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A 20-year-old man in Sacramento was sentenced to over 149 years in prison for raping two women at gun point, although the crime is shocking, what the man had to say to the victims left the courtroom in disbelief. A 20-year-old man who terrorized the Natomas area for months has been sentenced to 149 years […]
When U.S. News and World Report came out with their ranking of the top 20 HBCUs in the country, I became curious. I was wondering if my personal perception of the best schools matched the views of those who make these lists. I couldn’t afford to attend an HBCU out of high school (not to […]
BP has accepted some of the blame for the deadly rig disaster that led to the worst oil spill in United States history, according to a new report. An internal investigation reveals that the oil giant’s own engineers misread data that contributed to the explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon, a source familiar with BP’s probe […]
Conservative commentator Glenn Beck and tea party champion Sarah Palin appealed Saturday to a vast, predominantly white crowd on the National Mall to help restore traditional American values and honor Martin Luther King’s message. Civil rights leaders who accused the group of hijacking King’s legacy held their own rally and march. While Beck billed his […]
Very few things will make my skin crawl more than listening to someone totally misrepresent the famous “I Have A Dream” speech the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave on August 28, 1963. Read more:
In Elmwood Place, Ohio, a police officer stopped a car because it had illegally tinted windows, but did he ever get a serious shock when he looked inside. The officer, Ross Gilbert, said the driver, 36-year-old Colondra Hamilton, was sitting with her pants unzipped enjoying a sex toy, reports the Cincinnati Enquirer. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/21454
*Civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton vowed this week to file a federal inquiry into the death of Mitrice Richardson, a missing 25-year-old woman thought to be mentally ill whose remains were found last week. She had been allowed to leave a sheriff’s station nearly a year ago against the wishes of her […]
*A Los Angeles court has granted Dr. Conrad Murray’s request to get fluid samples of Michael Jackson as part of his defense for his upcoming involuntary manslaughter case. Murray’s legal team wants to re-test the fluids to determine the accuracy level of the Propofol found in Jackson’s body, reports TMZ. http://www.eurweb.com/?p=45221
Via CNN.com: Washington (CNN) — Shirley Sherrod, who received an apology after being forced to resign from the Agriculture Department, declined an offer Tuesday to serve as the agency’s deputy director of the Office of Advocacy and Outreach. The position includes administration and outreach to improve the Agriculture Department’s civil rights efforts and image nationwide. […]
VIA CNN: (Orangeburg, South Carolina) Ramona Milhouse awoke to the wail of sirens as the morning mist rose off the murky waters of the Edisto River last Monday. Within minutes, police and rescue workers crowded her backyard overlooking the river. Milhouse, 81, looked out the window and saw the top of a sedan in the […]
Harold Dow, the veteran CBS News correspondent died Saturday. He was 62. His career at CBS spanned almost 40 years. He was a five-time Emmy winner and a correspondent for 48 Hours since the program’s inception. Read more:
// // From Arwa Damon, CNN// : The last U.S. brigade combat team in Iraq has left the country, a move that helps U.S. President Barack Obama reach his goal of 50,000 troops in the country by September 1. Their departure leaves about 56,000 U.S. troops in the country, according to the U.S. military. Capt. […]
