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SHERRI SHEPHERD OBJECTS TO BARBARA WALTERS'S USE OF THE WORD 'N*****HEAD'
Wednesday, Oct 5 at 1:34 PM
In Monday's episode of "The View," co-host Sherri Shepherd felt uncomfortable with Barbara Walters' use of the N-word, while Whoopi Goldberg said she didn't mind because they were relaying information.
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'OBAMA FRIED CHICKEN' RESTAURANT OPEN FOR BUSINESS IN BEIJING
A restaurant in Beijing, China, is calling itself "OFC" and using what seems to be President Barack Obama's likeness dressed as Colonel Sanders.
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PERSONAL, HISTORICAL CONNECTION TO THE LITTLE ROCK NINE
News in Black Interview: Spirit Trickey, who works as a ranger at the Central High School National Historic Site, also has a much more personal connection to a seminal moment in civil rights history.
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SINGER, HIP-HOP PIONEER SYLVIA ROBINSON DIES
Sylvia Robinson, an R&B singer-songwriter who went on to become a pioneer in the hip-hop business, died Thursday in New Jersey of congestive heart failure. She was 76.
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WIZ KHALIFA ON FAME, LOVE AND BEING A ROCK STAR
These days Cameron "Wiz Khalifa" Thomaz, the rapper behind platinum hits "Black and Yellow" and "Roll Up," is dealing with the highs and lows of superstardom.
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BEATLES CONTRACT: BAND WOULD ONLY PLAY INTEGRATED SHOWS IN U.S.
According to 1965 contract auctioned off Tuesday in L.A., Fab Four stipulated that band "would not perform in front of a segregated audience."
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OBAMA: 'AMERICANS DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY OF WAITING' FOR ACTION ON ECONOMY
In Saturday address, president decries election season maneuvering, and calls on citizens to pressure Congress for passage of $447 billion jobs bill.
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LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST ARTIFICIAL HIP MANUFACTURER
The Cochran Firm is suing a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson for faulty hip replacements implanted in patients between 2005 and 2009. Also included in the lawsuit is Thomas Schmalzreid, an L.A.-based orthopedist and one of the...
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'DO THE RIGHT THING' STILL RELEVANT IN RACE-DIVIDED U.S.
Released on June 30, 1989, "Do the Right Thing" became an ode to the angst and alienation experienced in some of America's black, inner-city neighborhoods where disenfranchised youths roam the streets, sometimes in search...
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WHITNEY HOUSTON SOUGHT FOR 'SPARKLE' REMAKE
The 1976 musical drama "Sparkle" is getting an update and Whitney Houston is in talks to star, CNN can confirm. Jordin Sparks has the female lead in the girl group flick, according to The Hollywood Reporter, and director Salim...
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ANGOLA CLAIMS MISS UNIVERSE CROWN
Leila Lopes from Angola was crowned Miss Universe 2011 Monday night during a pageant held in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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SERENA LASHES OUT AT 'HATER' UMPIRE DURING US OPEN FINAL
Australia's Samantha Stosur produced one of the biggest shocks in U.S. Open final history, beating Serena Williams in straight sets at Flushing Meadows to secure her first ever grand slam success.
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On the 'Soul Train' for 40 years, thousands celebrate
Listening to timeless music and showing off classic dance moves, celebrants jam Chicago's Millennium Park to celebrate the roots of a Black American icon.
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ACTIVIST ACCEPTS KATT WILLIAMS' APOLOGY FOR ANTI-MEXICAN RANT
An Arizona civil rights activist says he accepts Katt Williams' apology for an anti-Mexican rant during a comedy show in Phoenix last weekend, but he's calling on the comedian to return to the city to "show his commitment to the Latino community."
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REVIEW: ZOE SALDANA OUT FOR THE KILL IN 'COLOMBIANA'
French writer-producer Luc Besson must have grown tired of watching Hollywood rehash his gal-with-a-gun actioner "Nikita," a memorably tight and efficient thriller which spawned a forgettable remake ("The Assassin," with Bridget Fonda)...
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POLL: MLK INFLUENCED SIZABLE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS
Results released Saturday finds that 66 percent of U.S. adults believe the slain civil rights leader's teachings have impacted their world view.
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POWELL: CHENEY TAKING 'CHEAP SHOTS' AT ME AND CONDI
Former secretary of state says Cheney's recent pronouncements about his forthcoming memoir are not what "I would have expected to come from a former Vice President of the United States of America."
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IRENE SLAMS INTO N.C., HEADS FOR VA. AS NORTHEAST BRACES FOR WORST
Making its way north, storm remains a Category 1 hurricane with 85 mph winds, leaving at least two dead in North Carolina. New York shuts down massive transit system, with hundreds of thousands ordered to evacuate.
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HURRICANE PROMPTS PRESIDENT OBAMA TO CUT VACATION SHORT
With Hurricane Irene bearing down on the East Coast, First Family will end stay in Martha's Vineyard and return to Washington Friday night.
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