I recieved an email last night from a dear friend informing that Sister Gertrude Ross had passed away at her home in Seattle. The email was sent to me at 10:15 pm Monday. They said the cause of death has not yet been determined.
Sister Gertrude w ...
Posted Tuesday, June 4th 2013 at 12:11PM
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CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan typically speaks to standing room only crowds in large arenas and auditoriums, with his words beamed across the globe via Internet webcast.
Although he had just finished speaking sev ...
Posted Friday, May 31st 2013 at 12:45PM
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MARYLAND--Cornell Harvey, 26, and Eddie Tarver, 20, have been charged with first- and second-degree murder in the death of 16-month-old Carter Scott, reports the Baltimore Sun.
The child’s father, Rashaw Scott, 22, who was critically injured in th ...
Posted Friday, May 31st 2013 at 12:41PM
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Two Florida Papa John's employees were fired after accidentally leaving a racist voicemail on the machine of a customer who allegedly tipped him poorly.
On May 19, a black Papa John's customer from Sanford, Fla., received a message on his iPho ...
Posted Thursday, May 30th 2013 at 12:07PM
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VIRGINIA--An altercation between an off-duty Arlington County Sheriff's deputy and a man in Alexandria Wednesday morning left a 22-year-old man shot to death, police say.
The incident happened shortly after 12:45 Wednesday morning in the 100 block ...
Posted Thursday, May 30th 2013 at 11:29AM
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JERUSALEM--Alice Walker, author of 'The Color Purple' calls on R&B musician to cancel her Tel Aviv summer performance and visit Gaza instead.
"It would grieve me to know you are putting yourself in danger (soul danger) by performing in an aparth ...
Posted Thursday, May 30th 2013 at 10:44AM
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by Agyei Tyehimba
As an educator and activist, I constantly search for ways to empower through teaching. Many of our most effective and inspired leaders addressed how ignorance perpetuates our own victimization and powerlessness. One way to addr ...
Posted Thursday, May 30th 2013 at 10:17AM
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Frequent heartburn is positively associated with cancers of the throat and vocal cord among nonsmokers and nondrinkers, a new study has found.
According to the study, the use of antacids, but not prescription medications, had a protective effect.
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Posted Thursday, May 30th 2013 at 9:35AM
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ATLANTA--Instead of hitting national stages with his 1995 “This Is How We Do It,” Montell Jordan is performing from the pulpit now.
During a recent interview with LA Weekly, the singer revealed that he’s currently a pastor at a megachurch in Atla ...
Posted Wednesday, May 29th 2013 at 12:08PM
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May 28, 2013 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- A Chicago man accused of killing a 6-month-old girl in a shooting that also wounded her father was seeking revenge for the theft of a video game console, authorities said Monday.
Koman Willis, 33, of the 7800-block ...
Posted Tuesday, May 28th 2013 at 12:09PM
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