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  Apr 12, 2014

  Brooklyn Megachurch Pastor A.R. Bernard Calls on Church to Develop Framework to Address Issues in the Black Community

  President of the Council of Churches of the City of New York and senior pastor of Brooklyn, N.Y.'s 30,000-plus member Christian Cultural Center A.R. Bernard, called on black church leaders Friday to develop a framework to address the myriad issues facing the black community in contemporary America.

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  Apr 12, 2014

  President Obama Pledges to Fight Attacks Against Voting Rights; 'We Should Not Be Having an Argument About This'

  President Barack Obama declared Friday that he will not allow attacks on the Voting Rights Act to go unchallenged and argued that there should be no argument about the right to vote among political leaders.

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  Apr 11, 2014

  TV Personality A.J. Calloway Opens Up About Facing Racism as a Youth; Announces 'I am Human' Campaign for Black Boys

  Television personality A.J. Calloway opened up Thursday about the racism he faced as a child growing up in New Jersey and announced that he will be embarking on a campaign called "I am Human" aimed at humanizing black boys.

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  Apr 11, 2014

  700K American Workers Might Lose Jobs if Nearly Broke Transportation System Isn't Fixed, Says Secretary Anthony Foxx

  United States Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx says if the nation's troubled transportation system, which is currently "teetering on the edge of insolvency" isn't fixed quickly, 700,000 people could soon be out of work.

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  Apr 10, 2014

  'This is not 1875': Sheriff in Tennessee Worries After Senate Passes Bill Allowing Open Gun Carry Without Permit

  Some law enforcement officers in Tennessee are now worried about the increase in crime and other unintended consequences that could occur if a bill passed Tuesday by the Tennessee Senate to let gun owners carry their weapons openly without a permit should ever become law.

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  Apr 10, 2014

  Beloved 79-Y-0 Deacon, Grandfather Who Was Looking Forward to 80th Birthday, Gunned Down Inside Car Near Daughter's House

  The family and friends of a beloved 79-year-old deacon and grandfather, who was looking forward to turning 80 in a few weeks, were left in the throes of grief Tuesday after he was shot multiple times inside his car and left to bleed in broad daylight near his daughter's house.

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  Apr 9, 2014

  Atty. Gen. Eric Holder Calls Out 'Unprecedented, Unwarranted, Ugly and Divisive Adversity' Faced by Him and President Obama

  In an apparent reference to a tense, reportedly disrespectful, exchange between himself and Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) during a congressional hearing Tuesday, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder called out the "unprecedented, unwarranted" adversity he and President Barack Obama have been facing in their respective offices Wednesday.

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  Apr 9, 2014

  New York City Mayor Remembers Hero Cop Dennis Guerra at Start of Al Sharpton's National Action Network Convention

  New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio paused during the opening ceremony of Al Sharpton's National Action Network convention Wednesday to remember an NYPD officer and married father of four who died Wednesday morning from injuries he received trying to save residents from a fire in a public housing complex Sunday.

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  Apr 8, 2014

  Husband of Woman Caught Canoodling With Christian Congressman Vance McAllister Says 'He Has Wrecked My Life;' Will Divorce

  Heath Peacock, 34, the husband of Melissa Hixon Peacock, 33, who was caught on video canoodling with her boss, Vance McAllister, 40, a GOP congressman from Louisiana who touts his Christian faith, says the incident has "wrecked" his life and he and his wife who has since been fired are now heading for divorce.

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  Apr 8, 2014

  Oakland Teen Akintunde Ahmad Surprises Many With 5.0 GPA, 2,100 SAT Score and Offers to Attend Yale, Columbia, Brown

  A 17-year-old student at Oakland Tech in Oakland, Calif., who achieved a 5.0 GPA and 2,100 on the SAT, has received offers from some of America's top colleges like Yale, Columbia and Brown. Akintunde Ahmad says he's gotten used to the surprised reactions when people find out about his stellar academic performance.