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September 6, 2011
DADAAB, Kenya (AP) - Senegalese singer Youssou Ndour says African artists should take the initiative to help families affected by…
September 6, 2011
Our appearance is emerging in legal disputes as a new kind of discrimination. 'Lookism', it is claimed, is the new…
September 6, 2011
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) - The family of a black man who authorities say was run over by a white teenager…
September 6, 2011
WASHINGTON - Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. is calling out Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) for his full-throated heralding of the…
September 6, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - A federal appeals court in Atlanta has turned away the latest attempt by actor Wesley Snipes to…
September 6, 2011
PAINESVILLE, Ohio - Kirtland crushed Painesville Harvey during Friday night's high school football game, but it was what happened after…
September 6, 2011
LONDON (AP) - Adele has been dominating album and single charts across the globe since the release of "21" in…
September 6, 2011
VIDEO - Last week investors received quite a few reports on the economy. Home prices rose by more than 1…
September 6, 2011
Global Grind - After his private-jet stunt, Soulja Boy is making news once again and this time, it's because of…
September 6, 2011
OAKLAND, California (AP) - "Just got kicked off a southwest flight because my pants sagged too low! What the f(asterisk)(asterisk)(asterisk)?…
September 6, 2011
British superstar singer Adele gave by far the most moving, gorgeous performance at last Sunday Video Music Awards, wowing audiences…
September 6, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - The gunshots rang out just after 9 p.m. Monday in Brooklyn's Crown Heights neighborhood after the…
September 6, 2011
NBC NEWS - After the bruising debt-ceiling fight -- as well as Standard & Poor's subsequent downgrade of the nation's…
September 6, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - The ultimate goal is to 'become the most powerful slave trader' by buying, disciplining and exploiting slaves...
September 6, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The postmaster general is going to Congress to discuss the Postal Service's mounting debt...
September 5, 2011
OPINION - As millions of young people return back to school this year, we are still faced with the elephant…
September 5, 2011
DETROIT (AP) - Obama said that with widespread suffering, "the time for Washington games is over" and lawmakers must move…
September 5, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - "The Help" stayed on the job over Labor Day, finishing as the No. 1 film for…
September 5, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama's speech at an annual event sponsored by the Metropolitan Detroit AFL-CIO was serving as a dress…
September 5, 2011
NEW YORK TIMES - The United States Postal Service has long lived on the financial edge, but it has never…