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Marissa Alexander Remains Free On Bond; Judge Upset With Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office

Source: Larry Hannan / The Florida Times-Union A judge has ruled that Marissa Alexander can remain free on bond, although he made it clear that the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office erred in granting her too much leeway to leave home detention. Assistant State Attorney Richard Mantei had requested Circuit Judge James Daniel to revoke her bond for [...]

Target Says Data Stolen From 70 Million Customers

Source: USA Today Up to 70 million customers had their personal information stolen in a data breach at Target, the retailer said Friday. Target announced last month that encrypted personal identification numbers were stolen for up to 40 million credit and debit cards in the breach. Now its investigation finds “that the stolen information includes [...]

Texas Mother Dies Days After Flu Diagnosis

The 29-year-old woman who had no known medical conditions had not gotten a flu shot. Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Breaking News from ABC | ABC Sports News

Thug Cycle? Omaha Police Post Video Of Toddler Cursing On Camera, Child Protective Services Remove Him From Home

Roland Martin talks with Omaha City Councilman Franklin Thompson and Willie Hamilton, Executive Director of Omaha’s Black Men United, about the viral toddler video and what the men believe is the bigger problem in Omaha.   Read the entire interview below.   —   ROLAND MARTIN:  We, of course, have seen this story, Sybil has talked about it, it’s [...]

Affordable Care Act Signup Deadline Extended To Christmas Eve

Source: Chicago Tribune As Americans scrambled to beat a deadline to sign up for insurance under President Barack Obama’s new healthcare law, the White House gave consumers shopping on the program’s website an extra day, until Dec. 24, to pick plans for coverage that starts Jan. 1. The last-minute move by the Obama administration to [...]

President Obama’s Ga. Supporters Protesting His Court Nominees

Source: Larry Copeland / USA Today ATLANTA – Some of President Obama’s staunchest supporters Monday announced their opposition to his nominees for federal courts in Georgia. The group, which included civil rights luminaries such as Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., the Rev. Joseph Lowery and Rev. C.T. Vivian, Georgia’s black congressional delegation and a long list of [...]

Black Folk Don’t: Do Feminism

Black Folk Don’t: Do Feminism from NBPC on Vimeo. Web series that takes a critical yet humorous look at stereotypes of African-Americans-one of Time magazine’s ’10 Ideas That Are Changing Your Life’-heads to California for season 3 NEW YORK - The third season of “Black Folk Don’t,” the satirical documentary web series challenging common stereotypes of African-Americans, [...]

Three 6 Mafia’s Ricky ‘Lord Infamous’ Dunigan Dies At 40

Source: The Hollywood Reporter Lord Infamous, a founding member of Three 6 Mafia, died on Friday evening. He was 40. The artist, whose birth name was Ricky Dunigan, passed away during a visit at his mother’s house in Memphis. “He passed away in his sleep from a heart attack,” his half-brother, Three 6 Mafia’s DJ Paul, told The [...]

Gospel Duo Mary Mary: ‘Christians Can Be Saved And Sexual’

Source: Chris Witherspoon / theGrio Gospel Duo Mary Mary want to make one thing clear: You can be saved and sexual. Sisters Erica and Tina Campbell are preparing to debut season 3 of their Wetv reality show, Mary Mary, as well as embark on solo career ventures. This week Erica has received backlash in the media after posting a [...]

It’s Official! Dwyane Wade And Gabrielle Union Engaged

Source: AP / theGrio MIAMI  — Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union are engaged. The Miami Heat star proposed to his longtime girlfriend Saturday and the actress accepted. They announced the news through social media, around the same time as the two-time defending NBA champions were gathering for a team Christmas party. “She said YES!!!” Wade [...]