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• Black News: Police Still Can’t get to Tiger Woods

  
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  Florida troopers who sought to interview golf great Tiger Woods and his wife on Saturday about how his SUV struck a fire hydrant and a neighbor’s tree were told by his agent to come back the following day. Two Florida Highway Patrol vehicles had arrived at Woods’ $2.4 million mansion outside Orlando, but the ...
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• Dr. Wilmer Leon: The Power of Privilege

  
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  Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III On the evening of Tuesday, November 24 a young couple from Virginia made their way into one of the most secure events in the country, President Obama’s state dinner for Indian Prime Minister Monmohan Singh and his wife at the White House. Like the other 300 plus invited guests, Tareq and ...
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• Inner City Schools Should Get Better Funding

  
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  by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Syracuse University   The following is an excerpt from the book, "Black American Money." I saw some random "expert" on a "60 Minutes" segment discussing the state of the education system. The man was attempting to argue that more resources won’t make a difference in the quality of ...
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• Shaq Pays for Shaniya Davis’ Funeral

  
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  O’Neal plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers. A spokesperson for the team told the Fayetteville Observer Shaq paid for Sunday’s service, which was held in Fayetteville and attended by thousands. The funeral reportedly averaged about $4,500. The service was held at the Manna Church. At one point, more than a hundred ...
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• Opinion: Barack Obama and Black Men: Has He Done His Job?

  
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  by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Syracuse University   I did a recent CNN appearance along with the actor Hill Harper and Dr. Alvin Poussaint at Harvard University. The series was a one-year anniversary segment featuring political issues within the African American community . for the entire week, the primary focus was on ...
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• Dr. Wilmer Leon: Go Home Sarah Palin

  
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  Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, Howard University   With the release of her new book Going Rogue: An American Life , former Alaskan Governor and Republican party VP nominee Sarah Palin is once again being given a spotlight she does not deserve. Under normal circumstances Palin would have drifted into obscurity by now; a ...
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• Things You Don’t Know about Heather Ellis

  
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  by Dr. Boyce Watkins     Jury selection for Heather Ellis continues Heather Ellis case one in a long line of Missouri’s racial injustices This Nov. 4, 2009 file photo shows Heather Ellis, left, arm-in-arm with her mother, Hester Ellis, exiting the Stoddard County Justice Center in Bloomfield, Mo. (AP ...
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• Dr. Boyce Watkins: KKK Rally at Ole Miss University

  
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  By Dr. Boyce Watkins   I was intrigued by recent reports that the Ku Klux Klan had a rally on the Ole Miss Campus recently. It might surprise you to know that I am essentially unconcerned by their presence on campus. Don’t get me wrong, Klansmen are incredibly ignorant. Also, we cannot deny their historical ...
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• Klan Rally Held before the Ole Miss-LSU Game

  
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  Members of the Ku Klux Klan protest on the steps of Fulton Chapel at the University of Mississippi (AP Photo/The Clarion-Ledger, Ryan Moore) OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — About a dozen hooded Ku Klux Klan members rallied briefly at the University of Mississippi before Saturday’s football game with No. 10 LSU. The ...
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• Another Hurdle Jumped for Healthcare Reform

  
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  WASHINGTON – A bruising debate on health care awaits the Senate after Thanksgiving now that the historic legislation has cleared a key hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. The bill would extend coverage to roughly 31 million who lack it, crack down ...
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• Jesse Jackson vs. Artur Davis

  
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  by Dr. Boyce Watkins   I love speaking with Rev. Jesse Jackson.  He walks and talks like a man who has seen and heard nearly everything.  Our civil rights leaders are social hubs through which many members of our society must travel in order to reach their destinations.   You can’t call yourself a black man ...
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• The Latest Black News from AOL – 11/20/09

  
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  It Ain’t Easy Being Green…During the Holidays Now that the holidays are coming up, I always get asked the question, so what do you eat? It’s … Read More Posted by Nwenna Kai in Blackvoices Main | Comments (1) Diabetic Holiday Cooking With the Diabetic Diva In 2007, I was diagnosed with ...
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• Dr. Boyce: Yes, Heather Took the Plea, but I’ve Still Got Questions

  
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  by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Black Planet   I have been actively involved in the fight for Heather Ellis, the 24-year old school teacher now facing up to 15-years in prison for cutting line at a local Wal-Mart .  Although Heather has now reached a plea deal with prosecutors over her arrested, there are still ...
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• Black News: Detroit Man Shoots His own Son in the Head!

  
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  Jamar Pinkney, Sr. of Detroit is accused of shooting his 15-year-old son in the head execution style. The shooting occurred after his son, Jamar Jr. , confessed that he’d done something inappropriate to his 3-year-old sister. Jamar Sr. came home, stripped his son naked, took him outside the house and shot him in ...
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• Happy Birthday, Tami!

  
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  Happy Anniversary of your 29th Birthday Tami! Today is the birthday of another one of my favorite bloggers, and I couldnt let the occasion slide by with giving her a TransGriot shoutout. If youve surfed by her home blog What Tami Said or checked out any of her guest posts here or in the other spots she guest ...
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• CNN’s Anderson Cooper Blog Weighs in on the Heather Ellis Case

  
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  Share | Permalink | Add a comment Heather Ellis is facing 15-years in prison for allegedly cutting line at a Wal-Mart store in Missouri. Dr. Boyce Watkins , Your Black World    Special to AC360° Heather Ellis is in trouble. The 24-year old preacher’s daughter has spent most of her life doing ...
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• Heather Ellis Case on ABC News

  
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  The prospect of spending 15 years in jail was probably the last thing on a Missouri woman’s mind nearly three years ago when she switched checkout lines at a Walmart store. Heather Ellis, inset, could face up to 15 years in prison after allegedly assaulting police officers who asked her to leave a Walmart ...
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• Shaniya Davis Case: Man Arrested for Kidnapping

  
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  Clarence Coe, 30, was arrested and charged with first-degree kidnapping, after a witness claims to have seen him taking 5-year-old Shaniya Davis out of a Fayetteville, NC trailer park. He claims he is not guilty of the charges against him. Fayetteville Police Department spokesperson, Theresa Chance, told the Sun ...
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• Dr. Elaina George Says that Obama’s Health Care Plan is Going to Hurt

  
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  By Dr. Elaina George, MD The health care reform bill (HR 3962) that just passed the House of Representatives is bad on so many levels it is difficult explain. As it stands, it will destroy both the doctor patient relationship and change the practice of medicine as we know it. We have one of the finest health ...
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• Black News: Memphis Benefit Planned for Heather Ellis

  
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