The No. 2 seed Miami Heat took a 1-0 lead in a best-of-seven series after beating the No. 7 seed Philadelphia 76ers, 97-89, on April 16 at US Airlines Arena in Miami, Fla. Heat star forward Chris Bosh hadn’t played in a playoffs game since 2007, but he showed no postseason rust, leading Miami with […]
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Marian Wright Edelman Receives National Leader for Justice Award
Marian Wright Edelman, an African-American social activist and founder of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), received a national award for her advocacy for children and social change on April 5 as part of the annual John Jay Justice Awards. Celebrated film icon and activist Harry Belafonte presented Edelman with the national leader for justice award […]
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My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy
Busting onto the scene in the mid 1990s, hip hop duo Mobb Deep quickly ascended from being two inner-city youths to one of the most revered groups in hip hop. My Infamous Life takes a look at Prodigy’s life with the group and his struggles with drugs, crime, illness and more. Albert “Prodigy” Johnson takes […]
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Judge Goes Light on Lawrence Taylor
Pro-football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor has been officially registered as a low-risk sex offender, a New York judge ruled according to the Associated Press. Rockland County Court Judge William Kelly registered Taylor as a 60, within the range of level 1 status, the lowest level for sex offenders classified as being a low risk […]
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Kemba Walker Declares for NBA Draft
University of Connecticut (UCONN) Huskies star Kemba Walker announced he will enter the 2011 NBA Draft during a news conference on April 12. Walker put on one of the greatest single-season performances in Huskies history, bringing a third national title to UCONN’s campus this spring. Now the junior guard will take the blessings of Head […]
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Ex-Ivory Coast Leader Laurent Gbagbo Arrested By President Elect’s Forces
Forces sent by President-elect Alassane Ouattara on April 11 seized former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo. The arrest comes after months of fighting, that claimed lives and uprooted people, ignited by Gbagbo’s refusal to step down following his loss in last November’s presidential election. Gbagbo had been in office for nearly a decade. According to […]
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Woods Falls Too Far Behind in Third Round to Catch McIlroy in Masters
Tiger Woods’ chances of winning a fifth green jacket faded away on April 9 as the former No. 1 ranked pro golfer shot just a 2-over par in the third round of The Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in August, Ga. Woods stood in a four-way tie for ninth place heading into […]
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NAACP Urges States to Reduce Incarceration Spending, Focus on Education
The NAACP has called on state officials across the U.S. to shift prison spending to education. The organization said an upcoming report links incarceration rates with the nation’s poorly performing schools. In a report entitled “Misplaced Priorities: Under Educate, Over Incarcerate,” set to be released on April 7, it is shown that in major U.S. […]
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Tiger’s Latest Comeback Attempt Falls Just Short at Masters
Tiger Woods finished tied for fourth place overall in the Masters Tournament after finishing the final round with a 5 under par 67 at the Augusta National golf course April 10. Woods started the fourth round April 10 seven strokes behind the lead in ninth place, but knocked in a string of birdies along with […]
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“Fox and Friends” Roast Crayola’s Multicultural Markers
The hosts of “Fox and Friends,” Fox News Channel’s morning show, recently blasted arts and crafts maker Crayola for manufacturing a special brand of markers the company says are ethnically insensitive. The brand’s Multicultural Markers feature many different hues of skin tones, unlike its traditional sets. On April 7, host Brian Kilmeade introduced the story […]
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Government to Use Social Media to Deliver Terror Alerts
The nation’s new terror alert system will use social media sites among other methods to help dispatch clear, targeted warnings to the public, according to a leaked Department of Homeland Security document. The Associated Press obtained a manuscript summarizing the plan, which replaces the five color-coded terror alert structure created after 9/11. The 19-page document, […]
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Tiger Woods Tied for Third Place at Start of Third Round of Masters
With his eye on the goal of his first major PGA tour victory in more than 17 months, Tiger Woods headed into the third round of the 2011 Masters at Augusta National in Georgia tied for third place. Woods hasn’t performed up to his elite status since last year’s Masters, when he first returned to […]
