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LAPD Working to Identify 35 More Possible āGrim Sleeperā Victims
The Los Angeles Police Department is asking for the publicās help in identifying 35 women who may have been killed by āGrim Sleeperā serial killer Lonnie Franklin, who earlier this year was sentenced to death for 10 murders in the South Los Angeles area. He reportedly got his nickname because he appeared to have taken…
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From Relaxers to SomeĀ Shampoos: Too Many Products Marketed to Black Women Are Bad for You
I have spent plenty of shopping trips browsing the āethnic hair careā aisle. Women of color know all too well the constant hunt for the perfect product. As our hair-care knowledge, needs and routines (not to mention the seasons) change, we restock our product drawers accordingly. Whether you have a relaxer or are now natural,…
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BlackĀ People in Colo. Arrested at 3 Times Their Percentage of Population
African Americans make up only 4.2 percent of Colorado’s population but account for 12.4 percent of arrests and criminal summonses in the state, Reuters reports. “Communities of color for a long time have felt that they are stopped and arrested more than others,” said Dense Maes, public policy director for the American Civil Liberties Unionās…
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Bob Costas Wore a Fedora on Thursday Night Football and the Internet Had Jokes
I don’t know if Bob Costas was feeling himself when he decided to don a fedora for Thursday Night Football, but the internet wasn’t ready for it, and it unleashed a flurry of jokes at the famed announcer’s expense. Not everyone thought Costas looked like a smooth criminal:
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Trump's Winery Wants to Get Visas for Foreign Workers
Turns out President-elect Donald Trump does want immigrants to stay in this country and workāas long as he and his family reap the benefits. Having run for president on a platform that included building a wall to keep immigrants out, Trump’s Virginia vineyard, owned by his son Eric, has applied for temporary work visas for…
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Ex-NBA Coach George Karl Pens Bitter Tell-All Book Blasting Former Players
George Karl was once an NBA coach. He wasn’t a good NBA coach, even with top talent like Carmelo Anthony, so Karl was fired from every NBA coaching job he ever had. Now the sorry ex-NBA coach is releasing a tell-all book about his days of coaching players who were better served under better coaches.…
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Review: Fences Is an Acting and Directorial Feast Fit for August Wilson's Words
August Wilsonās Pulitzer Prize-winning play Fences has finally made it to the big screen, directed by Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington. Wilsonās masterful storytelling about a working-class family living in a historic Pittsburgh neighborhood and fighting for survival, personally and professionally, jumps off the screen under Washingtonās brilliant direction. Wilsonās splendid storytelling blends perfectly with…
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Can I Find the Slave Ports Through Which My Ancestors Came?
Editorās note: This story originally ran on Nov. 21, 2014. I am an amateur genealogy enthusiast seeking help with my family tree research. How can I find records of slave trading in the U.S.? I know my grandparents on both sides of the family were born in Mississippi and Tennessee, but Iām pretty sure their…
