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Johnny DuPree Hopes To Make History And Become Mississippi's First African-American Governor (VIDEO)

Johnny DuPree is the first African-American who has a chance of becoming Mississippi's governor. CNN's Don Lemon reports. WATCH:

Former Heavyweight Champ Joe Frazier Has Liver Cancer

Source: AP / ESPN PHILADELPHIA – Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier has liver cancer and is under hospice care. The 67-year-old boxer was diagnosed four or five weeks ago, Frazier's personal and business manager said Saturday. Leslie Wolff told The Associated Press that doctors have not yet told Frazier how long he has to live. [...]

JASON WHITLOCK: MJ Sells Out Players With Hard-Line Stance

Michael Jeffrey Jordan finally found a cause he can get behind off the court: being an obstacle for any black kid dreaming of matching or exceeding Jordan's wealth.

No More Debit Card Fees. What Will The Banks Try Next?

Source: Blake Ellis / CNN Money NEW YORK – Just because debit-card fees are out of the picture for now, don't stop checking your bank statements. Even though big banks like Bank of America (BAC, Fortune 500), Chase (JPM, Fortune 500) and Wells Fargo (WFC, Fortune 500) canceled their plans to make billions of dollars by charging customers monthly fees [...]

CBS Commentator Andy Rooney Dies At 92

Source: CNN Legendary CBS News commentator Andy Rooney, known to millions for his dry commentaries on mundane topics, died Friday night in New York. He was 92. He had been hospitalized after suffering complications following minor surgery last month. "It's a sad day at '60 Minutes' and for everybody here at CBS News," said Jeff [...]

Dating Outside Your Race And "Is Marriage for White People?" On The Anderson Cooper Show (VIDEO)

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Anderson is joined by TV personality Jacque Reid to explore why people don't date outside their race. Anderson partners with Essence.com to get viewer reactions, and the results are shocking. Jacque shares her own experience dating outside her race, and Anderson discusses a controversial new book, "Is Marriage for White [...]

Dating Outside Your Race Controversy And "Is Marriage for White People?" On The Anderson Cooper Show (VIDEO)

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Anderson is joined by TV personality Jacque Reid to explore why people don't date outside their race. Anderson partners with Essence.com to get viewer reactions, and the results are shocking. Jacque shares her own experience dating outside her race, and Anderson discusses a controversial new book, "Is Marriage for White [...]

White House Counsel Refuses House Panel's Sweeping Solyndra Subpoena

Source: CNN Washington – The White House counsel refused Friday to comply with a subpoena issued by a House panel regarding the failed solar energy company Solyndra, claiming the initiative "was driven more by partisan politics than a legitimate effort to conduct a responsible investigation." Kathryn Ruemmler expressed her views in a letter to Reps. [...]

Herman Cain: 'I'm The Koch Brothers' Brother From Another Mother' (VIDEO)

Source: Tommy Christopher / Mediaite To watch Herman Cain speak at Americans For Prosperity's Defending The American Dream conference, you would never know that he's embroiled in a career-threatening scandal (and maybe he isn't). In particular, Cain really brought down the house when he addressed his connection to the billionaire Koch brothers head-on, saying, "I [...]