DeKalb County grand jury has allegedly indicted county CEO Burrell Ellis on charges including attempted extortion, conspiracy and theft after prosecutors say he threatened to withhold county business from companies that didn’t contribute to his campaign. The 15-count indictment handed down Tuesday, accuses Ellis of instructing the county’s director of purchasing and contracting to prevent certain [...]
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Dekalb County CEO Indicted
Posted on 18 June 2013.
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People are Pissed: Mariah Carey Picking Cotton in New Movie!
Posted on 18 June 2013.
Mariah Carey’s picture of her playing a slave in the new movie “The Butler” went viral and sent people into frenzy. People are saying things such as “She wouldn’t even be a house slave, she could pass as white,” and another posted “Zoe Saldana is Nina Simone and Mariah Carey is in the fields taking good [...]
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Minority Kids (Black and Hispanic) With Autism Are Less Likely to Receive the Help They Need
Posted on 18 June 2013.
According to The Chart, from CNN Health, minority children, Blacks and Hispanics, fly under the radar when it comes to being diagnosed with AND receiving treating for Autism. There are many members of the Black community that have poor attitudes about regularly visiting the doctor and the Black community as a whole are infamous for pretty much neglecting [...]
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Woman Sentenced to Death Row at 16 Gets Released from Prison
Posted on 17 June 2013.
Paula Cooper was once the youngest person in the country to receive the death penalty at 16 but now at 43 years old, she has received her freedom papers. According to USA Today, Cooper, an Indiana woman convicted of killing a 78 year old Bible teacher along with a few other teens at the time, [...]
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Trayvon Martin Case: George Zimmerman’s Father Calls Black People the “True Racists”.
Posted on 17 June 2013.
The efforts to try and clear George Zimmerman’s name now include an ebook written by his father, George Zimmermaan Sr. that’s entitled “Florida v. Zimmerman: Uncovering the Malicious Prosecution of my Son, George”. In a desperate attempt to try and prove Zimmerman’s innocence, Zimmerman senior has taken the time to point out everyone (which in [...]
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Oprah donates $12 million to African-American Museum!
Posted on 15 June 2013.
Oprah Gail Winfrey an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist, has opened her bank account and sponsored a cause that might be as big to her opening her school in Africa. Oprah has given $12 million dollars to the building of an African American museum. Oprah is a woman who takes [...]
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