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NBA Star Tracy McGrady Announces Retirement 27 Aug 2013 | 07:15 pm
After 16 seasons in the league, veteran NBA star Tracy McGrady will retire.
Zimmerman to Ask Florida Court to Pay Legal Expenses 27 Aug 2013 | 06:46 pm
George Zimmerman is a free man and because of that, he may be entitled to having legal expenses from his trial paid for. From the Orlando Sentinel: Because Zimmerman was acquitted, state law requires ...
Colin Powell: Trayvon Martin Verdict Was ‘Questionable’ 27 Aug 2013 | 12:52 am
Yesterday on Face the Nation, Colin Powell shared his thoughts on the George Zimmerman trial, calling its controversial verdict "questionable," and expressing worry that the hype will die down and we'...
Group of Black Patrons Denied Service at Restaurant Because White Customer Felt ‘Threatened’ 26 Aug 2013 | 11:33 pm
A party of 25 African American family and friends were denied service at Wild Wing Cafe in Charleston, NC after a white customer said she felt threatened by them. After waiting for two hours, the mana...
Victor J. Glover Selected for NASA Astronaut Trainee Program 26 Aug 2013 | 06:56 pm
Out of 6,000 applicants, U.S. Navy Lt. Commander Victor J. Glover has been selected as one of NASA's 2013 astronaut candidates. He is the only African American selected for the rigorous trainee progra...
Black Student Hit w/ Bleach-Filled Balloon at University of Texas 26 Aug 2013 | 06:31 pm
A Black University of Texas student Bryan Davis was hit with a bleach-filled balloon by white classmates on Wednesday. The incident is one of many racially-motivated attacks in recent years at U of Te...
Tens of Thousands Gather in D.C. for 50th Anniversary March on Washington 26 Aug 2013 | 06:05 pm
On Saturday thousands marched to the Martin Luther King memorial and down the National Mall to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington.
Tuffness 26 Aug 2013 | 06:05 pm
This bears repeating: Black women are awesome. In a few weeks–actually, in a few days–if you asked someone who Antoinette Tuff is, there is a chance that the response will be, “The lone woman MC named...
Houston Teens Missing After Sneaking Out to Meet Man They Met on Facebook 24 Aug 2013 | 12:07 am
Houston teenagers Liana Andrews, 16, and Kacie Watson, 14 have gone missing after sneaking out of Andrews’ home to meet a man they met on Facebook. The teens snuck out, texted Andrews’ grandmother, an...
Juicy J Offers – Then Revokes – $50,000 Scholarship to the Best Twerker 23 Aug 2013 | 10:39 pm
Oscar winner, Juicy J of Three 6 Mafia and Taylor Gang fame, announced via Twitter that he will give $50,000 in scholarship money to the best twerker:
