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June 19, 2013 - Former Quinnipiac University basketball player Rob Monroe will soon be inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. more
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Arts & Entertainment
June 19, 2013 - Los Angeles, Calif. native Wesley Jonathan entered showbiz at an early age. He currently plays Burrell “Stamps” Ballentine on TV Land's “The Soul Man.” The hit sitcom’s second season premiered June 19 at 11 p.m. ET/PT. The show revolves around Reverend Boyce “The Voice” Ballentine (Cedric the Entertainer), an R&B superstar-turned-minister who relocated to St. Louis with his family to preach in his father's church. more
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News from Around the Web
April 26, 2013 - German youth respond to the violence they are subjected to because of their mixed race darker skins. It is their music that units them. "Yes I AM" is a movie about how the German musical group "Brothers Keepers" came together in the unforgiving racist environment that unfortunately continues to pervade today's Germany. more
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AFRO Briefs
Dashboard technology that lets drivers text and email with voice commands — marketed as a safer alternative — actually is more distracting than simply talking on a cellphone, a new AAA study found.more
Dignitaries, retired generals, and members of the Coalition of Black Veteran Organizations all gathered to honor Colonel Charles Young at Arlington National Cemetery on June 5th. more
James “Winky” Camphor , of Baltimore is 86, but he remembers the fight like it happened yesterday.more
Chrysler abruptly agreed to recall 2.7 million older model Jeeps June 18, reversing a defiant stance and avoiding a possible public relations nightmare over fuel tanks that can rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions.more
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Celebrity cook Paula Deen says she has used racial slurs in the past but insists she and her brother, who are accused of racial and sexual discrimination in a lawsuit by a former manager of their restaurant, don't tolerate hateful behavior.more
The loss of Dr. Hayward Farrar Jr., one of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University’s leading African studies scholars and author of a history of the Baltimore AFRO American Newspaper, was mourned by family, friends and Black scholars June 11.more
DETROIT (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday after jurors failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a Detroit police officer who fatally shot a 7-year-old girl during a chaotic search for a murder suspect that was recorded by a reality TV crew.more
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has eight new astronauts — its first new batch in four years.more
The United States is on pace to become a minority-majority nation even faster than previously predicted, according to Census Bureau statistics on race and ethnicity released June 13.more
After a long and fulfilling career in public policy, grassroots organizing and law, Pepco Holdings executive Beverly L. Perry is ready for retirement.more
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Health
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Areva Martin watched her youngest child play with growing concern. Marty was almost 18 months old and he didn’t play like other kids his age. Instead of racing toy cars on a track or across the floor, Marty would organize them in lines. He did the same thing with crayons. Instead of scribbling on paper or trying to color, he would just line them up. Marty played obsessively with random objects that he would find around the house: a house shoe, a cup, or a spoon would consume hours of playtime. But Martin, a lawyer living in Los Angeles, was most concerned about his speech.more
The Pi Omega Chapter Charm City Ques are hosting the Staying Alive Health Festival, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., June 15, at the Omega Center, 2003 Presbury Street. The Omega’s encourage all men in the Baltimore area to take advantage of the FREE PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING being held in conjunction with the Staying Alive Health Festival.more
Howard University and TNI BioTech, a leading immunotherapy medication maker, are working jointly to develop new drugs in Africa.more
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – A major price cut goes into effect for a vaccine against cervical cancer. But the discount has run into criticism from health activists who say the costs for Africa are still “unjustifiably high.”more
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