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“Generation Google” Offers Scholarships For Minorities

Google is offering scholarships to African Americans, Hispanics and women who are interested in the field of computer technology.

Google will be offering $10,000 a year to students planning on attending 4-year universities in fields related to computer science and computer engineering.

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Black Web 2.0 Reports:

Applicants should demonstrate leadership and a commitment to and passion for computer science and technology through involvement in their

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Al Sharpton Checks Gingrich Supporter Over Racism

By Daniel Woolsey

During the Florida primary coverage last night on MSNBC, Rev. Al Sharpton and Rick Tyler, a strategist for the Gingrich-backing super-PAC, Winning Our Future, entered into a heated exchange that covered topics from food stamps to black role models to the president singing.

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Check out the video of the heated exchange below and go to theGrio

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Feb 2, 2012 at 9:30 am

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New Birth Crowns Eddie Long “King” (VIDEO)

In a January 29 church service, Eddie Long is made king by Ralph Messer, who claims to be a Rabbi bringing torah truth to Christians.

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Feb 1, 2012 at 2:19 pm

Our History Makers: Editorial

Five Things Black People Learned From Don Cornelius

Like the rest of America, I was distraught over the death of the great Don Cornelius, creator of the legendary show, “Soul Train.” There will never be another one like him; for, he truly changed the Black entertainment landscape for all eternity. Here are five things that Black people can learn from the master of soul:

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Feb 1, 2012 at 10:29 am

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Letter From Former Slave To Slave Owner Goes Viral

A letter from a former slave, Jourdan Anderson to the man who owned him, Colonel P.H. Anderson has drawn a lot of attention in 1965 was posted on several sites and even became the top story at Yahoo News.

In the letter Jourdan Anderson offers a smart retort to P.H. Anderson’s request that he come back and work for his former slave master in Tennessee.

Here are some excerpts from the

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Jan 31, 2012 at 1:55 pm

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Go Brotha! Late Ebony Magazine Founder Gets Postage Stamp

By theGrio

From NBC Chicago: Publisher John H. Johnson, who created Ebony and Jet magazines, will be honored on this year’s Black Heritage stamp issued by the U.S. Postal Service.

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A Tuesday ceremony is planned in Johnson’s hometown of Arkansas City, where he lived until moving to Chicago with his family at age 15.

Johnson founded Johnson Publishing Co. on a $500 loan using his

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Jan 31, 2012 at 12:12 pm

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Black Republican Is Becoming Key Newt Gingrich Ally

By Donovan X. Ramsey

J.C. Watts, once perhaps the most famous black Republican in the country, has returned to politics in a surprising role: one of the most prominent supporters of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

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The former football star and Oklahoma representative, who retired from Congress in 2002, reemerged in December when he appeared on FOX News to endorse

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Jan 31, 2012 at 11:36 am

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Communion Day Catfight: Pastor’s Wife & Mistress Fight At Church

According to Action 5 News in Memphis, TN, Parishioners at New Salem Missionary Baptist Church watched as a brawl broke out right in the middle of service and now the police have launched an investigation.

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Jan 31, 2012 at 8:55 am

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GOP Working To Abolish State Income Tax

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A year after Republicans swept into office across the country, many have trained their sights on what has long been a fiscal conservative’s dream: the steep reduction or even outright elimination of state income taxes.

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The idea has circulated among academics and think-tank researchers

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Jan 30, 2012 at 12:30 pm

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Cop Posts Picture Of Teens With Guns Using Obama Shirt As Target

PHOENIX-Peoria, Ariz., police officer, Sgt. Pat Shearer, posted a picture of a group of teenagers holding guns, with one of them holding an Obama Hope T-shirt that appears to be full of bulletholes.

The picture also appeared on the page of a high school student and is being investigated by the secret service.

MSNBC reports:

Shearer, who said he would sacrifice his life for President Barack Obama, told ABC15 that he didn’t “think that

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Jan 27, 2012 at 12:00 pm

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N.J. Governor Draws Heat For Comparing Gay Rights To Civil Rights

New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie , is being criticized by Black leaders for comparing the Civil Rights movement to gay marriage in a recent statement where he said he would veto a gay marriage bill and called for a referendum.

Christie said, “I think people would have been happy to have a referendum on civil rights rather than fighting and dying in the streets in the South.”

The Huffington Post reports:

Newark Mayor Cory

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Jan 27, 2012 at 10:15 am

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It’s Official: Spike Lee Is A Hater

Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of a two-part opinion series on Spike Lee’s criticisms of the film industry and Tyler Perry’s complicated relationship with black moviegoers. Tomorrow’s column will focus on why Terrell Jermaine Starr feels Tyler Perry should be a director all independent film makers should emulate.

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Part 1

I wasn’t even a teenager in 1992 when the film “X,”

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Jan 26, 2012 at 5:57 pm

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Governor Points Finger In President Barack Obama’s Face!

After President Barack Obama landed at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, this is how he was greeted. Listen to the audio below from our sister-station’s “Rickey Smiley Morning Show” from Pastor Haynes.

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Jan 26, 2012 at 3:05 pm

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Black Leaders Say Gay Rights Don’t Belong On The Ballot

TRENTON, N.J.– Two of New Jersey’s most influential black leaders blasted Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday for proposing gay marriage be put to a popular vote in November, but the Republican governor insisted he’s offering a reasonable compromise amid his personal opposition to same-sex nuptials.

Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver and Newark Mayor Cory Booker said in separate

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The medical examiner was able to identify English through the dental records her family provided. English, a bank teller, had been missing since late December, but a

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