LOS ANGELES--State prosecutors have filed suit against four companies and four people they say defrauded dozens of African American churches in Southern California in a nationwide computer-leasing scam.
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Posted Tuesday, March 1st 2011 at 2:07PM
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ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan said Sunday that he considers Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi a friend and won't distance himself from him despite the deadly crackdown on protestors in the turbulent North Africa country.
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Posted Monday, February 28th 2011 at 2:45PM
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Hip-hop pioneer Grandmaster Flash is the latest entertainer to have one of his most prized possessions taken from him. The DJ announced that his laptop, a record spinner's pride and joy, was taken from him late Friday night (Feb. 25) after a show at ...
Posted Sunday, February 27th 2011 at 2:10PM
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Move over Weight Watchers — an exotic new superfruit called 'African Mango' has quickly become the hottest new way to lose weight.
After one of America's most popular medical doctors and daytime TV talk show hosts called African Mango (mention ...
Posted Sunday, February 27th 2011 at 2:04PM
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As Black History Month nears an end for 2011, here a few children's books and DVDs worth checking out.
1. “Sit-in: How Four Friends Stood Up By Sitting Down” by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney: Last year, Little, Brown Books for Young Reade ...
Posted Sunday, February 27th 2011 at 1:31PM
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LONDON – Gross or tasty? A London company is offering an unusual dessert — ice cream made with human breast milk.
Trendy London ice cream parlor The Icecreamists said its "Baby Gaga" ice cream sold out as soon as it launched Friday.
The company ...
Posted Saturday, February 26th 2011 at 6:09PM
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Diana Ross is on The Oprah Winfrey Show today with her family in tow. The Supremes icon and Lady Sings the Blues actress is surprised by Billie Dee Williams, who makes a cameo on the show. This represents her first appearance on television in years.
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Posted Friday, February 25th 2011 at 3:18PM
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NEW ORLEANS--Faculty, parents, students, and alumni crowded into the St. Augustine High School gym Thursday to talk about discipline. Most of those in the audience want to see the African American Catholic boys school bring back corporal punishment, ...
Posted Friday, February 25th 2011 at 2:54PM
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