Adrian Martin, 18, was the only teen arrested at last weekend’s McKinney pool party confrontation and wants to debunk accusations that he interfered with police. He describes the scene accompanied by his attorney, Heath Harris.
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Posted Wednesday, June 10th 2015 at 8:47PM
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The above clip features three excerpts from the series, “Blacks, Blues, Black!” including, Maya Angelou reciting the poem, “A Letter to an Aspiring Junkie,” a performance and interview she did with legendary blues guitarist B. ...
Posted Tuesday, June 9th 2015 at 9:01AM
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Jahi Bakari, the father of a girl who was present at a pool party in McKinney, Texas, that was broken up by police on Friday, demanded the officer who pulled a gun on the teens be fired.
“This guy was just out ...
Posted Tuesday, June 9th 2015 at 7:25AM
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Minister Farrakhan discusses plans for a national tour for the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March to be held on 10-10-15 in Washington, D.C. and much more. ...
Posted Friday, June 5th 2015 at 8:00PM
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HOUSTON (FinalCall.com)- When a tornado ravaged Houston May 25, flooding streets, destroying property, and leaving drivers stranded, Malaika Muhammad, a Muslim in the Nation of Islam and a member of the Muslim Girls Training and General Civilization ...
Posted Wednesday, June 3rd 2015 at 7:29AM
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The college student, a model of poise, pleads her case to Judge Judy:A neighbor trashed her apartment while she was away on summer break, knocking down the door, leaving cigarette burns on the walls, a "disgusting" mess in the bathtub.Judge Judy's ey ...
Posted Wednesday, May 27th 2015 at 3:38PM
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Homicide detectives are investigating the death of legendary bluesman B.B. King after two of his daughters claimed he was poisoned.
An autopsy was performed on King’s body over the weekend and Las Vegas police confirmed Monday that homicide de ...
Posted Monday, May 25th 2015 at 6:44PM
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NEW ORLEANS (WLOX News)--Liryca Neville Branch, the daughter of Cyril Neville and niece of Aaron Neville of the famous Neville Brothers musical family, was enjoying her lunch hour with a few co-workers — Branch, 33, works in the field of market ...
Posted Saturday, May 23rd 2015 at 5:30PM
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Excerpted from Generations of Captivity: A History of African-American Slaves by Ira Berlin. Out now from Harvard University Press.
This article supplements Episode 1 of The History of American Slavery, our inaugural Slate Academy. Please join Sla ...
Posted Saturday, May 23rd 2015 at 5:20PM
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First Lady Michelle Obama got a surprise compliment after a young girl asked her age, and it's adorable. ...
Posted Friday, April 24th 2015 at 11:25AM
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4/23/2015, 2:50 p.m. Amsterdam News
"The value of the Black woman is worth more than the value of the Earth." This was the message of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, the national minister for the Nation of Islam, who addresse ...
Posted Friday, April 24th 2015 at 11:00AM
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For every 100 black women not in jail, there are only 83 black men. The remaining men – 1.5 million of them – are, in a sense, missing.
Among cities with sizable black populations, the largest single gap is in Ferguson, Mo.
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Posted Friday, April 24th 2015 at 10:54AM
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UPDATE: Beyonce's mom is indeed a newly married woman.
People magazine confirms that Tina Knowles tied the knot with Richard Lawson, and notes that Beyonce even posted an image of the newlyweds looking glam in head-to-toe white on her ...
Posted Monday, April 13th 2015 at 6:29PM
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From The Final Call Newspaper
By Starla Muhammad -Assistant Editor- | Last updated: Apr 7, 2015 - 12:38:59 AM
“The Honorable Elijah Muhammad said, ‘Civilization is measured by the woman.’ If you want to ...
Posted Thursday, April 9th 2015 at 5:26PM
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The bodies of Black people killed by police continue to pile up. This time, a Dekalb County, Georgia officer shot and killed Kevin Davis after he called them for help following an assault at his residence. Davis’s family, friends and colleagues ...
Posted Wednesday, April 8th 2015 at 9:54AM
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COLLEGE PARK, GA (CBS46) - A 15-year-old boy shot by his mother in College Park has died. According to College Park police, the incident occurred in the 3100 block of Godby Road around 8 p.m.
Police said Latoya Tilson, 33, tried to break up a fight ...
Posted Wednesday, April 8th 2015 at 9:47AM
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From The Louisiana Weekly
March 30, 2015
By Edmund Lewis
Wendell Allen, 20, is killed by a trigger-happy cop with a single bullet to his chest for getting out of bed shirtless to see what the racket was in his Gentilly home in New Orleans. ...
Posted Friday, April 3rd 2015 at 9:32AM
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Mar 19, 2015
By Marilyn Kai Jewett
Many of us who are students of history know about the thousands of Black men who were lynched in this nation. However, most don’t know about the many African American women who were also lynched.
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Posted Thursday, April 2nd 2015 at 9:14AM
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Earlier this week, comedian Chris Rock was pulled over by police for the third time in less than two months. And just as he had done the previous two times, he snapped a quick selfie and posted it to Twitter while he waited for the cop to approach hi ...
Posted Thursday, April 2nd 2015 at 8:56AM
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So many black people lack pride and feel they have change who they are and how they go about everyday in order to make whites and others feel comfortable. Isaiah Washington clearly wrote on his Twitter page, "I'm not black I'm human." That state ...
Posted Thursday, April 2nd 2015 at 8:36AM
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(CNN)Gunmen attacked Garissa University College in Kenya on Thursday morning, wounding two police officers and one student, CNN affiliate NTV reported. It's not clear how many gunmen were on campus. Heavy gunfire was reported as police engaged atta ...
Posted Thursday, April 2nd 2015 at 8:14AM
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Hey no argument here...this man knows what he is talking about. This man really tells it like it is. And there are a lot of whites like him who will tell you--in no uncertain terms--that BLACKS are the chosen people of the Bible. Oh and don't be ...
Posted Tuesday, March 31st 2015 at 11:34AM
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TOLEDO, OH (Toledo News Now) - The Toledo Police Department is launching an internal investigation after an officer was caught on video slapping a man in handcuffs. TPD Chief George Kral says he is committed to playing everything out in the public e ...
Posted Tuesday, March 31st 2015 at 11:06AM
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Like the Duggars and Kate Gosselin, people with lots of kids need a way to make money. A reality show can certainly help pay the bills.
When life coach extraordinaire Iyanla VanZant last year profiled an Atlanta music producer ...
Posted Tuesday, March 31st 2015 at 10:59AM
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Jacksonville, FL - A Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO) officer shot an unarmed Black man multiple times, at around 9:00 a.m., March 29, at the Cleveland Arms apartment complex. Neighbors say he is in his early 20s and was not at fault. The officer ...
Posted Tuesday, March 31st 2015 at 10:22AM
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