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Foul play suspecting in police shooting of African American Pace University football star
“They shot me, they shot me, they shot me,” Danroy Henry whispered as cops hauled him from the car and cuffed him on the street, pal Brandon Cox said.
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FDA to ban Newports and other menthol cigarettes
After decades of marketing mentholated cigarettes in minority communities and blunting criticism by supporting minority causes, tobacco companies have secured a huge following in minority communities.
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Rapper T.I. talks down suicidal jumper
Rapper T.I. helped police persuade a man not to jump off the roof of high-rise hotel roof in Midtown Atlanta on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
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Tanya Prat, alumna of Spelman and Howard, becomes Indiana’s 1st Black federal judge
“I did not attend college or law school at Ivy League institutions,” she said. “I am a proud product of historically black colleges and universities.”
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High school cheerleaders protest “skimpy” uniforms
The cheerleading squad at Central High School in Bridgeport says the uniforms show off too much of their midriff and say it hurts their self-esteem.
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Man shoots teen in rear for sagging his pants
Kenneth Bonds is charged with 2 counts of aggravated assault after two teens say he asked them to pull up their pants, they refused, and he started shooting. One of the teens, a 17 year old, was hit once in the rear end.
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Jennifer Hopson is On the Move
Jennifer Hopson is working on saving our lives. At the American Heart Association she’s working on raising our awareness to key health issues. Listen up.
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The U.S. apologizes for purposely infecting Guatemalans with STD’s
The United States revealed on Friday that the government conducted medical experiments in the 1940s in which doctors infected soldiers, prisoners and mental patients in Guatemala with syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases.