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NEWARK — A Newark Little League coach Kevin Waters, 54, was brutally attacked on a baseball field, leaving him with a fractured skull, a concussion and two missing teeth. Waters, who served as president of the West Ward Little League for 13 years, is said to be the only thing that separates his young players […]

Georgetown University professor and author Michael Eric Dyson recently said that the constitution has been “hi-jacked.” “It has been hijacked by people with narrow, vicious and parochial visions,” said Dyson on ABC’s This Week with host Christiane Amanpour. The debate included columnist George Will who also spoke on the importance of the centuries old document […]

Former Ku Kulx Klan Grand Wizard David Duke is planning a tour of the United States to see if he can get enough support for a presidential run in 2012. The Daily Beast reports: A former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and Republican executive-committee chairman in […]

NEW YORK — After police fought with party goers and friends and family of the group Smif N’ Wessun and rapper Pete Rock at their release party last week, members of the group, affiliates, and social activists have planned a protest at New York City’s City Hall today. Concerned community members, hip hop artists, local […]

NEW YORK — Independent Hasidic Jewish groups that patrol Hasidic neighborhoods in Brooklyn, New York have been accused of unfairly targeting minorities. The New York Daily News reports: Hasidic patrols in Williamsburg rule the streets like real cops – driving unmarked cars, flashing emergency lights and snatching people they think are criminals, say residents and […]

Prosecutors will agree to drop rape charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn due to claims that the accuser, the Guinean hotel maid, was engaging in prostitution, according to NYPost.com. The defense claims that Strauss-Kahn admittedly engaged in consensual sex with the maid, but she turned against him after he didn’t pay her. The maid’s credibility came into […]

SAN FRANCISCO — A man reportedly armed with a knife on a Bay Area Rapid Transit station platform in San Francisco was shot and killed by police, transit officials said Monday. BART spokesman Linton Johnson said dispatchers received a call of a “wobbly drunk” on the platform of the Civic Center/UN Plaza station at around […]

NEW YORK — Hackers broke into Fox News’ political Twitter account early Monday posting updates saying President Barack Obama had been assassinated. A series of six tweets coming from the @FoxNewsPolitics account reported that Obama had been shot to death in Iowa and the shooter was unknown. In a statement posted on its website later […]

While the Fourth of July is a time to commemorate America’s independence, tragic accidents happen far too often during the holidays. To ensure that your weekend is a safe one, here are ten tips to stay in the clear. See The List On BET.com RELATED: VIDEO: President Barack Obama’s 4th Of July Message

ANN ARBOR — The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit overturned Michigan’s 2006 ban on affirmative action. The New York Times reports: The court’s 2-to-1 ruling, which is likely to be appealed, said the voter-approved ban “unconstitutionally alters Michigan’s political structure by impermissibly burdening racial minorities.” Read The Whole Story At The […]

Don Cornelius’ “Soul Train” undoubtedly forever changed the scope of soul music. Today the show is an ubiquitous presence in music culture, and has solidified itself as an American phenomenon as the Smithsonian Museum will be the repository of some of the show’s memorabilia. An article from The Grio Reports: Soul Train accomplished one other […]

With the rise of Black mayors in the nation — more than 500 to be exact —more provisions could be made to decrease the rate of Black unemployment. The unemployment rate among African-Americans is currently 16.2 percent, as opposed to the national rate of 9.1 percent. BET.com Reports: The Black unemployment problem remains the cause […]