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Former USOC head Dr. LeRoy Walker dies     The Associated Press The News and Observer   DURHAM — LeRoy Walker, the first African-American to lead the U.S. Olympic Committee and the first black man to coach an American Olympic team died Monday. He was 93. Walker’s death was confirmed by Scarborough & Hargett Funeral […]

NBA’s Nets 35 years in New Jersey comes to end tonight New Jersey Nets have been known by this name for 35 years. Tonight at the Prudential Center in Newark will be the last Nets home game ever in New Jersey. Next year they will become the Brooklyn Nets. The New Jersey Nets are an original member […]

Ann Coulter: Black Americans Should Arm Themselves   Ann Coulter is an American lawyer, conservative social and political commentator. Coulter graduated cum laude from Cornell University in 1984 with a B.A. in history, and received her J. D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1988. Ann Coulter achieved membership in the Order of the […]

China and Russia launched joint naval exercises showing growing cooperation in international affairs Associated Press BEIJING  — China and Russia launched joint naval exercises Sunday that highlight warming ties between their militaries and growing cooperation in international affairs. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said the six days of drills feature simulated anti-aircraft, anti-submarine and search-and-rescue operations, including […]

Time to record history from the generation that lived Jim Crow Photos from the generations that were born into enslavement Dilemma X 70 years after being freed from enslavement in the United States, the Federal Writers’ Project of the Work Progress Administration (WPA), collected more than 2,300 first-person accounts of former enslaved African Americans and 500 photographs […]

    All about 4/20 marijuana holiday By The Associated Press Students and others across the country have long observed April 20 as a day to celebrate marijuana. Here are some questions and answers about the counterculture holiday and the state of marijuana in the United States: _____ WHO CELEBRATES? The observation is shared by […]

The Forbes Five: Who Are Hip-Hop’s Wealthiest Artists?         1. Sean “Diddy” Combs ($550 million) 2. Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter ($460 million) 3. Andre “Dr. Dre” Young ($260 million) 4. Bryan “Birdman” Williams ($125 million) 5. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson ($110 million)   ________________________________________________ The Forbes Five: Hip-Hop’s Wealthiest Artists 2012   Zack […]

India’s Aggressive Military Build-Up: Keeping Up With China Indian police and army soldiers march towards India Gate on Rajpath during the main Republic Day parade on Rajpath, in New Delhi, Thursday. India is marking it’s 62nd Republic Day with military parades across the country. By Palash R. Ghosh International Business Times  As India prepares to […]

Dick Clark, TV host (‘Bandstand’) and icon of New Year’s Eve, is Dead at 82   At the age of 82, Clark died after suffering a massive heart attack following a medical procedure on April 18, 2012. American Bandstand aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989 and was hosted from 1956 until its final […]

Hollande Seeks to Overcome Doubts in Fight Against Sarkozy By Helene Fouquet Bloomberg  Francois Hollande began his march toward the pinnacle of French power in Lorient, a Breton port, three years ago. On June 27, 2009, he told 400 Socialist Party activists they needed to unite to oust Nicolas Sarkozy. It was the first of […]