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NEW YORK (AP)–Kanye West now says he “didn’t have the grounds” to call George W. Bush a racist, and the former president said Wednesday that he appreciates the rapper’s regret.

San Francisco (TheGrio)– Last Friday, transit officer Johannes Mehserle, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in July for the killing of Oscar Grant, was sentenced to two years in prison — the minimum sentence, which is expected to carry little more that a few more weeks of incarceration, with time served.

Via: Oprah.com Oprah always grabs the interviews that no one else can ever seem to land. She asked all the right questions in the highly anticipated interview with MJ’s parents and children. This heartfelt interview touched on the Michael before the fame, battling his drug addiction as well as his children’s outlook on life after […]

Responding on Monday to four lawsuits alleging that Bishop Eddie Long coerced young men into sexual relations, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church acknowledged that the accusers accompanied the pastor on trips but said it could not confirm or deny whether anything inappropriate took place.

Philadelphia (AP) – A federal appeals court is hearing arguments concerning the sentence of death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal (moo-MEE’-ah AH’-boo jah-MAHL’). Hundreds of Abu-Jamal supporters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Philadelphia as the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday over instructions given during his 1982 trial. The U.S. Supreme Court […]

Police also rescued 69 child prostitutes as part of a three-day nationwide crackdown on the sexual exploitation of children. NBC’s Chris Jansing talks with Kristen Anderson, from the National Center for Exploited and Missing Children, and investigative crime reporter Michelle Sigona.

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.

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.