ALASKA--A nine-year-old boy was shot and killed by his fourth-grade classmate after they got into an argument over the winner of 'student of the week', police believe.
Alaska State Troopers say Spencer Polty was killed by a shot to his chest from ...
Posted Monday, October 1st 2012 at 3:27PM
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USAToday.com--Former world heavyweight champion Ken Norton is in a 'delicate condition' in hospital after suffering a heart attack in Las Vegas.
The 69-year-old memorably inflicted the second defeat in Muhammad Ali's career in 1973 earning a 12t ...
Posted Monday, October 1st 2012 at 3:17PM
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FLORIDA--A pregnant fourteen-year-old girl secretly delivered her baby with a pair of scissors in the family bathroom before throttling the boy to death and hiding the body in a shoe box.
Cassidy Goodison, 14, has been charged as an adult with fi ...
Posted Sunday, September 30th 2012 at 5:28PM
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MONTANA--An ice cream maker out of Livingston, Montana, is facing boycott threats after the company's president responded insensitively to a Muslim customer's Facebook question about the contents of their product.
Wilcoxson's has been serving its ...
Posted Saturday, September 29th 2012 at 6:00PM
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September 29, 2012 01:35 PM EDT
A St. Louis teen who authorities say is a member of a gang called the "Obama Boyz" has been charged with two shootings on Saturday.
Anthony Jamal Lee, 18, fired at a group of people from the window of a Grand Pr ...
Posted Saturday, September 29th 2012 at 4:40PM
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Invisible Men, Mass Incarceration and the Myth of Black Progress
Becky Pettit
Publication Date June 2012
ISBN-13 / ISBN-10 978-1-61044-778-2
156 pages
For African American men without a high school diploma, being in prison or jail is m ...
Posted Friday, September 28th 2012 at 11:49AM
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(TheGrio.com) Nestled in the Castleberry Hill section of Atlanta is a quaint neighborhood divided between yesteryear and today. Among the new additions to the area is a bright, modern corner store that sells all-natural produce and products for resid ...
Posted Wednesday, September 26th 2012 at 12:29PM
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CHICAGO (FinalCall.com)--Lana Michele “MC Lyte” Moorer burst on the rap scene in the late 1980s, and immediately established herself as one of the best female emcees in the game and one of the most popular. She was the first female rap artist to rele ...
Posted Wednesday, September 26th 2012 at 11:29AM
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The Holy Day of Atonement 2012
17th Anniversary of the Million Man March
Please join The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan on October 14, 2012 at Bojangles Coliseum, Charlotte, NC to celebrate the Holy Day of Atonement 17th Anniversary of the M ...
Posted Wednesday, September 26th 2012 at 11:25AM
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By J. Ted Williams
GreenvilleOnline.com
September 23, 2012
The deaths of Chavis Carter, Trayvon Martin and Billey Joe Johnson were tragic.
Chavis Carter shot in the head in the back of a police car with his hands handcuffed behind him. Trayv ...
Posted Monday, September 24th 2012 at 7:31PM
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LOS ANGELES (CN) - An English teacher with a "history of violent attacks" slapped the only black freshman at Malibu High School four times in the face, in class, then wrote a letter of apology saying that her intentions were "honorable," the student ...
Posted Saturday, September 22nd 2012 at 4:55PM
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BALTIMORE--Howard County school officials are investigating an incident involving an 11-year-old autistic boy who was handcuffed by police officers on a school bus after he allegedly bit several adults and students.
The child, who does not speak ...
Posted Saturday, September 22nd 2012 at 4:41PM
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Amnesty.com
September 21, 2012
On this day one year ago, Georgia killed Troy Davis. Join with us today to remember Troy Davis and how he and his story impacted you. Scroll down to the comments section and share your experience.
Troy asked u ...
Posted Friday, September 21st 2012 at 1:16PM
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Change.org--It’s the call you hope you never get: A loved one calling you from the emergency room where she’s being treated for injuries from an episode of domestic violence, asking for help. It might be one of many, or the first step on a long road that ends with helping her get away from her abuse ...
Posted Friday, September 21st 2012 at 12:49PM
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