Jason Howerton Article Reprint Speaking at a town hall event in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday, President Barack Obama claimed that “the planet will boil over” if everyone has access to air conditioning, automobiles and
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City of Oakland Gives ‘Occupy’ Protesters a Whopping $1.17 Million Over Allegations of Excessive Force
Erica Ritz Article Reprint The Oakland City Council has agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a dozen Occupy Oakland protesters who said they were the victims of excessive
Read moreIn China, Visit Granny or You Might Get Sued
By: Adam Minter Article Reprint What are elderly parents to do when their children no longer bother to visit? In China, there’s a new answer: sue the kids. That’s what 77-year-old “Granny Chu,” of Wuxi,
Read moreKris Kross’ Chris Kelly Died of Drug Overdose
By Nicole Eggenberger Article Reprint Chris Kelly‘s cause of death has been confirmed. The Kris Kross rapper died May 1 due to a drug overdose, a medical office investigator told The Associated Press on Monday,
Read moreCalvin’s Undisputed Truth: “Preachers that are not sent by God”
Calvin Holloway Staff Writer Religion has many preachers that profess that their way is the right way; but there are so many false preachers. “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and
Read moreTexas Executes Black Woman Amid Racism and Anti-Death Penalty Protests
By Victor Trammell Article Reprint (June 26th) the state of Texas executed a woman who was on death row since 1998 for a conviction on charges of capital murder and aggravated robbery. Kimberly McCarthy, 52,
Read moreA special relationship between a man and his barber
By Ashahed M. Muhammad Article Reprint ELBA, Ala. – Every Black man in America knows that a special relationship exists between a man and his barber. There’s a quiet unassuming man who sees the Honorable
Read moreAt least 18 firefighters killed battling Arizona wildfire
cbsnews.com Article Reprint At least 18 firefighters were killed while battling the Yarnell Hill Fire in a central Arizona community, Prescott Fire Department officials confirmed. CBS News affiliate KPHO reports that earlier Sunday, a crew
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