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Obama's not 'your boy' he's our president
Who you calling a boy? If we didn’t hear him right the first time, MSNBC political analyst Pat Buchanan said it again. He repeatedly referred to President Barack Obama as a “boy” on national...
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Buchanan: No slur intended with Obama 'boy' quip
NEW YORK (AP) — Pat Buchanan said that he didn’t mean to slur President Barack Obama by referring to him as “your boy” during a discussion with Al Sharpton. The former GOP presidential candidate and...
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Crown Heights riots 20 years later: A referendum on race
August 19 marks the twentieth anniversary of the infamous Crown Heights riots. In 1991, the Brooklyn, New York neighborhood was rocked by three days of unrest and racial discord that became a...
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Rev. Al Sharpton officially tapped as TV host
NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC has named the Rev. Al Sharpton as host of a weeknight program on the network. Tuesday’s announcement comes after the civil rights activist spent several weeks as a tryout in the 6...
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Sharpton: No conflict being civil rights leader and TV host (VIDEO)
The Rev. Al Sharpton’s reach just got bigger. The civil rights activist and leader is now officially an MSNBC host, the network announced Tuesday. Sharpton will host PoliticsNation daily at 6 p.m....
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Jena 6 case 5 years later: A missed opportunity
I was born and raised Chicago Illinois, and had only ever heard of New Orleans, but five years ago, here I was talking about a place called Jena. Jena is about 160 miles southeast of Shreveport,and 220...
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Sharpton to call on feds to take over death penalty cases
In the wake of the execution of Troy Davis in Georgia, Rev. Al Sharpton is calling on the U.S. Justice Department to take the lead on death penalty cases, rather than states. “We must not only mourn...
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Troy Davis' backers seek next step after execution
ATLANTA (AP) — Minutes before he was put to death, Troy Davis asked his supporters to “continue to fight this fight” — but will they, and how? The Georgia inmate’s case outraged hundreds of thousands...
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Lawrence O'Donnell defends interview with Herman Cain
From Huffington Post: Lawrence O’Donnell ignited a controversy on Friday after his contentious interview with GOP presidential contender Herman Cain. Several portions of the lengthy conversation...
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Kanye West visits Occupy Wall Street protest
NEW YORK (AP) — With the protest on Wall Street entering its fourth week, police officers are keeping their posts surrounding the park at the center of it all as the Occupy Wall Street demonstrators...
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Thousands turn out for Sharpton-led rally in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of Americans led by the Rev. Al Sharpton and other civic leaders rallied for easier access to jobs on Saturday as they gathered against the backdrop of the Washington...
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Tyler Perry honored by Sharpton organization
NEW YORK (AP) — Tyler Perry has gotten plenty of criticism from some who feel his popular movies don’t reflect well on the black community. But Al Sharpton says Perry’s critics are “proper Negroes” who...
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Detroit pays bus drivers to sit and do nothing
DETROIT – For nearly a century, Detroit has been known as the Motor City. These days, however, the engine has stalled as many of the city’s buses are idled by numerous mechanical and financial issues....
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Largest black-owned bank in US gets last minute bailout
It was reported yesterday that New York City-based Carver Federal Savings Bank, the largest black-owned bank in the country, might have to close its doors following a shareholders’ meeting today....
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Heavy D to be honored by stars, family
MOUNT VERNON, New York (AP) — A private funeral is being held in New York for hip-hop star Heavy D, who died last week at a Los Angeles hospital after collapsing outside his home. He was 44. His family...
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Obama sends note to Heavy D's daughter
MOUNT VERNON, New York (AP) — Heavy D was remembered with laughter and tears at his funeral on Friday. Diddy and Usher were among the celebrities in attendance, and the Rev. Al Sharpton delivered a...
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Sharpton: Voter fraud found, perpetrated by a Republican
On Politics Nation on Tuesday, Rev. Al Sharpton highlighted an instance of voter fraud …only not the kind Republicans claim they’re trying to prevent with a string of voter ID laws. This fraud was...
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Sharpton sets healthy example with 100 lb weight loss
Fried chicken, mac and cheese and a side of civil rights — the third item on the menu may seem out of place, but not when you are talking to Rev. Al Sharpton. He’s lost over 100 pounds and is...
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When Christopher Hitchens debated Al Sharpton
Christopher Hitchens, the sharp-tongued, British-born writer died of complications from esophageal cancer this week, and was remembered by his friends and sometime intellectual sparring partners,...
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Howard Beach Incident: 25 years later, a community struggles to heal
Howard Beach. These words still strike notes of horror and shame in residents of New York who remember the incident that rocked the city and shocked communities across America 25 years ago. When racial...
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