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Every year on November 11 we pay homage to the courageous men and women who currently serve or served in the U.S. Armed Forces. These veterans put their lives on the line to selflessly protect Americans. No words can express our gratitude for the sacrifices made in order to maintain America’s freedom. And today we […]
Vermont (TheGrio)– Some are shocked about the news that a white barber declined to service a black patron in a small-town East Coast barbershop last month. Others are not.
Washington (USATODAY)– Colleges strive to create welcoming, inclusive communities for students from every background.
National (AP)– Aggressive advertising by fast-food companies has taught 15% of preschoolers to ask to go to McDonald’s every day, and convinced teens it’s OK to consume as many as 1,100 calories in a single meal, says a sharply critical study of the industry’s marketing tactics from Yale’s Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity.
NEW ORLEANS (Fox News)– The chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina offers no excuse for the actions of five current or former police officers being tried in the fatal police shooting of a man whose burned body was found in a car in September 2005, a federal prosecutor told jurors Wednesday.
Krystal Gardner, a woman in Farmington, Michigan is accusing Westland police of physically abusing her while she was in jail. The Grio reports: Krystal Gardner is suing two male officers and the Westland Police Department, for $2 million over the assault she alleges happened Aug. 18. The 25-year-old Wayne woman was in custody after being […]
Police say a new father faces drug charges because he lit up a marijuana joint, instead of a cigar, to celebrate his child’s birth at a western Pennsylvania hospital.
Former President George W. Bush stood firmly behind many controversial decisions made during his presidency in an interview with Oprah Winfrey today, defending his response to the Sept. 11 attacks and adding that the worst insult he received in his two terms in office came from rapper Kanye West.
Albany (NYDailyNews)– Rev. Al Sharpton expressed “serious concerns” on Tuesday about the lack of diversity within Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo’s transition team. “They should have given a priority to send an early signal that they are going to have a diverse administration,” Sharpton told the Daily News. “We have not seen the signal we had wanted […]
Nation (Reuters)– Nearly 59 million Americans went without health insurance coverage for at least part of 2010, many of them with conditions or diseases that needed treatment, federal health officials said on Tuesday.