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NIGERIA-Police raided a house where teenage girls were forced to have babies which where then sold on the black market. The American Foreign Press reports: “We stormed the premises of the Cross Foundation in Aba three days ago following a report that pregnant girls aged between 15 and 17 are being made to make babies […]

Today on The Lincoln Ware Show, special guest and former Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis called to discuss the latest on his annual summer youth enrichment and sports initiative – the Old Spice Marvin Lewis Football Camp held at the Paul Brown Stadium this June. Listen closely to find out details of the third […]

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NEW YORK-Clarice Taylor, famous for her role as Anna Huxtable, one of the grandmothers on the “Cosby Show” and Harriet on “Sesame Street” has died at 93. Taylor also appeared in “The Wiz” and on “Sanford and Son.” Taylor died of hear failure according to her family. RELATED STORIES Varnette Honeywood, ‘Cosby Show’ Artist Dies […]

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A newly released study carries significant weight, defying the popular belief that homeowners who defaulted on their mortgages during the economic downturn are irresponsible deadbeats who can’t manage money. The study, conducted by TransUnion, one of the three national credit bureaus, concludes that many of the homeowners who defaulted on their mortgage only did so […]

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Endeavour and its six astronauts returned to Earth early Wednesday, closing out the next-to-last mission in NASA’s 30-year program with a safe middle-of-the-night landing. Endeavour glided down onto the runway one final time under the cover of darkness, just as Atlantis, the last shuttle bound for space, arrived at […]

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Hank Aaron is renowned for breaking color barriers long before President Obama. Just as the first black president has dealt with death threats and vicious attacks, Aaron encountered similar opposition when he entered Major League Baseball after its integration in 1954. Yet, this pioneer battled through the hatred hurled at him to become one of […]

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WASHINGTON — President Obama announced yesterday that June will be African-American Music Appreciation Month . Read the full proclamation from the President below: The music of our Nation has always spoken to the condition of our people and reflected the diversity of our Union. African-American musicians, composers, singers, and songwriters have made enormous contributions to […]

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People who are missing HBO’s “The Wire” are legion — and in really good company. Attorney General Eric Holder REALLY misses the show, to the point that he used the launch of a program created to protect children from drug abuse to beg for more episodes of the show. Stars of “The Wire,” Wendell Pierce […]

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NEW YORK-State Senator, Ruben Diaz has criticized New York Mayor, Michael Bloomberg for comparing gay rights to Civil Rights in a recent press release: There is no just comparison between America’s struggle to overcome the evils of slavery and the promotion of the lifestyle of homosexuality. It is preposterous for Mayor Bloomberg to degrade and […]

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NEW YORK-African-Americans pay a lot more for auto-insurance than drivers of other races according to a new study. The study was for male drivers in New York, where auto insurance tends to be very high in poor and working class neighborhoods. The San Francisco Gate reports: 4AutoInsuranceQuote.org surveyed 600 male Manhattan residents in conducting this […]

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Sarah Palin is making headlines again this week as the announcement of her upcoming national bus tour with her family gets some commentary from Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central. In the clip, Colbert slams Palin for the random aspect of the bus tour which has news organizations struggling to figure out both her point and […]

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Herman Cain is playing the race card to promote his Republican presidential candidacy. He has a new video claiming that his small success and support from the Tea Party proves that the Tea Party isn’t racist. “To all of those people who say that the Tea Party is a racist organization, eat your words,” “When […]