast
President Obama has given offshore drilling the thumbs up. In a reversal of a long-standing ban on most offshore drilling, President Barack Obama is allowing oil drilling off Virginia’s shorelines and considering it for a large chunk of the Atlantic seaboard. At the same time, he’s rejecting some new drilling sites that had been planned…
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Going Home To Help Haiti
“I really don’t believe it was ever a decision I had to make but more like, yeah … I’m gonna say it, a calling,” my brother, Hervé, writes to me in an e-mail from Jacmel, Haiti. He traveled there two weeks ago from his home in Los Angeles to assist in what had previously been…
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Why Michael Steele Will Stay
It’s ironic that the first chairman of the Republican National Committee who descended from slaves might finally be ousted from power by a scandal known as “Bondage-Gate.” And yet the incident, involving RNC expenditures at an S&M-themed nightclub in West Hollywood, puts Michael Steele—the first black head of the powerful conservative arm once run by…
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Haiti in U.S. History: A Timeline
The United States is playing a leading role in the meeting at the United Nations this week, where countries will announce their commitment to help rebuild Haiti. The involvement of the United States with Haiti is not new, and it has not always been benign. The two countries have had consistent interactions since the mid-18th…
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Haiti's Private Sector Proposes a New Social Contract
Often reviled as “Diaspo,” the 2 million Haitians living abroad find themselves suddenly welcome to help in the reconstruction. The Haitian private sector presentation admits past failures and suggests a shining path. The business sector proposes expanding the middle class. The business sector proposes some principles to guide reconstruction. Haiti’s business community proposes to create…
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Michelle Bachmann Says There's No Proof Black Lawmakers Were Harassed
It’s the moral equivalent of “You Lie!” Conservatives have been skeptical of claims by black members of Congress that civil rights pioneer John Lewis was called the “N” word and that another Congressman was spat upon by protesters during the health-care debate. Now the conservative Minnesota Republican has come out and openly expressed the doubts…
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Court Says Tasing Pregnant Woman Was OK
A Seattle woman refused to sign a speeding ticket. Despite her being pregnant, three cops thought tasing her would get that signing thing squared away and the court recently agreed Three Seattle police officers were justified when they used a stun gun on a pregnant mother who refused to sign a traffic ticket, a federal…
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Raymond v. Raymond: The Return of a Champ?
To say Usher Raymond’s maturation into manhood was an easy transition would be a complete lie. His journey from a smooth, dancing preteen crooner in 1994 to an international superstar in 2010 has been met with turbulence. It has shaped him for his newest body of work, Raymond v. Raymond, a win-win situation for all. Much…