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April 10th, 2013
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In today’s top news, President Obama sent Congress his budget; former Illinois state legislator Robin Kelly will replace Jesse Jackson Jr.; and Jay-Z is selling his stake in the Brooklyn Nets.
President Barack Obama sent Congress his budget in an effort to tame deficits that have soared above $1 trillion. [NYTimes]
Democrat and former Illinois state legislator Robin Kelly will replace Jesse Jackson Jr. after winning a special election Tuesday night. [BET]
Sean “Jay-Z” Carter is selling his stake in the Brooklyn Nets and will move forward as a sports agent. [BET]
Dylan Quick will undergo a psychiatric evaluation after being charged in the Lone Star College stabbing in Texas. [Houston Chronicle]
The postal service’s board said that it will continue to deliver mail six days a week. [CNN Money]
A 6-year-old boy who was accidentally shot in the head by a 4-year-old playmate has died from his wounds. [Huffington Post]
A week after the death of “Buckwild” reality-TV star Shain Gandee, MTV has decided to cancel the series. [LATimes]
Former U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner, who resigned after tweeting lewd pictures of himself, is considering a run for New York City mayor. [Reuters]
South Korea said there was a “very high” probability that North Korea would test-launch a medium-range missile at any time as a show of strength. [Al Jazeera]
Cuba handed over an American couple to U.S. officials who allegedly kidnapped their two sons and sailed to Havana. [CNN]
TAGS: 6-year-old slain, Anthony Weiner, Barack Obama, Basketball, boy slain, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Nets, Buckwild, budget, budget deficit, canceled, chicago, Congress, Cuba, deficit, Democrats, Dylan Quick, florida, gop, Havana, jay-z, Jesse Jackson Jr., Kidnapping, lewd pictures, Lone Star College, mail, mail delivery, Missiles, mtv, nba, Nets, New Jersey, New York City, New York City mayor, North Korea, Politics, post office, postal service, president, pyschiatric evaluation, Reality TV, republicans, resigned, Robin Kelly, Roc Nation, saturday service, Sean Carter, series canceled, Shain Gandee, South Korea, Sports, sports agent, stabbing, television, Texas, U.S. Congressman, U.S. Postal Service
April 8th, 2013
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In today’s top news, the Obama administration requested $25.6 billion in its 2013 budget to spend on the drug war, Trayvon Martin’s parents have settled a wrongful-death claim and the leading cause of death in young Black men is homicide.
The Obama administration in its 2013 budget requested $25.6 billion in federal spending on the drug war. [
HuffingtonPost]
Trayvon Martin’s parents have settled a wrongful-death claim with the Florida homeowners association of the subdivision where their son was shot and killed. [
BET]
The leading cause of death in young Black men ages 15 to 24 is homicide, surpassing unintentional injuries, suicide, cancer, HIV and other diseases combined. [
NewsWise]
Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first female prime minister, is dead at the age of 87. [Telegraph]
The National Park Service celebrated a national monument honoring Col. Charles Young, the first African-American colonel in the U.S. Army. [Lancaster Eagle]
The maternal mortality rate has jumped dramatically among Blacks in New York City from roughly 40 per 100,000 live births in the 1990s to 79 deaths last year. [
NY Daily News]
The nonprofit Union of Minority Neighborhoods has been holding public story circles across Boston for minorities who were bused out of their communities as children. [AP]
Anne Smedinghoff, a 25-year-old U.S. diplomat based in Kabul, Afghanistan, was killed by a suicide bomber. [
CNN]
Authorities found the bodies of two children buried under 20 feet of dirt at a home construction site in Stanley, North Carolina. [ABC News]
China announces the number of cases of bird flu has increased, and there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission of the virus. [
CNN]
TAGS: afghanistan, African-American men, African-American women, Anne Smedinghoff, Barack Obama, Benjamin Crump, Bird Flu, black women, bodies found, Boston, britain, budget, bused, busing, busing Boston, cancer, children found, China, Col. Charles Young, colonel, death, diseases, drug war, federal budget, florida, George Zimmerman, HIV, homeowners association, homicide, human-to-human transmission, interdiction, international efforts, Kabul, law enforcement, Margaret Thatcher, maternal mortality rate, minorities, national monument, National Park Service, New York City, nonprofit, north carolina, obama, President Barack Obama, President Obama, prime minister Margaret Thatcher, Stanley, suicide, suicide bomber, Sybrina Fulton, The National Park Service, Tracy Martin, Trayvon Martin, U.S Army, U.S. diplomat, unintentional injury, Union of Minority Neighborhoods, virus, wrongful-death, young Black males
April 5th, 2013
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In today’s top news, Black unemployment dropped to 13.3 percent, President Obama will propose cutting Social Security, Medicare and other government benefits in new budget and a federal judge ruled to make a common morning-after pill available over the counter for all ages.
The national unemployment rate fell to 7.6 percent, while Black unemployment dropped to 13.3 percent. [BET]
As part of his new budget, President Obama will propose cutting Social Security, Medicare and other government benefits. [LA Times]
A federal judge ruled Friday that the government must make the most common morning-after pill available over the counter for all ages. [NY Times]
Attorney General Eric Holder said Martin Luther King Jr. “would not yet be satisfied” with the progress the nation has made on protecting voting rights. [Black Voices]
A murder suspect in Mississippi was found dead after he shot and killed Eric Smith, a homicide detective, inside an interrogation room on Thursday. [CBS]
Ex-Florida Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll opened up about her resignation after being tied to a veterans charity that is under federal investigation for gambling. [BET]
Roger Ebert, who died at the age of 70 Thursday, was a champion of Black film. [The Grio]
Two missiles have been loaded onto mobile launchers in North Korea and are ready to be launched, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported Friday. [CNN]
A building collapsed in the Mumbai suburb of Thane, India, leaving 45 people dead. [USA Today]
TAGS: Abortion, Allied Veterans, attorney general, Attorney General Eric Holder, Black film, Black unemployment, budget, budget cuts, building collapsed, casinos, Civil Rights, crime, Denzel Washington, Eric Holder, Eric smith, federal investigation, federal judge, film, Film critic, florida, Florida Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll, gambling, government, government benefits, gun violence, homicide detective, India, Interrogation, interrogation room, Jennifer Carroll, jobs, laws, lieutenant governor, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King Jr. assassination, Medicare, Missiles, Mississippi, morning-after pill, Mumbai, new budget, North Korea, over the counter, President Obama, progress, resignation, Roger Ebert, scandal, shooting, social security, South Korea, Spike Lee, Thane, threats, unemployment, unemployment rate, veterans charity, voting rights, Yonhap news
March 26th, 2013
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In today’s top news, the U.S. Supreme Court will begin tackling same-sex marriage cases, the former office of Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll has been shut down, and Sherry West, mother of slain baby wants killers dead.
The U.S. Supreme Court will tackle an appeal of California’s ban on same-sex marriage. [CNN]
Florida’s lieutenant governor’s office has been shut down since former Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll resigned. [Miami Herald]
Sherry West, mother of the slain baby in Brunswick, Georgia, demands “a life for a life” for the infant’s killer. [WPTV]
Italy’s Supreme Court ruled Amanda Knox should be retried for the death of her ex-roommate. [ABCNews]
2.2 million troops who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have struggled to readjust to American life according to a new report. [NBC News]
Chicago public school students march against school closing plan. [Chicago Tribune]
Pedro Quezada, a 44-year-old New Jersey man won the $338 million lottery ticket. [NBC News]
North Korea threatens to strike U.S. mainland. [Al Jazeera]
The bullets that killed Colorado prison chief Tom Clements came from the gun found with an inmate. [CNN]
Eight suicide bombers stormed a police compound in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, killing five police officers and injuring four. [LATimes]
TAGS: afghanistan, Amanda Knox, american, attacks, Brunswick, bullets, california, chicago, Chicago Public Schools, colorado, florida, georgia, gun violence, infant slain, Iraq, Italy supreme Court, Jalalabad, Jennifer Carroll, lottery, Lt. Governor, Military, New Jersey, North Korea, Pedro Quezada, post traumatic stress, power ball ticket, Rick Scott, Same-sex marriage, scandal, school closings, Sherry West, slain baby, suicide bombers, Tom clemnets, troops, U.S. Supreme Court
March 25th, 2013
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In today’s top news, Timothy Dluhos, an FDNY employee, was suspended after being exposed for racist tweets, the U.S. Supreme Court will take on affirmative action and the Miami Heat won their 26th consecutive game.
Timothy Dluhos, a FDNY employee, has been suspended after being exposed for racist tweets. [NY Post]
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take on a new case involving affirmative action. [NYTimes]
The Miami Heat won their 26th consecutive game against the Orlando Magic. [AP]
A 14-year-old suspected of shooting a baby in Brunswick, Georgia, will appear in court. [CNN]
Jessica Upshaw, a Mississippi lawmaker, was found dead with a self-inflicted gun shot wound to her head. [MSNEWSNOW]
Residents of Newtown, Connecticut, said they are outraged over robocalls they’ve received from the National Rifle Association. [ABCNews]
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., has become the second sitting U.S. senator in less than two weeks to endorse gay marriage. [CBS News]
A resident of New Jersey won the $338 million Powerball lottery ticket. [USA Today]
François Bozizé, the president of Central African Republic, fled to Cameroon after being overthrown by rebels. [ABCNews]
The U.S. has handed over to Afghanistan the only prison still under American control. [BBCNews]
TAGS: affirmative action, afghanistan, Africa, america, Brunswick, Cameroon, Central African Republic, connecticut, Democrats, employee, ems, emt, fdny, florida, François Bozizé, gay marriage, georgia, gun violence, House of Representatives, infant shot dead, Jessica Upshaw, Joseph Cassano, Lebron James, lottery, marriage, Miami Heat, Michigan state, Middle East, Mississippi, Mississippi lawmaker, missouri, National Rifle Association, New Jersey, New York City, Newtown, NRA, Powerball, prison, racism, rebels, Salvatore Cassano, Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook Elementary, self-inflicted, Sen. Claire McCaskill, slain, suicide, teenager, Timothy Dluhos, Twitter, U.S. Senator, U.S. Supreme Court, United States, winning streak
March 14th, 2013
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In today’s top news, a third protest has erupted in Brooklyn over the police killing of Kimani Gray; First Lady Michella Obama will cover Vogue’s April issue; and Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose has offered to pay for the funeral of Jonylah Watkins, an infant who was shot and killed in Chicago.
A third protest erupted Wednesday night in Brooklyn, New York, where police killed Kimani Gray. [BET]
First Lady Michelle Obama will cover the April issue of Vogue magazine. [BET]
Chicago Bulls superstar Derrick Rose has offered to pay for the funeral of Jonylah Watkins, a 6-month-old that was shot and killed in Chicago. [NBC Chicago]
The White House said Tuesday that all criticism of the level of diversity in President Obama’s second-term cabinet should be held until he completes it. [Black Voices]
Lawyers suing the New York Police Department for its stop-and-frisk policy are calling it the “the trial of the century.” [Black Voices]
Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant will be out “indefinitely” after spraining his left ankle. [AP]
A New York woman plummets to her death from an 8th floor apartment with her baby, who survives. [Huffington Post]
Carnival Cruise Lines will fly their passengers on one of its cruises back to Florida after the ship’s generator failed while docked in the Caribbean. [AP]
Scientists are saying that embalming the body of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will be difficult. [CNN]
Xi Jinping was named China’s president Thursday by the country’s parliament. [Al Jazeera]
TAGS: baby survives, Basketball, Black males, Brooklyn, Bulls, cabinet, Caribbean, Carnival, Carnival Cruise Lines, chicago, Chicago Bulls, China, cruise, Derrick Rose, discrimination, Diversity, East Flatbush, embalming, fall, First Lady, First Lady Michelle Obama, florida, funeral, gun violence, homocide, Hugo Chavez, infant, Jonylah Watkins, killed, killings, Kimani Gray, Kobe Bryant, Latino males, latinos, lawyers, leaders, los angeles, Los Angeles Lakers, Michelle Obama, nba, New York, New York City, NYPD, parliament, passengers, Politics, President Obama, protest, racism, Scientists, second-term, ship, South side, Sports, sprained ankle, stop and frisk, teenager, Trial, venezuela, White House, World, Xi Jinping
March 13th, 2013
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In today’s top news, Florida’s lieutenant governor Jennifer Carroll has resigned for ties to a company linked to illegal gambling, two high school football players in Steubenville, Ohio, go on trial for rape charges and a study states new voter ID laws have discriminated against young Black and Latino voters.
Florida’s lieutenant governor Jennifer Carroll has resigned because of her ties to an Internet cafe company that is now under federal investigation. [AP]
In Steubenville, Ohio, two high school football players go on trial on charges of raping a 16-year-old girl last summer. [NY Times]
A new study says that new voter ID laws disproportionately impacted young Black and Latino voters. [International Business Times]
House Republicans are sending mixed signals in an agreement to meet with President Barack Obama for talks over the budget. [AP]
The search continues for Terrilynn Monette, a New Orleans teacher, who has been missing for two weeks. [CNN]
A Chicago man has launched a social media campaign to end gun violence. [NBC Chicago]
Johnny Williams of Oakland, California, is free after spending 14 years in prison for a rape he never committed. [NBC Bay Area]
Dennis Rodman is in Rome supporting Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana to be the first Black pope. [AP]
The London Teaching Pool is complaining about inquiries from schools appearing not to want teachers of color. [BBCNews]
Cardinals will begin another round of voting to select the next pope. [Washington Post]
TAGS: Bay-Area, Black pope, Black teachers, Black voters, budget, california, campaign, Cardinals, chicago, conclave, Dennis Rodman, education, federal investigation, florida, Football, Ghana, gun violence, high school, House Republicans, illegal gambling, Internet cafe, Jennifer Carroll, Johnny Williams, Latino voters, lieutenant governor, London, missing, New Orleans, oakland, ohio, Peter Turkson, pope conclave, President Barack Obama, racism, rape, rape charges, resigned, Rome, search, sequester, social media, social media campaign, Steubenville, study, teacher, teenagers, Terrilynn Monette, The London Teaching Pool, Vatican, Vatican City, violence, voter ID, voter ID laws, young voters
March 8th, 2013
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In today’s top news, the African-American unemployment rate has held steady at 13.8 percent, Michael Jordan applied for a marriage license and Philadelphia officials have voted to close 23 public schools.
The national unemployment rate dropped to 7.7 percent as the jobless rate for Blacks held steady at 13.8 percent. [BET]
Philadelphia officials have voted to close 23 public schools; 10 percent of the city’s total. [NYTimes]
A college education is linked to lower divorce rates for white women, but not for Black women. [Futurity]
The late August Wilson’s plays are being brought back to life by high school students in a national monologue contest. [NPR]
Facebook showed off a new home page redesign that will include bigger pictures. [NYTimes]
Apple is looking to make iOS the operating system for cars made by other companies. [Business Insider]
Former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will be laid to rest today. [CNN]
Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law, Suleiman Abu Ghaith, has been brought to New York to stand trial for conspiracy to kill Americans. [Reuters]
Michael Jordan applied for a marriage license in Florida. [ESPN]
TAGS: African-American women, Apple, arts, August Wilson, Aurora, Black unemployment, black women, Broadway, college education, colorado, divorce, divorce rates, education, Facebook, federal court, florida, funeral, gun violence, high school students, Hugo Chavez, interim president, iOs, jobless rate, mark zuckerburg, marriage, marriage license, Michael Jordan, monologue, national contest, New York City, Nicolas Maduro, Osama bin Laden, philadelphia, play writer, plays, President Hugo Chavez, public schools, school closings, Shootings, social media, Sports, Suleiman Abu Ghaith, Technology, Trial, Turkey, unconstitutional, unemployment, unemployment numbers, unemployment rate, venezuela
February 6th, 2013
In today’s top news, the U.S. Postal Service will end Saturday mail service to cut costs; a Florida judge denied George Zimmerman’s request to delay his murder trial; and Home Depot announces plans to hire 80,000 more employees for spring.
The U.S. Postal Service will end Saturday mail service to cut costs. [BET]
Home Depot announced plans to hire 80,000 more employees for spring. [CNN]
A Florida judge denied George Zimmerman’s request to delay his murder trial. [BET]
Florida congresswoman Frederica Wilson introduced a resolution honoring Trayvon Martin on his 18th birthday. [Grio]
A proposed bill in Alabama would exonerate the wrongly convicted Scottsboro Boys. [BET]
The city of Detroit may lose up to 51 of its public parks. [Yahoo!]
Students at Duke University are planning to protest a racist, Asian-themed fraternity party. [Yahoo!]
A pregnant prison guard was arrested for having sex with an inmate who faces the death penalty for murder. [NBCNews].
French officials say they are in a “real war” with terrorists in Mali. [BBC]
The U.N. condemned Somalia for convicting a journalist and the rape victim he interviewed. [AJE]
TAGS: Africa, Alabama, crime, Detroit, Duke University, economy, florida, France, Frederica Wilson, George Zimmerman, gun violence, guns, Home Depot, jim crow, jobs, Mali, murder, press freedom, racism, Scottsboro Boys, Somalia, Trayvon Martin, U.N., U.S. Postal Service, United Nations, USPS
January 11th, 2013
In today’s top news, Rep. Charles Rangel called the lack of diversity in President Obama’s cabinet “embarrassing as hell,” Atlanta pastor Louie Giglio was withdrawn from Obama’s inauguration over anti-gay remarks and Tyler Perry is offering a $100k reward for information in the case of two Florida men that went missing in 2003.
Rep. Charles Rangel called the lack of diversity in President Obama’s cabinet “embarrassing as hell.” [BET]
Atlanta pastor Louie Giglio was withdrawn from President Obama’s inauguration over anti-gay remarks. [BET]
Tyler Perry is offering a $100k reward for information in the case of two Florida men that went missing in 2003. [AP]
President Obama signed a law giving himself lifetime Secret Service detail. [Yahoo!]
Entertainment companies agree to hold dialogue on gun violence. [L.A.Times]
A student was shot at a Taft, California, high school Thursday. [AP]
Beyoncé announces new Destiny’s Child music. [BET]
Donald Trump crowns a Black Miss USA, Nana Meriwether. [E!News]
Rebels in the Central African Republic have agreed to a one-week truce with the government. [BBC]
France says its ready to intervene in Mali to stop militants in the country’s north. [BBC]
TAGS: atlanta, Barack Obama, beyonce, california, Central African Republic, Charles Rangel, cold case, Destiny's Child, Donald Trump, florida, France, gay rights, gay slur, gun violence, homophobia, Homosexuality, Louie Giglio, Mali, military intervention, Miss USA, Nana Meriwether, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Rep. Charles Rangel, school shooting, Secret Service, Tyler Perry
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