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Survey Shows Surge In Support of Gay Marriage from the Black Community
It appears that ever since prominent African American figures have publicly voiced their support of gay marriage, the African American community’s support of gay marriage has surged. A national exit...
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Obama To Sign into Law the Child Protection Act of 2012
President Obama (Saul Loeb/Getty Images) Today, President Barack Obama will sign H.R. 6063, the Child Protection Act of 2012, in the Oval Office, a bill aimed at protecting victims of child...
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California Lawyer Gives Up Home to Homeless Family for a Year
Toby Tolbert (CBS News) A California lawyer is giving up his fully-furnished home in Los Angeles for a homeless family to live in for a year, according to the New York Daily News. Tony Tolbert, 51,...
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Florida Youth in Manatee County Work to Keep Martin Luther King Legacy Alive
Bre’Yahna Thompson, 15, of Bradenton, foreground, calls herself a “positive rapper,” and is very tuned in to the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Behind Bre’Yahna is her father, Rodney Thompson....
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Michael Tubbs Becomes Stockton, CA’s Youngest-Ever City Councilman
Michael Tubbs, a 22 year-old Stanford graduate, is the youngest-ever city councilman to be elected in his hometown of Stockton, C.A. Born into poverty to a teenage mother and father who is in prison,...
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Boy Scouts of America Considering Retreat From No-Gays Policy
NEW YORK (AP) — The Boys Scouts of America is considering a dramatic change in its controversial policy of excluding gays as leaders and youth members. Under the change being considered, the different...
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The 13th National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Is February 7
Observed each year for the past thirteen years on February 7, National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) is a day to promote HIV testing and raise awareness of the impact of HIV/AIDS in the Black...
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Jackie Robinson to be Honored Saturday by Exhibition of Rare Sports...
This Saturday, April 13th, the Zimmer Museum Honors Jackie Robinson with Family Friendly Events & Activities in conjunction with the Sports Museum of LA. Sixty-six years ago on April 15, 1947,...
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Los Angeles Mayor Holds Transportation Contractors Accountable for Hiring Blacks
The Metro Transportation Authority (MTA) in Los Angeles pledged significant African American participation during the construction phase of the Metro Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor and also signed a...
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DC Activist Anita Bonds Wins First-Ever Election At Age 68
Anita Bonds a local Democratic activist for more than 30 years emerged from a crowded field to win a special election for the coveted At Large seat on the Washington D.C. Council. Bonds got 32 percent...
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Housing Authority CEO Zsa Zsa Heard Hires Four Georgia Teens On the Spot When...
article by Shenequa Golding via vibe.com Four Georgia teens are receiving a virtual standing ovation from the Internet after Zsa Zsa Heard praised their tenacity on Facebook. The LaGrange Housing...
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