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Victim of Anti-Gay Atlanta Beating to Speak Out
The victim of a brutal anti-gay beating outside of an Atlanta deli is planning to speak out, according to WSBTV. The victim, identified as 20-year-old Brandon White, was walking out of a deli with another man when he was brutally set upon by three attackers. The video, which lasted 30 seconds, showed the attackers throwing…
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Activist Patricia Stephens Due Dead at 72
Civil rights legend Patricia Stephens Due has died, according to the Tallahassee Democrat. The 72-year-old, whom they called the Joan of Arc of the civil rights movement in Tallahassee, Fla., succumbed on Tuesday after a long fight with thyroid cancer. She died in Atlanta, where she had moved to to be closer to her three…
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Assistant Sues Rapper Flo Rida for Paying 'Low Wages'
Rapper Flo Rida is being sued by his ex-assistant for stiffing her out of a fair wage, according to E! Online. Flo Rida’s former assistant, Mahogany Miller, claims that she was paid $3.08 for a 65-hour workweek. The wage is less than half the mandated Florida minimum wage of $7.67 and the federal minimum wage…
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Tea Party Leader Says Movement Is Dead
The party that changed the tide of the 2010 congressional races is reportedly on its last legs, according to the Daily Beast. Many expected the Tea Party to have a major role in the 2012 Republican presidential primaries. But surprisingly, the movement has played a minimal part in affecting the direction of these primaries, and…
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Oakland 1st Major City to Hire Black Female Fire Chief
The city of Oakland, Calif., made history last week when it hired the first African-American woman as the fire chief of a major metropolitan area, according to Reuters. Teresa Deloach-Reed, 53, is slated to take control of the Oakland Fire Department in March, leading a group of 580. “It’s exciting,” Deloach-Reed told Reuters in a…
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Former Clinton Aide Gains Donors to Challenge Rangel
A onetime adviser to former President Bill Clinton has begun to consider a run for New York Rep. Charles Rangel’s seat in Harlem, according to the Huffington Post. Clyde Williams hasn’t begun to campaign yet, but he has raised close to $200,000 in the last 10 weeks, according to Politico. He has formed an exploratory…
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Ariz. Lawmaker Proposes Holiday for Whites
An Arizona lawmaker recently suggested a holiday for white people before his state Legislature, according to KPHO Phoenix. The suggestion comes after a Latino state legislator, Rep. Richard Miranda, proposed a Latino American Day. Republican Cecil Ash proposed his idea on the House floor right afterward. “I’m supportive of this proposition. I just want them…
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Flash Mob Dances in Times Square to Honor Cornelius
Close to 100 people gathered in Times Square yesterday for a Soul Train flash mob, according to USA Today. The crowd, organized through the Internet, re-created the show’s classic “Soul Train line” as people took turns dancing for the cameras on the scene. The tribute to the show’s late creator, Don Cornelius, also had dancers…
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2 NYPD Cops Who Shot Unarmed Teen May Face Charges
Two New York City police officers may face criminal charges after they killed an unarmed 18-year-old black teenager, according to the New York Post. The controversial shooting, which has attracted the attention of the Rev. Al Sharpton and legendary singer Roberta Flack, occurred Thursday when two police officers saw Ramarley Graham and a friend make…
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