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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is announcing new commitments for his initiative aimed at helping boys and young men of color, called “My Brother’s Keeper.” The commitments include an effort by the NBA to recruit 25,000 new mentors and work with at-risk students to increase attendance and performance. AT&T is also announcing an $18 […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Four emergency workers involved in the medical response for a New York City man who died in police custody after being put in an apparent chokehold have been placed on “modified duty” and barred from responding to 911 calls, the Fire Department of New York said Sunday. The two EMTs and […]
Shanesha Taylor, 35, the Arizona mother who left her children in a car while she went on a job interview, will not face charges, reports Raw Story. But there are…
The New York Police Department has stripped a Staten Island Cop of his gun and his badge after putting one man in a chokehold that…
NBA Hall of Famer Bill Russell is doing okay after collapsing during a speaking engagement near Lake Tahoe. A rep for the Boston Celtics says the 80-year-old Russell felt faint after the Thursday morning fall at the Hyatt Regency resort in Incline Village, Nevada, but was planning on returning home to Seattle this evening. Witness […]
Big Tobacco has turned to racial targeting to survive a downturn in sales. Reynolds American, the No. 2 U.S. tobacco producer announced a deal to…
Do you have a sweet tooth and a terrible attitude toward anyone that’s not White, protestant, and heterosexual? If so, if you’re looking to visit…
Your local barbershop probably consists of TVs broadcasting ESPN, animated banter on almost any subject and music to match the vibe of the shop. The…
Eric Garner is now dead after police placed him in a chokehold. What did he do? Apparently after being arrested for selling untaxed cigarettes police officers used a deadly amount of force to subdue the man who suffered from a host of ailments, including chronic asthma, diabetes and sleep apnea. The NY Daily News reports: “I can’t […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two attorneys general from the Northwest have sued the companies responsible for the popular 5-Hour Energy drink, alleging they engaged in deceptive advertising. The Oregon lawsuit filed Thursday in Portland contends 5-Hour Energy falsely claims customers get extra energy and focus from a unique blend of ingredients, when the boost actually […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration scrambled Thursday to determine what brought down a passenger jet in Ukraine and confirm whether Americans were killed in an incident that could worsen the already tense conflict near the Ukraine-Russia border. Vice President Joe Biden said the plane appears to have been shot down — “not an accident, […]
South Carolina’s News Channel 6 in North Augusta reported recently on the case of Debra Harrell, a working mother jailed for leaving her 9-year-old daughter at the park…
