Education is the key to breaking Black men and youths out of a vicious cycle of crime and unemployment, African-American leaders said Thursday at the close of the annual NAACP convention. The plight of Black males, which have above average rates of joblessness, incarceration, HIV infection and lower rates of educational achievement, was one of the themes […]
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Missing Baltimore Baby Found in Northeast DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities say a 7-month-old baby and his teenager baby sitter who disappeared from Baltimore have been found in northeast Washington. D.C. police spokesman Officer Anthony Clay says the baby, Ki’Yauhn Birch, and the teenager were found in the 4400 block of Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue early Monday morning. Clay says the baby […]
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Lawyer Claims Fees Drained Rosa Parks’ Estate
DETROIT (AP) — A lawyer involved in a long-running dispute over the estate of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks claims that a judge allowed two other lawyers to pile up fees that ate away about two-thirds of the estate’s $372,000 cash value. The financial condition of Parks’ estate was outlined in a recent filing with […]
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DC Public Schools Fire Hundreds of Teachers, Staff
WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia public school system announced Friday that it was firing more than 400 employees for poor performance and failure to meet licensing requirements. This is the second straight year that the school district has turned to mass layoffs under a new teacher evaluation system, known as IMPACT, which evaluates […]
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Michael Irvin Tells Magazine His Brother Was Gay
DALLAS — Hall of Fame receiver Michael Irvin says his womanizing may have stemmed from seeing an older brother whom he idolized dressed as a woman and learning the brother was gay. In the latest issue of Out magazine, Irvin said he was 12 when he discovered his older brother Vaughn’s secret life. He said […]
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R Kelly Faces Foreclosure on Chicago-area Mansion
CHICAGO (AP) — Grammy-winning singer R. Kelly faces a $2.9 million foreclosure on his suburban Chicago mansion. Crain’s Chicago Business reported Tuesday that JPMorgan Chase Bank filed the foreclosure lawsuit last month in Cook County Circuit Court. The complaint states that Kelly hasn’t made monthly mortgage payments since June of last year. Crain’s reports the […]
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Failed Drug Test Delays DMX’s Ariz. Prison Release
PHOENIX (AP) — The rapper known as DMX will have to spend at least an extra week in an Arizona state prison for failing a drug test. The 40-year-old whose real name is Earl Simmons was given a year in prison in December after his probation was revoked for failing to submit to drug testing […]
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O’Malley Creates 5-member Redistricting Committee
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has created a committee to draft a legislative and congressional redistricting plan for the state. O’Malley announced the five-member Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Committee on July 4. He says the group will immediately develop a schedule of public hearings so that citizens can participate in the process. O’Malley […]
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Prince George’s Police Plan Holiday DUI Checkpoint
PALMER PARK, Md. (AP) — Police in Prince George’s County will be on the lookout this holiday weekend for drunken drivers. The police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint on Friday from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. They say the checkpoint will be done in the central portion of the county to encourage a safe […]
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NFL Player Raheem Brock Charged in Eatery Dispute
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Longtime NFL defensive end Raheem Brock was arrested in his hometown of Philadelphia after a dispute at a restaurant. Police Lt. Raymond Evers says Brock ran out on a $27 bar tab at Copabanana on Thursday. Bartender Rob Harris tells WTXF-TV that Brock’s party was asked to leave after one of them […]
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NFL Looking into Players’ Casino Investment
DOTHAN, Ala. — The NFL is investigating the reported investment by at least 25 NFL players in an Alabama casino that has been shut down. League spokesman Greg Aiello confirms the investigation Friday, a day after Yahoo! Sports reported that wide receivers Terrell Owens, Santonio Holmes, Santana Moss and other players had invested some $20 […]
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D.C. Police Say Father Killed Girl Found in Trash
WASHINGTON (AP) — The father of a 17-year-old Maryland girl whose body was found in a trash barrel last year in Washington’s Columbia Heights neighborhood has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder. D.C. police announced this weekend they had arrested 45-year-old Rodney J. McIntyre of southeast Washington in the killing. Police Chief Cathy Lanier […]