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Top news stories personally selected by the publishers for their relevance to the BlackAmerican community.
September 2007 - Posts
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Beyonce Knowles ’ upcoming concert in Malaysia has been canceled, reportedly after the R&B superstar refused to tone down her stage show in order to perform. The singer had been due to make her debut in Kuala Lumpur in November, but was recently warned Read More...
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Lisa Fager Lisa Fager has always come hard and correct with no compromise when it comes to speaking on these issues. Her testimony at yesterday's hearings on Hip Hop was searing especially when she explained to the committee exactly why David Banner was Read More...
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Bill O' Reilly After twice framing the Jena 6 case with “questions” about reverse racism , suddenly FOX News was a picture of racial sensitivity last night (9/28/07) on Hannity & Colmes. The top story was a few ill-chosen words from John Edwards about Read More...
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Smiley Syndicated radio host and TV personality Tavis Smiley came to Aggieland with his "2007 Talented Tenth HBCU Tour" and hoped to "unapologetically unsettle" students in attendance. Smiley spoke to an audience of students, fans and older members of Read More...
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Oprah Winfrey keeps topping Forbes' rankings of the rich and famous. This is Forbes' third go-round this year at putting Winfrey at the top of some list or other. The talk-show titan took the top spot on Forbes.com's list of "The 20 Richest Women in Entertainment" Read More...
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It is all the buzz on the campus of Rutgers University Thursday, remarks by a professor that some are calling racist. The tenured English professor questions the intelligence of the student-athletes, singling out minorities. New Jersey reporter Toni Yates Read More...
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Barack Obama may be the first sitting member of the Congressional Black Caucus to run for president in more than 30 years yet rival Hillary Rodham Clinton has the edge in endorsements among the group. With the backing of California Rep.Diane Watson this Read More...
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U.S. Rep. William J. Jefferson was apparently quite astonished during an interview in August 2005 at his New Orleans home when asked by FBI Special Agent Timothy Thibault what he had done with "my $100,000." Just days earlier, the FBI arranged a videotaped Read More...
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Breaking his 16-year public silence on his bitter confirmation hearings, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says Anita Hill was a mediocre employee who was used by political opponents to make claims she had been sexually harassed. Thomas writes about Read More...
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Mychal Bell, one of the Jena Six, center listens to Rev. Al Sharpton and Bishop T. D. Jakes talk at his father's home in Jena, La., Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007.(AP Photo/Kita Wright) Mychal Bell exited the courthouse, free for the first time in 10 months. Read More...
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AP Photo: Vivica A. Fox arrives at the BET Awards on June 26, 2007, in Los Angeles.... Vivica A. Fox pleaded not guilty to drunken driving Thursday, six months after she was stopped for allegedly driving 80 mph and weaving in a traffic lane on the Ventura Read More...
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Mike Huckabee The lesser-known Republican presidential candidates condemned their top rivals on Thursday for skipping a debate on minority issues and said their absence hurt the party's image and amplified racial divisions. Four empty podiums highlighted Read More...
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The Maryland Attorney General’s Director of Civil Rights has launched an investigation into allegations that race played a factor in why a Baltimore County judge imposed a 30-year sentence upon a 24-year-old for writing two bad checks. The story, first Read More...
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Bell walks out of court smiling. (CNN) Mychal Bell, a black teenager accused of beating a white classmate and who was the last of the "Jena 6" behind bars, was released from custody Thursday after a juvenile court judge set his bail at $45,000. Earlier Read More...
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The Smithsonian Institution's museum dedicated to black history and culture launches this week with an interactive Web site — long before its building opens for visitors on the National Mall. Social-networking technology donated by IBM Corp. will allow Read More...
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Michael Vick is now likely one misstep from jail. The disgraced Atlanta Falcons quarterback tested positive for marijuana earlier this month, a violation of the conditions of his release as he awaits sentencing in federal court on a dogfighting charge Read More...
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Fox News host Bill O'Reilly says his comments about a Harlem restaurant have been taken out of context. Fox News host Bill O'Reilly says his review of famed Harlem restaurant Sylvia's is being taken out of context and was not racist. On his September Read More...
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Jubilee Hall Fisk University’s board of trustees has agreed in principle to share ownership of its prized Alfred Stieglitz Collection with the new Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas in exchange for $30 million, the two sides announced Read More...
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CNN contributor and radio show host Roland Martin slammed recent comments from Fox's Bill O'Reilly, who said he was surprised that a recent dinner at Sylvia's, a famous Harlem restaurant owned and patronized by blacks, was not dramatically different than Read More...
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Morehouse College President Robert Michael Franklin Jr. joined comedian Bill Cosby on Tuesday in urging parents to keep their sons out of the "cradle-to-prison pipeline" where African-American youg men now have a one-in-three chance of spending time behind Read More...
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i A former member of the House Republican congressional leadership -- and the last African-American to serve as a member of the GOP in Congress -- harshly criticized Tuesday the decision of the Republican presidential front-runners to not attend a debate Read More...
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A Virginia grand jury slapped Michael Vick and two co-defendants with dogfighting charges Tuesday, but declined harsher animal cruelty counts. It's the latest twist in a long and bumpy road that began in April. Michael Vick and three co-defendants were Read More...
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Justin Moraczewski/the Famuan In April, the FAMU Marching 100 introduced Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., at a rally in Tampa, Fla. The Democratic presidential candidate said of the Marching 100, "It is good when young people are doing positive things." Singled Read More...
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Mike Tyson Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson pleaded guilty Monday to charges of drug possession and driving under the influence stemming from a traffic stop last year in Scottsdale, Ariz. The ex-boxer entered a guilty plea to a single felony count Read More...
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From left, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Terrence Roberts and Melba Pattillo Beals exchange greetings before a reception at the governor's mansion in Little Rock on Sunday. Fifty years ago this week, President Dwight Eisenhower risked igniting Read More...
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Loyer D. Braden is escorted by police. He was arrested about 3 a.m. in his dorm room. Police arrested an 18-year-old man in the shooting of two students at Delaware State University, authorities said Monday. As they led him into a courthouse, he told Read More...
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Michael Vick owned the house on Moonlight Road where dogfighting took place. The prosecutor in the county where Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has admitted to bankrolling a dogfighting operation plans to present evidence to the grand jury, Tuesday, Read More...
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The woman who claims she is the oldest daughter of James Brown said she will be in court Monday to pursue a piece of the late soul singer's estate. I've been walking around looking like this man for 45 years," said LaRhonda Petitt, a retired flight attendant Read More...
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The FBI is investigating threats against the African-American high school students known as the 'Jena 6.' Thousands of people are rallying behind the Louisiana teens, accused of beating a white classmate following a series of racially charged incidents. Read More...
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The Reverend Al Sharpton is calling on black Americans to lead the way in stopping gun violence. Sharpton made the comments Sunday at Canaan Baptist Church in Wilmington. Sharpton says Friday's shooting of two students at Delaware State University is Read More...
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Hollywood action star Wesley Snipes, seen here in July 2007, plans to launch an appeal after being ordered to pay 1.7 million dollars to a talent agency who helped him land roles in four films, his spokesman said Thursday. Hollywood action star Wesley Read More...
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Jay-Z will follow up his 2006 album “Kingdom Come” with the Nov. 6 release of “American Gangster,” an album inspired by the forthcoming motion picture starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. The collection of all-new original material is described Read More...
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Isiah Thomas WHEN Isiah Thomas became president of the Knicks, it was hoped he would turn around the futility that had engulfed the franchise and restore the pride and passion that once defined the team. But six weeks from beginning his fifth season as Read More...
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THE case of six black schoolboys who were charged with a string of offences, including attempted murder, after a white classmate was kicked unconscious in Louisiana, has blown open one of the most sensitive fault lines in American politics and revived Read More...
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Mike Duncan Editor's Note: In 2004, Black people voted 89 percent for the Democratic presidential candidate and 10 percent for Bush. Some pundits argue that the Democratic Party is the best hope for African-Americans, given the chilling Right Wing bent Read More...
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Student Devin Jackson speaks with a police officer before leaving the Delaware State University campus Friday. Investigators probing Friday's shootings of two students at Delaware State University believe the suspect they're looking for is a male student Read More...
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He's a well-respected and established child psychiatrist, but Dr. Carl C. Bell had never expected to see his books sitting out front on display at major bookstores with more popular authors who target African-American readers. In many ways, just getting Read More...
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By Alfred Edmond, Jr ., One of the things I like to talk about when I travel the country speaking about the principles and habits of successful wealth-building is learning to recognize and avoid what I call poverty traps: behaviors and ways of thinking Read More...
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Three teenagers stole a training mannequin from a fire department, aprayed it with black paint and the letters KKK on its chest and hung it near an embankment overlooking Interstate 75 south of Atlanta, authorities said. A preliminary hearing has been Read More...
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Four Tops: Lawrence Payton Jr., Ronnie McNeir, Duke Fakir, & Theo Peoples The Four Tops are more than legendary, they’re a legacy. Thanks to the continuous work of original member Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the Four Tops continue to tour and sell out venues Read More...
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Protesters march to Jena High School in Jena, Louisiana, 20 Sep 2007 Helen Moore prepares to speak to protesters outside of the McNamara Federal Building in Detroit, Michigan, to raise awareness and support for the six black teenagers who were charged Read More...
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks to the press Tuesday in Jena, Louisiana. The Rev. Jesse Jackson said Thursday that a South Carolina newspaper misinterpreted his comments when it reported he said Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama is "acting Read More...
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Dover police pass the main entrance of Delaware State University on Sept. 21. Two students were shot and wounded, one seriously, at the university, and the campus was locked down as police searched for a gunman. Two students were shot and wounded, one Read More...
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Roland Martin says he wishes the crowds in Jena, Louisiana, were far more integrated As I watched thousands of people gather in Jena, Louisiana, via CNN and CNN.com, tears were streaming down my face. Even though I was doing my radio show on WVON-AM in Read More...
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A man in a chicken suit carries a sign outside the courthouse during O.J. Simpson's arraignment. A man in a chicken suit. A Nicole Brown Simpson look-alike. A judge with a goatee and a long ponytail. These are just some of the characters of O.J. TV, a Read More...
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William and Mary students stand together during a rally for the Jena 6 at the university Tuesday. ( Sangjib Min, Daily Press / September 18, 2007) Ashley Shuler doesn't know Mychal Bell or Robert Bailey Jr. She's never met Carwin Jones, Theo Shaw or Bryant Read More...
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Thousands of demonstrators from across America converged on Thursday on the Louisiana town of Jena in what African-American activists have said could mark the start of the 21st century's civil rights movement, challenging unfairness in the US judicial Read More...
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With backers Earvin "Magic" Johnson, second from left, and Rep. Laura Richardson, far right, on hand, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton greets supporters at King-Drew Magnet High School Friday. Touting her experience as first lady and Read More...
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getCSS("3088867") NBC video Spurred by the Internet and a popular disc jockey's nationwide urban radio program, tens of thousands of people are expected to descend on a sleepy rural Louisiana town to protest what they say are excessive criminal charges Read More...
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Barack Obama Jesse Jackson The US civil rights leader and former presidential candidate Jesse Jackson set off a racial firestorm yesterday after he accused his fellow Democrat and fellow African American, Barack Obama, of "acting like he's white" in his Read More...
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Sep. 18, 2007 By Mike Freeman CBSSports.com National Columnist There is no racism in America. None, zippo, not an ounce of it. It doesn't exist. Gone is the 'R' word. We all hold hands and make love with our interracial faces and sing bi-racial songs Read More...
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Some residents say nooses hung from a tree on campus sparked the violence that landed the Jena 6 in jail. There is no link between the nooses hung by white students outside a Louisiana high school and the alleged beating of a white student by black teens, Read More...
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A judge set bond at $125,000 for O.J. Simpson in an alleged armed robbery of sports memorabilia collectors. Simpson stood before the judge, hands cuffed, wearing a blue jail jumpsuit as the charges were read. He answered quietly in a hoarse voice and Read More...
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The decision by four top Republican presidential candidates to skip a long-planned forum next week on African-American issues has renewed a debate over whether some GOP contenders are writing off many black voters, with some analysts suggesting the move Read More...
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Mike Celizic Donovan McNabb is in hot water again, and it’s for all the wrong reasons. He’s done a sit-down with HBO’s Real Sports in which he says that because he’s black, he’s been put under a microscope and subjected to criticism that white quarterbacks Read More...
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Marc Ecko The fate of Barry Bonds ' record-breaking home run ball is now in the public's hands after its buyer announced Monday he was taking votes on whether to give the ball to the Hall of Fame, brand it with an asterisk or blast it into space. Fashion Read More...
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The attorney for a teenager whose conviction in a racially charged school yard beating was overturned last week asked the court Monday to release him from jail or move him to a juvenile facility during appeals. Mychal Bell, 17, has been jailed since January, Read More...
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AJC Juanita Bynum AJC Thomas Weeks The husband of evangelist Juanita Bynum held a press conference Friday at his Duluth Church to tell the world he is not an abuser of women. Thomas W. Weeks, 40, also a preacher, said he felt compelled to speak his peace Read More...
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After suffering over 250 murders this year, the city of Philadelphia is asking for volunteers to help patrol the neighborhoods with the worst violence. Anti-violence groups are all over Philadelphia’s most crime-ridden neighborhoods, calling for an end Read More...
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Donovan McNabb says African-American quarterbacks are perceived differently than white quarterbacks in a wide-ranging interview that will air tonight on HBO's "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel." In the conversation, which will be shown at 10 o'clock, McNabb | |
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