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New York (NYDailyNews)– Michael Jackson’s dad reluctantly admitted Monday that he beat the superstar and the rest of his musical brood – but insisted it was for their own good.
Washington (Politico)– The Congressional Black Caucus says it will gladly accept the two newly elected black Republicans into its group, opening the door to partisan diversity in a caucus that has been historically Democratic.
Ohio (Examiner)– Katurah Petty and her female accomplice Staniel Petty were arrested on Thursday after allegedly stealing merchandise from the Wal-Mart store. Katurah Petty was in labor at the time of the theft. Authorities said that the women stole approximately $271 worth of computer software by using computer – generated serial number labels to steal […]
New York (NYTimes)– An achievement gap separating black from white students has long been documented — a social divide extremely vexing to policy makers and the target of one blast of school reform after another.
New York (NYTimes)– In my reporting, I regularly travel to banana republics notorious for their inequality. In some of these plutocracies, the richest 1 percent of the population gobbles up 20 percent of the national pie.
New Orleans (The Gadling)– Six Flags New Orleans, which closed as Hurricane Katrina approached in 2005 and has never reopened. The sign outside the park still announces that it’s “CLOSED FOR STORM.” The theme park was in New Orleans’ Ninth Ward, one of the hardest hit areas during Katrina and the flooding after the storm. […]
(Newsone)– This is a commentary I was bound to write regardless of the outcome of the midterm election. I start by saying that your country is not so great, Americans. Any discussion of “what went wrong” must be prefaced with that statement. Harsh words, perhaps, but I do not utter them in haste. And we […]
Houston (HoustonChronicle)– An area in Texas City that 143 years ago was settled by former slaves now is on the list as one of the recognized historical places in the nation.
San Francisco (Colorlines)– Since ex-BART cop Johannes Mehserle’s sentencing last Friday, Oscar Grant supporters angry at a criminal justice system that seems to have abandoned their efforts to bring about justice have been ramping up their actions to demand institutional recognition and accountability for Grant’s death.