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You can catch Kyla Woods every morning delivering her traffic report on Channel 5. She has spunk, she’s articulate, she’s gorgeous and she has an awesome personality. I’d say that’s everything meant for the camera! Related Links: 25 Cities With the Cleanest Air Council Votes To Restore CIRV Funding Originally from Indianapolis, Kyla worked in […]

National

Via: EW.com-It has not been the best week for disco. In just a few short days, two of the artists most identified with the era both passed away after battles with cancer: Donna Summer, and Bee Gees co-founder Robin Gibb. Unlike Summer, though, Robin Gibb’s voice isn’t exactly front-and-center on the songs most identified with […]

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An attorney claims a judge and two lawyers involved in a long-running dispute over civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks’ estate conspired to drain the estate’s cash. Related Links: Al Sharpton: Marriage Equality Shouldn’t Divid Black America Attorney Stephen G. Cohen said in court papers Tuesday that Wayne County Probate Judge Freddie Burton Jr. conspired with […]

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Chuck Brown has reportedly passed away on Wednesday May 16 at Baltimore’s John Hopkins Hospital of multiple organ failure. He was 75 years old.The Godfather of Go-Go music has been hospitalized since mid-April according due to the pneumonia.

National

A medical report by George Zimmerman’s family doctor shows the neighborhood watch volunteer was diagnosed with a fractured nose, two black eyes and two lacerations on the back of the head after his fatal confrontation with Trayvon Martin. The medical exam, which was taken a day after Zimmerman’s February 26 altercation with the unarmed 17-year-old, […]

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“Juveniles are getting sentenced more harshly than adults because of their inability to negotiate the adult criminal justice system,” LaBelle, the director of the Juvenile Life Without Parole Initiative, told The Huffington Post. Related Links: An End In Sight To Hamil. Juve Court Judge Election? Will Trayvon’s Death Make Obama Stand Tough On Gun Control? […]

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Via: HuffingtonPost.com- A man charged in an undercover sting operation in Northern California that ended in gunfire has been ordered released on bond on the condition that he read and write book reports. Related Links: Convicted Drug Dealer Tries To Use EBT Card To Post Bail U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers allowed 23-year-old Otis Mobley […]

News

Mary Mary has found reality tv success on We tv! The duo has just been confirmed for a second season of their hit show Mary Mary, which comes on Thursday nights at 9pm. The sisters, Erica and Tina, expose their struggle working as business partners, but also lets the world in on all the tremendous […]

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How clean do you think Cincinnati’s air really is? American Lung Association has released their State Of The Air 2012 report, detailing cities with the least and most air pollution in America. Each city is ranked by ozone pollution, short-term particle pollution, and year-long particle pollution. Below are the report’s “Top 25 Least Polluted Cities By Year-Round […]

International

Dr. Larry Chang, a Johns Hopkins researcher who studied H.I.V./AIDS and the use of technology in Uganda, said that, “over the past decade of working in Africa you really started seeing this amazing growth in the use of mobile phones and it seemed obvious to use it for global health.” While mobile technology is one of […]

Cincy

“It’s funny, heart warming, scary in places…I felt all of those things when I was there…the storyline is amazing!” Says Jeri Tolliver who went to see the phenomenal play Thunder Knocking On the Door. It stars acting vets Terry Burrell and David St. Louis. Related Links: Glad House Students Celebrates Gee’s Band Opening Night The play […]

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In this exclusive opinion piece, noted Baltimore-based minister Rev. Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant responds to President Obama’s recent declaration of support for same-sex marriages. The African American community has beamed with tremendous pride at the work of the first Black President, Barack Obama, in his first term: Bringing the troops home; creating jobs.; doubling the amount […]