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President Obama will be meeting with Ali Bongo Ondimba, the controversial president of Gabon who has been accused of human rights violations.

WASHINGTON — Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich’s campaign manager, senior strategists and key aides in early delegate-selection states all resigned on Thursday, a mass exodus that leaves his hopes of winning the Republican nomination in tatters. Rick Tyler, Gingrich’s spokesman, said he, campaign manager Rob Johnson and senior strategists had resigned, along with aides in […]

Controversial Pastor Creflo Dollar has encouraged the new church members that attended his service this past Sunday to return to Bishop Eddie Long’s Church. Dollar compared the embattled Long to Jesus. Dollar is known for his controversial teachings of Prosperity theology. He has been criticized for his lavish lifestyle as he owns two Rolls-Royces, a […]

MOBILE, ALABAMA — An Alabama Reverend and his wife have been arrested and charged with drug distribution and possession. Fox Mobile reports: A two month long undercover drug investigation by the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office has led to the arrest of a pastor, James A. Hunter, and his wife, Sylvia Hunter, with Forever Flowing Ministries. […]

NEW YORK — New York Department of Transportation data shows that five streets in Harlem have dramatically high fatal crash rates, with Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. and 125th St. being some of the city’s worst places for accidents. The Daily News reports: Transportation Department officials also listed Lenox Ave. and W. 135th St. as […]

After countless weeks of speculation, Newark Mayor Cory Booker today quelled rumors of a possible U.S. Senate run in 2012. The Newark Star-Ledger reported earlier this week that sources close to Booker’s camp were thinking of running against U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez next year. A Booker fundraiser, Bari Mattes, formed a federal political action committee […]

A program organized by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeks to erase the health disparities between African-Americans and the rest of the country. The CDC reports that the death rates for Black Americans surpass those of Americans overall for heart disease, cancer, diabetes, HIV and homicide. USA Today reports: As part of […]

A recent study done by Northwestern University, titled “Children Media and Race,” shows that Black and Hispanic youth consume an average of four more hours of media every day than white children do — a difference that has increased tremendously in the past decade. Black Voices reports: The findings show Black and Hispanic youth consume […]

WASHINGTON — Despite the sluggish economy, President Barack Obama still has a substantial lead over his potential GOP rivals in 2012. Reuters reports: Obama leads all potential Republican challengers by double-digit margins. He is ahead of his closest Republican rival, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, by 13 percentage points — 51 percent to 38 percent. […]

An increasing number of House Democrats are joining together to force Rep.  Anthony Weiner to resign from his seat.