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 THIS WEEK IN URBAN NEWS



Disco Queen Donna Summers Passes At Age 63

Oakland Raider Rolando McClain Found Guilty In Alabama for Discharging Weapon: Sentenced To 180 Days

Thunder Go Up 2-0 On Lakers, Series Heads Back To L.A.


Chuck Brown, Godfather Of "Go-Go" Music Dies

Evidence In Martin Killing Becomes Public

NBA Playoffs: Lakers, Thunder

Utah Teen Arrested After Homework Left At Crime Scene lol




84-year-old Detroit Church Security Guard Gunned Down During Bible Study

NBA Playoff Round Two: Celtics vs. 76ers

Suspected Kidnapper Adam Mays Found Dead, Youngest Two Girls Safe

Obama Voices Support For Gay Marriage

Suspect Caught In Elk Grove Record Store Killing

Heat Oust Knicks, Pacers Up Next









Mayweather Remains Undefeated



Washington D.C. Art Museum Displays 100 African American Works From Its Vast Collection



Suspect Identified In Shooting Outside Of Elk Grove Dimple Records

Denver's Homeless Numbers Increasing

Senate GOPers Block Bill On Student Loan Rates, Set To Double



Kidnap Suspect Identified in Bain Family Disappearance: Youngest Two Daughters Still Missing

Spurs Sweep



Hip Hop Legend "MCA" Of The Beastie Boys, Dead at 47

Obama Kicks Off Re-Election Campain




Dr. Shaq




Junior Seau, San Diego Icon, Takes His Life


Rupert Murdoch Not Fit To Run Business, UK Lawmakers Rule


Racist Armored Gunman Shoots 4 People Dead In Arizona, Including 18 Month-Old Baby, Them Himself




Plot To Blow Up Ohio Bridge Foiled: 5 Arrested




World Trade Center NY's Tallest Again



Randa Mosssss Reports In SF

Occupy Calls For 'A Day Without The 99%'

Clippers Pull Of 27 Point Playoff Comeback




L.A. Riots: Good Samaritan Remembers His Scary Truck-Driver Rescue



Phylicia Barnes Kidnapping: Arrest Made

Derrick Rose Out For The Playoffs

Racists Reward Zimmerman $200,000 For Killing Trayvon

After Suffering 28 Bullet Wounds From Cops, Howard Morgan Sentenced To 40 Years



Peace Out: Metta World Peace Suspended Seven Games For Elbow

Thizz Entertainment Artists Arrested in Drug Sting

Mad Cow Disease Found In California

Maryland Neighborhood Watch Racist Beating Trial, Similar To Florida Case, Begins

Oakland's Oikos University Reopens



Brian Dawkins Retires After 16 Years On NFL

Zimmerman Released On Bail

 Marijuana Holiday Prompts Kansas/Mo Raids

West Sac Shooting Suspect Killed In Firefight

Zimmerman Bail Set, Apologizes



First Degree The D.E. Gets REAL in Murder Dog Magazine Interview!

49ers Break Ground On New Santa Clara Stadium


Two Teens Burned To Death In Florida

Councilwoman Pannell Says She Will Serve One More Term If Re-Elected



Tupac Hologram Performs At Music Festival



Sacramento-area Schools Review Racial Imbalance Of School Suspensions

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/04/16/4416403/sacramento-area-schools-review.html#storylink=cpy
Work To Begin On West Oakland teen Center


Fighting For Freedom: Cleveland Man Ruled Wrongfully Convicted

With Team's Future Up In The Air, Kings Edge Trailblazers At Home

Suspected Wounded In Officer Involved Shooting In Berkeley


Opening Up A Path to Four Year Degrees, More Community College Students Going To Universities




Sacramento Kings Arena Deal Crumbles As Maloofs Back Away From Plan



California Governor Jerry Brown Says Lawmakers Need To 'Man Up' And Cut California's Budget


Karma: White Supremacist Shot In Fresno County Robbery, By Whites


Newark Mayor Cory Booker Rescues Neighbor From Burning House




Missing Finger Is Key Evidence In North Highland Pharmacy Killing

Prosecutors: Zimmerman Ignored Dispatcher Warning



Accused Oikos University Gunman One L. Goh Tells Reporter He is "Deeply Sorry" In First Jailhouse Interview

Deputy, man killed in Modesto, Fire Ensues




Zimmerman Charged With Second Degree Murder

Arkansas Fires Petrino After Lying About Accident




Racial Bullying Leads To Mixed Teen's Suicide

Santorum Bows Out, Asks Supporters Whats Next?

Mavs Beat Kings



Black Teenager Killed Over Shoes In Indiana




Racist Freeway Sign Spotted Outside Detroit

Racial Revenge Motive For Tulsa Shootings

Fresno Attempts Guinness' Egg-Dyeing Record

Tebow Draws Big Crowd At Texas Easter Service





The Face Of Racism: Two Men Arrested In Tulsa Shootings Of Blacks

Bull's Derrick Rose Back Against New York Knicks

Sac Kings' Cousins Says Clippers' Griffin Gets Babied By Refs: Fined $25K




5 Men Charged In Slaying Of Two Detroit Women



5 Shot In Tulsa: Shooter Targeting Blacks, 3 Dead

Racial Slur Found At Philly Politician's Headquarters

Condi Rice GOP V.P. Pick?

Allen West: Tax On Tanning Is Racist Against The Light Skinted (Yes Skinted, With A T)

Military Jet Crashes Into Virginia Apartment Building



Raiders' McFadden Is Healthy






Chitewt's Urban Prep Academy Scores Perfect College Acceptance Rate For Third Straight Year






Mississippi auto plant worker James Craig Anderson was run over and killed by a group of white teens in June, 2011. Anderson, 47, died after he was beaten and run over by a truck driven by Deryl Dedmon, who was part of a group of seven white youths from largely white Rankin County who decided to "go f**k with some niggers" after a night of partying and drinking, law enforcement officials have said, quoting some of the suspects in the case.





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IN PERSPECTIVE




What Happened To L.A.'s Gang Peace?

Minority Babies Now The Majority

Romney No Friend On Woman's Health
Stephen Henderson: Detroit Has Little To Show For Its Casino Revenue

Woooow! Romney's Business Was Shaaady: Milking Companies For Money, Forcing Bankruptcies, Thousands Of Jobs Lost!

Jeff Gerritt Of The Detroit Free Press: Race Matters In Jury Trials



NAACP Fights Voter Suppression

San Diego Music Ruling Could Have Big Impact On The Industry


Romney, High School Bully lol




Black Women Are Fat Because We Want To Be


Jim Mitchell Of Dallas News Ponders, "Will Minority Voters Show Up In November?"

Schwarzenegger: California's GOP Should Take Down Small Tent


The Cost Of California's Death Penalty


Has Team Romney Forgotten That The Bush Years Were
Terrible?


Forgive Your Absentee Dad, But Don't Be A Fool

Education Vs The Lure Of Pro Basketball




LA Riots: Could It Happen Again?



An Optimistic First Year For KC Mayor Sly James




Farrakhan: 'Is What You Are Studying Contributing To The Rise Of Your People?'

Farrakhan: Know Yourself, Your Enemy, And Control Your Institutions!

GOP Rhetoric Is Delusional and Over the Top

To Beat Prostate Cancer, I Faced the Real Killer—Fear

Ask The White Hose About Minority Health


Nugent Should Be Arrested, Here's Why

Just How Stupid Does Romney Think You Are?

Inside The Racist Mind

Marin County Men Have The Highest Life Expectancy Rate In US

Secret Service Needs To Do Better By The First Black President

According To The Book Of Mormon, Romney's Lies Will Send Him To Hell



Why Don't Black Men Want To Get Married? Misconceptions

Why Chicago Schools Brought Gym Back

Mitt Romney, A Man O Many Falsehoods


How Arkansas' Jessica Dorrell Hurt All Women Working In College Sports




Black Farmers Mounting Up



Bill Cosby Speaks On Martin Case, You Listen

Bill Cosby Responds On Obama Critics, You Listen

Public Should Have The Right To See Police Videos In Washington

Gang Programs: L.A.'s Anti-Gang Efforts Are Working

Tulsa Shootings and the Color of Hate

Is BET's New News Show To Be Taken Seriously?

Recent Firings Won't Erase National Review's Race Problems

We Need To Ease Up On the R Word




Dear White Folks: You Don't Know How Easy You Have It

Oikos Leader Fears For School's Survival

Cops Can Obtain A Complete Record Of Your Facebook Activities

Conservative Politics, 'Low-Effort' Thinking Linked In New Study


Reflections on Easter Sunday: God, Vision, Charity and Angels

Welfare Limits Left Poor Adrift As Recession Hit



Are Most Black Kids Bias Against White Kids?

What The Poor Can Teach The Rich




Latinos Don't Give In To Romney

For Black Parents In Pasadena, Shootings Give Fresh Relevance To 'The Talk'

Cell Phone Privacy Is On The Line

DNC's Debbie Wasserman Schultz Calls Republicans 'Callous' Towards Women

Why Conversations On Race Usually Fail


Bilingual Kids Are Better Multi-Taskers, Study Says



Playing The Violence Card: Commentators Belittling Black Violence Victims By Drawing Attention To Black-On-Black Crime Stats

Missouri’s Shift On School Control Reflects Reality



Too Young To Die: Why Does The Media Ignore Black On Black Crime Victims?

Obama: Women Are Not An Interest Group

Why Are There No Black U.S. Senators?


Oakland's Innocent

California Law Makers Need To Claify Marijuana Laws



Angela Davis Talks, You Listen

Message To Obama: Bipartisanship Is Not The Answer, Ignore GOP

Obama Blasts GOP's "You're On Your Own Economics" 


Texas Needs To Chill With The War On Voting Rights

HIV Among Black Women In 6 States Far Exceeds National Average


Data Gathering By Facebook, Google, Etc Worries Most Californians



Kendrec McDade, Another Trayvon Martin

Race Baiting To Stop Marriage Inequality Is Wrong



Sharpton: Its Time We Take Our Country Back



America Needs More Black And Hispanic Teachers!

Kareem Abdul Jabbar Writes A Book On Black Inventors: We Have Better Role Models That LeBron And Jay Z



Chuck D Speaks, You Listen

Trayvon Martin Case Drawing More Blacks To Twitter

Police Video Shows No Blood Or Bruises After Killing

Who's Rallying For Murdered Black Women?



Does Having A Black President Make It Harder To Talk About Race?



Why Isn't There More Outrage When the Innocent Die In Detroit?


GOP Race In A Rut

Affordable Health Care Act's Many Benefits

Women Don't Fall For GOP Antics

Tilley, Limbaugh And The Party Of Misogyny (The Hatred Of Women)


Anger In The Trayvon Martin Slaying Transcends The Issue Of Race

20 Things To Know In The Martin Killing

Evidence Builds That Meditation Strengthens The Brain

To Be A Black Man In America Is To Wear A Bulls Eye For Life

Food Activist Vandana Shiva Speaks on the Bigger Picture of Food

At NY Rally, Everyone Was Trayvon


Affordable Care Act: Making A Difference For Blacks









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