Marie VanBrittan Brown, Home Security Inventor
While home security systems today are more advanced than ever, back in 1966 the idea for a home surveillance device seemed almost unthinkable.
That was the year famous African-American inventor Ma ...
Posted Sunday, February 2nd 2014 at 4:27PM
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The Woolworth sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests which led to the Woolworth's department store chain reversing its policy of racial segregation in the Southern United States.
While not the first sit-ins of the African-American Civil Rig ...
Posted Saturday, February 1st 2014 at 4:52PM
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Anna Gordy Gaye, the former wife of famed singer Marvin Gaye, has died on Friday at age 92.
Gaye was discovered in her home in Los Angeles around 3 a.m.
She died from natural causes, family members told TMZ.
She and Marvin got married in 196 ...
Posted Friday, January 31st 2014 at 2:22PM
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CHICAGO - Excitement is growing with the countdown to the Nation of Islam’s annual Saviours’ Day Convention to be held Feb. 20-23 in the Motor City.
The theme for this year’s keynote address to be delivered by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan ...
Posted Friday, January 31st 2014 at 2:08PM
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The following is a 3 part lecture by Minister Donna Farrakhan, one of the daughters of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan.
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Posted Friday, January 31st 2014 at 2:04PM
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On Thursday, an Orlando man shot and killed a 21-year-old who was fleeing his yard. He didn’t appear to be stealing anything, according to witness accounts. He didn’t appear to be threatening anybody. But Claudius Smith said he feared he was a burgla ...
Posted Tuesday, January 21st 2014 at 6:12PM
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I received a friend request from this person this morning:
Sandra Krasovec
College: Adams St Col
Location: Brent, PA United States
Birthday: May 28th
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Posted Friday, January 10th 2014 at 12:44PM
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On August 16, 2012, 18-year old Shannon Nyamodi fell asleep in his truck and woke up after hearing gunshots. He saw a white woman running towards him with blood pouring from her head. He called 911 and tried to help her.
The woman told police that ...
Posted Tuesday, January 7th 2014 at 2:22PM
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A jealous university student threw sulphuric acid over her friend in an attack inspired by the horrific assault on Katie Piper, a court today heard.
Mary Konye, 21, disguised herself in an Islamic veil showing only her eyes, and followed Naomi Oni ...
Posted Tuesday, January 7th 2014 at 2:00PM
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O.J. Simpson has reportedly asked President Obama to set him free so he can treat his life-threatening brain cancer outside prison.
In a story not published online but cited by various outlets including the Telegraph, the National Enquirer reports ...
Posted Sunday, January 5th 2014 at 6:50PM
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TEXAS--An 11-year-old girl in Dallas was arrested Saturday after she allegedly stabbed a relative 9 times.
Family friends told News 8 that the victim, 41-year-old Toshia Edmonson, was the girl's mother. Police have released Edmonson's name, but ha ...
Posted Sunday, January 5th 2014 at 6:48PM
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Clare Carter travelled across South Africa to photograph and interview the victims of this appalling crime. These are their stories...
Mvuleni Fana was walking down a quiet alleyway in Springs – 30 miles east of Johannesburg – on her way home from ...
Posted Sunday, January 5th 2014 at 5:53PM
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