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92-Year-Old Woman Sues After NC Governor Signs Voter-ID Law
The Raw Story is reporting that a 92-year-old African-American woman has filed a suit against North Carolina after Republican Gov. Pat McCrory signed a restrictive voter-ID measure. The suit says that Rosanell Eaton will be disenfranchised after voting for 70 years because “the name on her certified birth certificate does not match the name on…
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Obama Rodeo Clown Banned From Missouri State Fair
A clown who wore an Obama mask at the Missouri State Fair this weekend as an announcer called for him “to get gored” has been banned after a public uproar, CBS News reports. The announcer has resigned. The fair banned the clown from any future events, saying in a written statement that he had engaged…
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Russell Simmons Apologizes for 'Harriet Tubman Sex Tape'
Update: Thursday, Aug. 15, 10:01 a.m. EDT: The hip-hop mogul issued an apology at his Global Grind site, saying, “When my buddies from the NAACP called and asked me to take down the Harriet Tubman video from the All Def Digital YouTube channel and apologize, I agreed.” Earlier: All Def Digital, the brainchild of Russell…
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Dartmouth Fraternity Throws 'Bloods and Crips' Party
When Tupac rapped “ain’t nuthin’ but a gangsta party” on the hook of the song with the same name, there’s a good chance he didn’t think members of Alpha Delta Fraternity would take it so literally. But members of the frat at Dartmouth College, who probably listened to too much hip-hop and watched too many…
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Michigan Judge Upholds Ban on Life Without Parole for Juveniles
On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge John Corbett O’Meara ordered an end to life-without-parole sentencing for juveniles in the state of Michigan. The order comes a year after the U.S. Supreme Court found such sentences to be in violation of the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Now in Michigan, where the law…
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Should I Be Jealous of Her 'Work Husband'?
(The Root) — “I’m not really the jealous type, but it kind of gets to me when my wife talks about her ‘work husband.’ Maybe it’s my ego, but I’m really thinking I should be the only guy who is her husband. Am I taking this wrong?” —O.A. “Work husband” is a popular term used…
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Happily Single … and Yet Something's Missing
Niesha Davis, at Clutch magazine, reviews the ups and downs of single life and determines that there’s a lot about the lifestyle that she loves. And yet she still wonders “if the grass really is greener on the other side.” … There is a lot to love about the life I lead. I love to…
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Have I Wasted the Civil Rights Legacy?
(The Root) — I have a friend, a good friend, with whom I share an affliction. He, too, comes from a good family that has done many great things in the face of dire situations, which he and I would learn about only in books. We read about the “Whites Only” bathrooms, lunch counters, the…
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Following the Path Blazed by History
(The Root) — The goals of organizations heading to Washington, D.C., to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom bear a close resemblance to the goals set by the leaders who helped coordinate the event the first time around. In 1963 the leaders who helped organize the March on…
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Share Your March on Washington Photos
(The Root) — It was 50 years ago when the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was held at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The landmark event went down in history for Martin Luther King’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech, not to mention its legislative legacy. It’s credited with provisions of the Civil…