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The Rev. Al Sharpton‘s National Action Network — the civil rights organization so instrumental in bringing the Trayvon Martin case to national prominence — is…

George Zimmerman-the neighborhood watch captain that shot and killed Trayvon Martin may have been hurt by his own witnesses. Four of the people that were interviewed right after the incident had different stories when they were interviewed for a second time in March. According to the Orlando Sentinel, one woman said in her first interview […]

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Colin Powell has yet to support President Barack Obama or his party’s presumptive nominee, Mitt Romney, in this year’s presidential campaign. But the former Secretary…

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company announced on Thursday that Phase 3 data results of diabetes treatment pill Tradjenta® (linagliptin) showed marked…

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via: myfoxhouston.com The Katy Independent School District has decided to cut more than 50 bus routes starting in August. Katy ISD said their transportation department is running into problems with too few drivers to meet their daily route requirements. Vacant routes and absences are putting a burden on drivers who are now forced to take […]

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via: myfoxhouston.com Some Houston employees demand their store get rid of cookies with the “n-word” on it and a political campaign gets even sillier. See More

An 84-year old Swedish woman suffered minor injuries after getting stuck in her chair for two days. The elderly woman fell through her sun-chair on Saturday while sitting on the balcony of her home. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/40659

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via: cnn.com A New York woman who pretended to have terminal cancer to pay for an extravagant wedding and honeymoon has been ordered to give back thousands of dollars she received from sympathetic donors. Jessica Vega, 25, pleaded guilty last month to the scheme and was indicted on fraud and grand larceny charges as well […]

A Tampa man was arrested for trying to retrieve a bag of marijuana from his son’s backpack. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/40661

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via: cnn.com A British stuntman jumps out of a helicopter and lands safely without a parachute. CNN’s Isha Sesay shows us how. See More

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This is video of George Zimmerman apparently walking around the Sanford Police Station unattended. According to the date mark at the lower bottom of the…

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Radio pioneer Hal Jackson (pictured right) has died, WBLS reports. He was 96. Jackson’s exact cause of death is not known. WBLS’s website reports that…