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When Will It Stop?! Unarmed Teen Fatally Shot By Police

Ramarley Graham was fatally shot by plain clothes officers, after he tried to run from them during a confrontation Thursday afternoon, according to the New York Daily News.

Graham, 19, was pursued by a team of police who had attempted to stop and question him. Reportedly, police witnessed the youth adjusting the waistband of his pants on the street and immediately assumed he had a gun. The youth,

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Feb 3, 2012 at 7:38 am

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In Somalia, Famine Declared Over But Don’t Celebrate Yet

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Feb 2, 2012 at 7:33 pm

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“The View” Co-Hosts Clash Over Komen and Planned Parenthood

The ladies of The View engaged in a contentious debate over the Susan G. Komen Foundation‘s controversial decision to halt funding to Planned Parenthood. Komen has implemented criteria that bars them from providing grants to organizations that are under investigation by local, state or federal authorities, according to spokesperson, Leslie Aun.

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Feb 2, 2012 at 2:15 am

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POTUS Launches ‘African-Americans For Obama’ Campaign

Though President Barack Obama has been the target of heated criticism for his perceived reluctance to directly address the ills that plague the African-American community, he is not shy about asking for our vote. Just in time for Black History Month, Obama has launched the African-Americans for Obama campaign to energize and mobilize Black supporters to “Barack the Vote” once again when they go to

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Jan 31, 2012 at 11:23 am

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The Story Behind Mitt Romney’s Mexican Roots

While defending his stance on immigration at the Florida debate, Mitt Romney revealed a family secret, his father George Romney was born in Mexico. This came as a surprise to many people seeing how as George Romney ran for President and you need to be born in the USA to run for President.

The reason George Romney was born in Mexico was that his Mormon family fled the United States to set

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Jan 27, 2012 at 10:15 am

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Woman Wins $72 Million But Still Wants To Work

Marcia Adams of College Park, Ga., and her boyfriend went to a convenience store to buy a chocolate candy bar and decided to purchase two Quik Pik lottery tickets. The tickets were bought less than an hour before the drawing, and two days later, she was $72 million richer.

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Adams and her boyfriend, whose name has not been released, purchased

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Jan 25, 2012 at 4:30 pm

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See Who The Religious Trailblazers Are In American Politics

Is America, in fact, divided so clearly? Does a moderate middle still exist? Is the national fabric fraying?

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Sha'Linda Jeanine

Jan 24, 2012 at 10:27 am

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Ex-NBA Player Starts Own School In Detroit

By Ashley Michelle Williams

Jalen Rose can now add “educator” to his long list of social contributions.

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Who Will Be Gifford’s Successor?

The former NBA star and current ESPN analyst has established the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy (JRLA) in his hometown of Detroit in order to help improve Michigan’s troubled education system — and ultimately give Detroit adolescents under his

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Jan 24, 2012 at 9:42 am

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10 Issues Obama Should Address During The State Of The Union

As President Barack Obama preps for his State of the Union Address, I thought I’d share some topics that I’d love to see him attack head-on. Of course, I’d be delusional to think that he can or should hit all of these issues during one speech, but I figured we could lay out an African-American buffet of ideas that the president could tap into as he discusses