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The release of a Florida man who had served 35 years in prison for a rape he did not commit is setting off a fresh wave of self-examination by the legal profession in America about the dangers of faul

According to a news report, a certain school in Garden City, MI was recently faced with a unique problem. A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the washro

Race and location are still the strongest factors in determining whether a child lives in poverty in Louisiana , according to a recent report on the status of the state’s children. In Louisiana , blac

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica is deploying more than 700 police officers to high-crime areas over the holiday season as the island nears a record number of killings. Assistant Police Chief Glenmore

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During the turbulent days after Hurricane Katrina made landfall, New Orleans police shot 10 civilians, at least four of whom died, according to interviews and internal police documents. Some incid

The Rev. Al Sharpton held a press conference today to blast Tiger Woods for the lack of diversity among his mistresses. Sharpton claims that the lack of African-American women among Woods’ harem will

WASHINGTON — Call it the $6 billion boycott. By boycotting a key House committee vote last week and threatening to abandon support for banking regulations, members of the Congressional Black Caucus

Cotton and Race in the Making of America -- The Human Costs of Economic Power by Gene Dattel From the early 19th century to the middle of the last century, writes Gene Dattel, cotton was America's

NOTE FROM SIEBRA: The following text is excerpted from a speech delivered by Minister Farrakhan on October 20 in Philadelphia, Pa. THE HONORABLE MINISTER LOUIS FARRAKHAN: We are in a very, v

By Robert Kutner December 6, 2009 It was the best of Obama; it was the worst of Obama. I was pleasantly surprised to be invited to the White House jobs summit last Thursday, where I got to watc

Movie producer Tyler Perry announced on his Web site that his mother, Willie Maxine Perry, died Tuesday. "My mother is the wisdom of Madea, " Perry said. She was 64. "Thank you for all your prayer

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While going through some of my old things this weekend, I came across a ticket stub from a 2000 Teen Summit. I attended the summit in September 2000, sponsored by the New Orleans Public Schools system

The following is an actual question given on University of Arizona chemistry mid- term. The answer by one student was so 'profound' that the professor shared it with colleagues, via the Internet

By all accounts, Disney's animated fairy-tale "The Princess and the Frog," which opens next Friday (Dec. 11) in New Orleans, is a warm, family-friendly affair, telling the story of a New Orleans girl

Jameshia Conner, 12, was found strangled and dumped in an alley near her home after being missing for two weeks. Authorities believe that Jameshia was only dead one day before her body was found, a