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Grammy Awards 2012: Best and worst red carpet fashion
Let’s face it — we tune in to The Grammy Awards each year not only to see the stars perform, but also to see who’s got the most style, creativity, and the audacity to wear the memorable gowns and...
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Court hears challenge to California affirmative action ban
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Backers of affirmative action asked a federal appeals court Monday to overturn California’s 15-year-old ban on considering race in public college admissions, citing a steep drop in...
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Orange County restaurant offers settlement for racist receipt case
A federal lawsuit filed by a successful African-American businessman against a Newport Beach steakhouse that repeatedly listed him on credit card receipts as “McStinkyNi**er,” “McNi*Sh*t” and...
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Maxine Waters: John Boehner and Eric Cantor are 'demons'
Fiery Congresswoman Maxine Waters called the GOP leadership of the House of Representatives “demons” in an address to California Democrats, which has now gone viral. In an attempt to rally her fellows...
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Baby brother's umbilical cord cures sister of sickle cell anemia
Just days after Lucky Mulumba gave birth to her first child Carol, she learned her baby had sickle cell anemia. “Doctors said she had the most severe type and they told me she would have a hard life....
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Slideshow: The 43rd Annual NAACP Image Awards
This year’s NAACP Image Awards was hosted by Sanaa Lathan, and saw performances by Lenny Kravitz, Jill Scott, Kirk Franklin and Ne-Yo. Notable film winners included Mike Epps and Laz Alonso for Jumping...
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Medical officials find mercury in skin lightening cream
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California health officials became alarmed when a 39-year-old Mexican-American woman in Alameda County was diagnosed with mercury poisoning, giving her headaches, numbness,...
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Sacramento, Kings and NBA reach tentative arena deal
Building a new arena for the Sacramento Kings has never been closer to reality. The city, the Sacramento Kings and the NBA announced a tentative deal Monday to finance a new arena that would keep the...
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30 students in racial brawl at Calif. high school
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Unified School District officials say two students have been injured and three arrested in a racially motivated brawl that erupted on a high school courtyard. District...
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Case would let thousands of Calif. criminals vote
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The nonpartisan League of Women Voters and two prisoners’ rights groups sued California elections officials on Wednesday, claiming that tens of thousands of criminals being...
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Oprah lays off 1/5 of her OWN staff
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oprah Winfrey’s struggling television network, OWN, says it is laying off one-fifth of its workers and restructuring its operations in New York and Los Angeles. In a statement,...
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Birthers sue California over Obama's eligibility
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — People who believe President Barack Obama was born in Africa have filed a lawsuit demanding California’s secretary of state verify the eligibility of presidential...
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El DeBarge arrested by LAPD for drug possession and intent to sell
El DeBarge was recently arrested in Encino, California for attempting to sell narcotics. This is the third time in the last ten years that the “Rhythm of the Night” singer has been arrested for...
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Home where Black Panther Party founded flipped
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Black Panther party preached “power to the people,” but in the San Francisco Bay area’s thriving real estate market, the power is in the property. Realtors expected to close...
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Man wearing sombrero and boxing glove leaps onto cop car
A California man was arrested last night on suspicion of public intoxication. A police officer was startled when Jesse James Thomas leaped onto his patrol car wearing a sombrero and a single boxing...
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Kendrec McDade case: 911 caller arrested in deadly police shooting
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A California 911 caller told emergency dispatchers he’d just been robbed at gunpoint by two men who fled with his computer and backpack. Pasadena Police Chief Philip Sanchez...
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Is Kendrec McDade another Trayvon Martin?
The circumstances involving the two young black men were very different. But the results were the same. Both were slain, and their deaths have triggered dismay and rage at the police and a...
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Kendrec McDade case: Man considered victim, turned suspect in shooting
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Police initially considered Oscar Carrillo a victim of an armed robbery and rushed to the spot where Carrillo claimed one of two young men pointed a gun in his face. Now police...
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Father dies shielding 8-year-old son from gunshots
Inglewood, Calif. – A 28-year-old father died this week protecting his 8-year-old son from gunfire. Along with a friend, the father and son were cleaning up the family’s garage Tuesday night when two...
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Kendrec McDade case: Pasadena police invite FBI to investigate shooting
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Pasadena’s police chief is inviting the FBI to investigate the death of a college student who was shot and killed by officers last month. Chief Phillip Sanchez says the FBI...
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