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Little Known Black History Fact: The Red Bank Avenue Cemetery

The Cemetery on Red Bank Avenue in Woodsbury, New Jersey was founded in 1832. The land was the final resting place for 47 blacks before…
ANALYSIS: Obama to Morehouse Men: Don't Let the World 'Keep a Black Man Down'

President Barack Obama traveled to Atlanta Sunday and delivered a rare yet impassioned speech at Morehouse College about race and the evolution of black men…
10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and Powerball 11: Somebody in Florida is $590 Million Richer

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — It’s all about the odds, and one single ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching the numbers drawn…
SC Slave Cabin Dismantled for Smithsonian Display

EDISTO ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — As a cool sea breeze wafted across a 17th century South Carolina plantation that once grew prized sea island cotton,…
Police: Fatal NYC Shooting a Hate Crime; Violence Against Gays on the Rise in NY

NEW YORK (AP) — A gunman used homophobic slurs before firing a fatal shot point-blank into a man’s face on a Manhattan street alive with…
Obama Agenda Marches on Despite Controversies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama‘s agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage…
'Britain's Obama' Urges Ties With West Africa

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A rising star in Britain’s Labour Party, described by some as the “British Barack Obama,” Chuka Umunna urged the United Kingdom…
Elderly Driver Injures 50-60 People in Va. Parade Crash

DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) — Witnesses described a frantic scene and close calls after an elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a small…

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