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Oct 25, 2011 at 4:29 pm

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So Wrong! Teacher Accused Of Dragging, Choking 6-Year-Old

So Wrong! Teacher Accused Of Dragging, Choking 6-Year-Old

A Louisiana teacher was arrested for allegedly dragging a student across a playground Monday.

Mildred Russ, 65,  allegedly dragged Kiya Rogers with such force that she was pulled out of her shoes and left in the sand of the Louisiana playground.

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Larry Young

May 27, 2011 at 10:02 pm

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A Year After Oil Spill, Gulf Coast Hopes For Busy Memorial Weekend

A Year After Oil Spill, Gulf Coast Hopes For Busy Memorial Weekend

A year after the disaster caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Gulf Coast looks to see some tourism return to it’s shores for the historically busy Memorial Day. Many of those involved in the tourism industry along the Gulf Coast seem optimistic that this weekend will be better than the last.

A recent CNN article includes interviews with people who work in the tourism sector.

CNN reports:

Since the

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May 23, 2011 at 2:00 pm

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Did You Know…

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Larry Young

May 13, 2011 at 11:04 pm

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Educate Yourself! National Black Breast Cancer Conference Starts

Educate Yourself! National Black Breast Cancer Conference Starts

BATON ROUGE, La. — Sisters Network Incorporated, the only national African American breast cancer survivor organization in the country, will kick off its 12th annual National African American Breast Cancer conference today in Baton Rouge.

A pioneer in the African American breast cancer awareness movement, Sisters Network hosts the only national conference specifically addressing the devastating impact of breast cancer among African

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Larry Young

Feb 23, 2011 at 3:21 pm

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Two Students At HBCU Killed In Three Day Period

Two Students At HBCU Killed In Three Day Period

BATON ROUGE-Two students at Southern University, Ferdinand Dorsey Jr. and Sheena Barnett have been killed in a three day period.

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WAFB reports:

The latest victim, Ferdinand Dorsey Jr., 24, was shot to death Monday night at the Palisades Apartments near campus around 9:30 p.m. In a show of solidarity, students wore black Tuesday. Many called the deaths of Dorsey and Sheena Barnett, 26, senseless.

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Larry Young

Sep 24, 2010 at 11:36 am

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Republican Offers Chicken Wings And Hummer Limo Ride To Get Black Votes

Republican Offers Chicken Wings And Hummer Limo Ride To Get Black Votes

Brian Wooley a Republican candidate for Mayor in Shrevesport, Louisiana is causing controversy with a flier he has been dispersing in African-American neighborhoods, the Shrevesport Times reports.

At issue is a “Freedom Rally” event purportedly sponsored by mayoral candidate Bryan Wooley. The rally, which appears to have happened on Wednesday and Thursday, featured free chicken and limo rides to early voting polls to residents of Shreveport’s Cooper Road area also

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Larry Young

Sep 2, 2010 at 12:12 pm

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One Person Missing As Another Oil Rig Explodes In Gulf Of Mexico

One Person Missing As Another Oil Rig Explodes In Gulf Of Mexico

An offshore oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill.

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Aug 3, 2010 at 9:43 am

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6 Teens Drown At Family Barbecue Near Shreveport Red River

6 Teens Drown At Family Barbecue Near Shreveport Red River
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Jul 30, 2010 at 1:08 pm

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Billboard Asks Black Men To Choose Pinstripes Or Prison Stripes

Billboard Asks Black Men To Choose Pinstripes Or Prison Stripes
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May 24, 2010 at 11:55 am

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Cleaning Oil-Soaked Wetlands May Be Impossible, Scientists Say

Cleaning Oil-Soaked Wetlands May Be Impossible, Scientists Say

The gooey oil washing into the maze of marshes along the U.S. Gulf Coast could prove impossible to remove, leaving a toxic stew lethal to fish and wildlife, government officials and independent scientists said.

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