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According to the AP, the U.S. State Department is strongly urging U.S. citizens to carefully consider before visiting Haiti. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_state_of_black_america_news/31191

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According to the AP, Glenn Jones is preparing to bury his 16-year-old son. It never should’ve come to this. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/31091

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According to the AP, Tropical Storm Emily brushed past Puerto Rico and set its sights on the Dominican Republic and Haiti, where more than 630,000 people are still without shelter after last year’s earthquake. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/30997

*Singer Mary J. Blige got real personal recently and revealed a bit of her horrifying childhood. In a painful revisiting with VH1’s “Behind the Music,” the soul singer shared that she was sexually abused in her innocence. http://www.eurweb.com/?p=120887

*That didn’t take long. And why are we so NOT surprised. Now that the news of him being accused of sexually assaulting a woman last year is out, former NBA player Steve Francis is fighting back. According to TMZ, he says the allegations were concocted by a “broke ass dwarf who can’t sing.” VIA EURWEB

*New York Jets star wide receiver Braylon Edwards pleaded guilty Friday in his drunken driving case, saying he wanted to resolve it as a possible end to the NFL players’ lockout neared. http://www.eurweb.com/?p=120566

*The fur is still flying for Sharon Song Byrd, who continues to “call out” Tony Wafford, the West Coast Director of the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network. http://www.eurweb.com/?p=118905

*WTFraggle nackle bull crapple is this! This white man in woman’s panties can fly on US Airways and the black college football player with sagging pajama pants couldn’t?! http://www.eurweb.com/?p=114475

Black workers may be hit hardest as the lingering recession and the political drive to shrink federal and state spending are resulting in a dwindling number of government jobs, according to recently released Labor Department estimates. Continue Read >> http://bit.ly/irPDGX

*For years, people have tried to figure out exactly what Oprah’s religious or spiritual beliefs are, let alone, define the kind of followers who subscribe to her philosophies. http://www.eurweb.com/?p=110054

WASHINGTON — President Obama announced yesterday that June will be African-American Music Appreciation Month . Read the full proclamation from the President below:   The…

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A few weeks ago, CNN anchor Don Lemon released a book, Transparent and confirmed to the whole wide world he was gay.  In his in-depth interview with New York Times, Lemon gives readers a candid look at his life and career.  His brave admission welcomed many supporters and an increase in twitter followers.  However, his […]