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    Hurricane Katrina 5 Years Later…[VIDEO]
    Share Five years ago Sunday, the water rushed in, the lights went out and for thousands of Gulf Coast residents nothing was ever the same. The milestone was marked by vigils, tears and reflection on what was, what came after, what still remains to be done and what, if anything, we have learned from Hurricane Katrina. A number of events were planned in New Orleans, Louisiana,...
    by hiphopucit at August 30th, 2010 at 07:08 am
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    New York City Settles The Sean Bell Shooting For $7.15M
    Share New York City has agreed to pay more than $7 million to settle a federal lawsuit filed by the family and two friends of Sean Bell, a 23-year-old black man who was fatally shot by the police in 2006 on what would have been his wedding day, reports the New York Times. The children whom Bell had with his fiancée, Nicole Paultre Bell, will receive $3.25 million,...
    by hiphopucit at July 28th, 2010 at 08:07 am
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    BP Has Temporarily Stopped The Oil Spill
    Share BP has at least temporarily stopped the oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico for the first time since the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion nearly ninety days ago. On Thursday, BP successfully closed the valve on a containment cap placed over the ruptured well, choking off the oil. Tests will continue to determine if pressure is high enough to keep the cap in place...
    by hiphopucit at July 16th, 2010 at 10:07 am
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    Mom Gives Birth To Twins – One “White” Baby & One “Black” Baby [PHOTO]
    Share A million to one, those are the chances of a woman giving birth to babies who appear to be of different races. Carole Fraser, a 42-year-old mom from England defied the odds by giving birth to twins, one appears to be Black, the other White, reports The Mirror. Fraser, who is of mixed race (Caribbean and White) and her husband Brian who is White, named their twins...
    by hiphopucit at July 13th, 2010 at 09:07 am
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    Oscar Grant Family Rejects Ex Bart Cop’s Apology Letter
    Share The family of Oscar Grant, the 22 year-old unarmed Black man shot in an Oakland, California subway station, feels that the apology from officer Johannes Mehserle, is ill-timed and insufficient. Grant was shot in the back by officer Mehserle on New Year’s Day of 2009 after resisting arrest. The NY Daily News reports that the handwritten note from Mehserle,...
    by hiphopucit at July 11th, 2010 at 02:07 pm
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    Manslaughter Verdict in Oakland Shooting Case of Oscar Grant
    Share Hundreds reacted in anger Thursday following the involuntary manslaughter conviction in the shooting death of an unarmed black man at the hands of a white former transit officer. About 800 people demonstrated in downtown Oakland after Johannes Mehserle was convicted of the lesser charge in the videotaped shooting death of Oscar Grant III at Oakland’s Fruitvale...
    by hiphopucit at July 9th, 2010 at 08:07 am
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    Kellogg’s is Recalling 28 Million Boxes Of Cereal
    Share Kellogg Co. has really screwed up this time! The world’s leading cereal maker is recalling somewhere near 28 million boxes of cereal due to temporary symptoms such as nausea and diarrhea caused by an unusual taste and odor coming from the liner within packages. The recall covers Kellogg’s cereals: Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, Fruit Loops, and Honey Smacks. According...
    by hiphopucit at June 26th, 2010 at 02:06 pm
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    15 Million Pounds of Spaghetti O’s Recalled For Uncooked Meatballs
    Share UH OH Spaghetti O’s!! Campbell’s Spaghetti O’s are now on recall after undercooked meatballs were filled in more than 35,000 cans. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service 15 million pounds of the canned meal are subject to recall. The cans were made between December 2008 and June 2010 and have use-by dates of...
    by hiphopucit at June 18th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
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    Watch the 2010 FIFA World Cup Games Live on ESPN3.COM
    Share For all of you out there on the edge of their seats, panicking trying to find a way to view the 2010 FIFA World Cup Games today… fear no more! ESPN3.com has all the games streaming online! So make sure you go check it out. Don’t say we never gave you anything… CLICK HERE TO STREAM ONLINE
    by hiphopucit at June 11th, 2010 at 11:06 am
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    Nelson Mandela’s Great Grand-Daughter Killed in Car Crash Before World Cup Opener [VIDEO]
    Share South Africa is in shock today as the news spread that Nelson Mandela will not attend the opening match after  the tragic death of his great granddaughter. The excitement in the rainbow nation had reached fever pitch ahead of the opening match early this morning and the expected attendance of the father of the nation had send the levels of expectations into the...
    by hiphopucit at June 11th, 2010 at 08:06 am
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