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NAPOLIS (AP) — Cleaning out the Colts front office may be only the start of the changes in Indianapolis. SEE ALSO: 31 Ways To Get Smarter Team owner Jim Irsay fired team vice chairman Bill Polian and his son, Chris, the Colts’ general manager on Monday. He said there was a good chance coach Jim […]

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GOP Presidential candidate, Rick Santorum spoke to republicans in Iowa before the Iowa caucuses. Santorum told his audience that he would eliminate welfare. Santorum told the GOP crowd, ”I don’t want to make Black people’s lives better by giving them other people’s money, I want to give them the opportunity to go out and earn […]

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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — For most of her 100 years, Minka Disbrow tried to find out what became of the precious baby girl she gave up for adoption after being raped as a teen. SEE ALSO: 31 Ways To Get Smarter She hoped, but never imagined, she’d see her Betty Jane again. The cruel act […]

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There are certainly ways to disagree with Obama administration policies without ad hominem attacks on Barack Obama the man or those who chose to support him. Saying those supporters would condone the president “raping a nun on live TV” not being among them. SEE ALSO: 31 Ways To Get Smarter Unfortunately, that was the approach […]

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Oprah Winfrey is trying to save her struggling “OWN” network with a new TV show called “Oprah’s Next Chapter.” The reality show follows Oprah Winfrey across the world as she interviews politicians and celebrities. SEE ALSO: What’s In For 2012 The Week reports: The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) turned a year old on Sunday, but […]

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NEW YORK — Aretha Franklin is engaged to longtime friend William “Willie” Wilkerson. SEE ALSO: Fans Slam Cee Lo For New Year’s Eve Performance The Grammy-winning singer told The Associated Press in a statement Monday that she and Wilkerson are considering a summer wedding, perhaps in Miami Beach, Fla. The Queen of Soul wants to […]

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// While Curtis James Jackson III, aka 50 Cent, has just inked a major-distribution deal with Pepsi to expand his energy drink nationally, this latest venture only adds to the businessman’s ever-growing empire. SEE ALSO: Bankrupt Rapper Could Lose Name Last September, the rap mogul launched Street King with one goal in mind, to use its […]

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NEW YORK— Aretha Franklin says she’s ready to tie the knot with longtime friend William “Willie” Wilkerson. Franklin told The Associated Press in a statement Monday that the pair was considering a summer wedding, perhaps on Miami Beach. The Queen of Soul wants to follow the ceremony with a reception on a private yacht. The […]

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Canada’s Vancouver Eastside, where drug dealing, prostitution, and homelessness reign supreme, is known as Vancouver’s “square mile of vice.” This area also houses the city’s sole residential black community, and 70 percent of its residents are aboriginal.  According to the UK’s Daily Mail, the dumping ground for the city’s problems has now become part of a […]

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Not since Richard Pryor have black comedians really challenged America’s views on race, especially as it pertains to black America. While Chris Rock and Paul Mooney will always hold their own in the genre of social critique comedy, most current black comedians today seem to steer clear of injecting their routines with edgy talk of […]

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Rick Santorum is a former senator, presidential candidate and apparently the latest Republican flavor of the week. With his late surge in the Iowa caucus polls, Santorum is receiving more attention than ever. And with that attention comes increased scrutiny regarding his past statements — some of which are inexplicable and simply bizarre. Related: Romney […]

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Whether they throw a party or host an intimate gathering, celebrities make sure New Year’s is never dull. Here are the New Year’s doin’s of the fab elite: SEE  ALSO: “Murderabilia” Sales Go Through The Roof 1) Nicki Minaj took center stage at Dick Clarke’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.  The bubble gum […]