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Martin Luther King Jr Interview  October 27, 1957   Martin Luther King Jr Interview  November 2, 1967 Part 1     Part 2   Part 3     1968 King Assassination Report (CBS News) April 4, 1968

Nigerians unite at fuel demonstration By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria — A human wave of more than 20,000 surrounded the Muslim faithful as they prayed toward Mecca Friday, as anti-government demonstrations over spiraling fuel prices and corruption showed unity among protesters despite growing sectarian tensions in Africa’s most populous nation. While violence sparked […]

Hacker says will release Symantec source code Reuters A computer hacker said on Friday it would release the source code for Symantec Corp’s Norton antivirus software, citing a lawsuit that had been filed against the company. The message appeared on hacker Yama Tough’s Twitter feed, saying the code would be disclosed “today.” Symantec this week […]

Fact-Checking Drake: Does Toronto Really Love Him? NPR The rapper Drake has, if you go by one of his song’s lyrics, a short list of interests. The first is money. The second is the city of Toronto. In the world of hip-hop, it’s not outlandish to identify the acquisition of wealth as a motivator, nor […]

Graduation Rates at HBCUs Graduation Rates of Black Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Ranked by highest graduation rate Top 10 in red Institution          Black Student Graduation Rate 2011 Spelman College (all women’s college) 79% Howard University 64% Morehouse College (all men’s college) 61% Hampton University 54% Claflin University 48% Tuskegee University 46% Albany State […]

Transnet of South Africa to build $1.5 billion rail link through Swaziland By Sikonathi Mantshantsha Bloomberg  Transnet SOC Ltd., the South African state-owned port and rail-freight operator, and Swaziland Rail agreed to build a line through the kingdom that will free up capacity to carry coal to Richards Bay. “The first train will run in […]

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Boko Haram leader challenges authority of Nigeria’s president in video   By JON GAMBRELL and SUNDAY ALAMBA Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria — The leader of a radical Islamist sect has challenged the authority of Nigeria’s president in an online video, promising more attacks in a nation increasingly overcome by unrest and divided by religion. The […]

George Lucas: Hollywood Didn’t Want To Fund ‘Red Tails’ Because Of Its Black Cast Huffington Post In an appearance on The Daily Show last night, George Lucas said that he had trouble getting funding for his new movie, “Red Tails,” because of its black cast. “This has been held up for release since 1942 since […]

Obama’s re-election nomination DNC speech could move to Bank of America Stadium By Hans Nichols Bloomberg President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign is considering moving the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte to Bank of America Stadium to sell more skyboxes to wealthy donors, according to three Democrats involved in the fundraising. The 74,000-seat home […]