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Tim Scott, the first black Republican congressman from South Carolina since Reconstruction more than a century ago, adamantly refuses to join the Congressional Black Caucus.
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Times are hard for many people and the holiday season is not likely to be full of much comfort or joy. Two women in Oklahoma
The nominations for the 2011 Grammy Awards are in, and surprise surprise, Eminem leads the way with a whopping 10 nominations. The fact that he’s
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One of the nation’s oldest and most well-known community housing projects is being shuttered to make way for a new development. The 70-acre site was
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WASHINGTON – Symbolism and irony powered the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial media tour on the National Mall on Dec 1, 2010. Just as Harry E.
NBA star LeBron James returns to Cleveland tonight to face his former team for the first time since he decided to leave the team to
I happened to be chilling in Los Angeles the other day, and who was next to me having a hamburger his way — Jay Leno.
As the holiday season rapidly approaches and families and friends get ready to spend quality time with their loved ones, some people find time to
