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King Nephew To No Longer Head SCLC

Source: Ernie Suggs and Shelia M. Poole / Atlanta Journal-Constitution The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which has gone through a period of instability at the top for nearly a decade, saw another change in leadership Friday. Isaac Farris, the ninth president of the Atlanta-based organization founded 55 years ago by his uncle, Martin Luther King [...]

Adam Yauch (MCA) Of The Beastie Boys Dead At 47

Source: Hollywood Reporter / MSNBC Adam Yauch, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year with his pioneering rap trio Beastie Boys and founded the indie film company Oscilloscope Pictures, has died. He was 47. Russell Simmons, co-founder of Beastie Boys label Def Jam, broke the news Friday on his [...]

NY Grand Jury Clears White Plains Police In Kenneth Chamberlain’s Death

Kenneth Chamberlain, Jr. reacts to the NY court’s decision not to indict the police officer who killed his father. WATCH:

9 A Phi A Members Charged With Hazing At Univ Of Florida

Source: CNN Nine men have been charged with hazing for their alleged part in an initiation rite into a University of Florida fraternity earlier this year. The defendants, between the ages of 21 and 26, are accused of “endangering the mental or physical health or safety” of five pledges to the Alpha Phi Alpha chapter, [...]

Racial Bias Among Doctors Linked To Dissatisfaction With Care, Report Says

Source: Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson / The Huffington Post The average time most doctors spend with their patients during each visit is just 20 minutes, according to 2009 estimates by the National Center for Health Statistics. And a survey last year by health care consultant group Press Ganey determined that before patients even get in to see a doctor, [...]

Family Of Robert Champion: Disband FAMU Marching Band (VIDEO)

The family of the Florida A&M University drum major who died in a hazing incident says the school should disband the marching band. Pam Champion, the mother of Robert Champion, said “You’ve got to clean house. That’s the only thing.” (May 3)

Cuban Brothers Arrested In Biggest-Ever Pharmaceutical Heist

Source: MSNBC Two Cuban brothers from Miami have been arrested in what investigators are calling the biggest pharmaceutical drug heist in U.S. history. They eluded law enforcement for two years after trucking out $80 million in drugs from a Connecticut warehouse in an elaborate scheme that involved scaling a wall and rappelling through the ceiling [...]

Desiree Rogers Bringing Back Fashion Fair Runway Shows In 2013

Source: Shia Kapos / Crain’s Chicago Business Desiree Rogers says she is bringing back Ebony Fashion Fair, the annual traveling runway show that highlights up-and-coming black designers and models. It’s all part of her effort to reinvigorate Johnson Publishing Co. and its many brands, including Ebony and Jet magazines. “I can’t think of more important brands [...]

Floyd Mayweather Jr.: “Everything’s On Me” (VIDEO)

Source: Tim Keown / ESPN THE SCENE in the parking lot of the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas has devolved into an extended documentary on the perils of celebrity. There’s a betting slip on the loose worth $80,000, earned on the merits of the Miami Heat’s first-half performance about two hours earlier on this Friday night, and [...]

Judge Denies Marissa Alexander New Trial Despite ‘Stand Your Ground’ Claim

Source: Charles Broward  / Jacksonville.com A judge denied a Jacksonville woman convicted in a 2010 shooting a new trial Thursday morning despite her Stand Your Ground claim against an abusive husband. Marissa Danielle Alexander, 31, now faces a 20-year mandatory term in prison in her sentencing set for May 11. A jury found her guilty of three counts of [...]