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A new Gallup poll shows that 86 percent of Americans approve of interracial marriage, up from 4% in 1958 and 43% in 1983. The poll also shows that 96% of African Americans approve of interracial marriage while 84% of whites approve of it. Gallup reports: Approval of black-white marriages is at a record high among […]

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Beloved soul siren Amy Winehouse has left an indelible mark on music and pop culture everywhere. With the shocking, untimely death that everyone is still questioning, there’s a lot to be said about the legacy she leaves behind. That very legacy continues this week two-fold with what would’ve been Winehouse’s 28th birthday on September 14th. […]

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Legendary conscious rapper KRS-One had his most recent video banned from YouTube due to “shocking images.” The video, featuring up and coming rapper Greenie, is politically charged and criticizes U.S. foreign policy. The Grio reports: There’s no coincidence that this ban occurred during a very vulnerable time for many Americans. The 10-year anniversary of the […]

 Troy Davis, who has been in prison for two decades for shooting a Savannah Ga. police officer, is scheduled to die on September 21st. However, no weapon, DNA, or any other evidence linking to Davis was found at the scene of the crime. Only nine witnesses were at the crime, and now seven of them […]

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NEW JERSEY — A Dallas Cowboys fan used a taser on some New York Jets fans during a fight at Giants Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday. Leroy McKlevey, of South Carolina, is the father of popular radio host Charlamagne Tha God, co-host of “The Breakfast Club” radio show on New York City’s Power 105.1. […]

International

KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban insurgents launched a coordinated attack Tuesday on the U.S. Embassy and NATO headquarters in the heart of the Afghan capital on Tuesday, firing rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles. An embassy spokeswoman said no staff were reported wounded, but officials said at least one Afghan police officer and two insurgents had been […]

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Last week, Interactive One Chief Technology Officer Navarrow Wright interviewed CNN television personality Soledad O’Brien about the network’s popular Black in America series that will premiere this November. The fourth edition, which will surely focus on the re-election campaign of President Obama — and the issue of Black unemployment — will also dedicate a large […]

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People who volunteer for selfless reasons, such as helping others, live longer than those who don’t lend a helping hand, a new study shows. However, those who volunteer for more self-centered reasons do not reap the same life-extending benefits. “This could mean that people who volunteer with other people as their main motivation may be […]