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CHARGES PENDING IN SHANIYA DAVIS CASE: Mario Andrette McNeill will be charged with murder and rape of 5-year-old. (Video)
*Updating the sad case of Shaniya Davis, murder and rape charges will be filed against a North Carolina man in the death of the 5-year-old, police said Thursday. Read Full Story

EXPLOSIVES FOUND OUTSIDE T.I.'S RECORD LABEL: Molotov Cocktails were removed by a SWAT team; no suspects at press time.
*Two Molotov Cocktails were found outside the Atlanta building that houses T.I.'s record label Grand Hustle, reports MyFox Atlanta 5. Read Full Story

OBAMA MEETS WITH HALF BROTHER IN CHINA: Mark Ndesandjo last saw the president in January at Obama's inauguration.
*President Barack Obama met briefly with a half brother who lives in China and who recently wrote a semi-autobiographical novel about the abusive Kenyan father they share, reports the Associated Press. Read Full Story

SHOCKING DETROIT MURDER: Father executes son for inappropriate touching of 3-year-old half sister.
*(From the Detroit News) Highland Park -- A 37-year-old man was arraigned today in 30th District Court after being accused of shooting his teenage son execution-style while the boy pleaded for his life. Read Full Story

DISGRACED NEWARK PASTOR PLEADS GUILTY: Admits stealing $160K from parishioners
*After bilking Newark parishioners out of nearly $160,000, disgraced Pentecostal bishop Steven Parrott pleaded guilty to misconduct by a corporate official, New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram announced Friday. Read Full Story

ARMY MOM REFUSES DEPLOYMENT OVER CHILD CARE: Alexis Hutchinson may face charges after no one could take in her infant son.
*A single Army mom could face criminal charges after she skipped her deployment flight to Afghanistan because, she said, no one was available to care for her infant son while she was overseas, the Associated Press reported. Read Full Story

EUR HEALTH REPORT: Racial Discrimination Threatens Mental Health of African American Women
*A new study by Florida State University finds that racial discrimination leaves African American women more susceptible to depression and threatens their mental health. Read Full Story

FAMILY FRIENDLY FILMS & DQ ENT. MAKE GLOBAL HOOKUP: Align with India based animation studios for the 'Land of Boo'
*Woodland Hills, CA -- Family Friendly Films Animation LLC., Blackmon Entertainment and DQ Entertainment, Hyderabad India joined global forces recently with the signing of ... Read Full Story

BLACKS AT HIGHER RISK OF PROSTATE FALSE POSITIVES: Elevated levels of a hormone in some black men cause high PSA levels in healthy individuals.
*New research by the University of Washington found about 20 percent of black men have elevated parathyroid hormone levels, compared to about 10 percent of white men – which means blacks have twice the risk of being recommended for unneeded biopsy and treatment for prostrate cancer. Read Full Story

THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Now Oprah Needs Palin
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson / Hutchinsonreport@aol.com
*In September, 2008, Oprah Winfrey was the reigning queen of daytime TV chatter. She flatly said no to any talk about then Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin gracing her set. Read Full Story

BLACK COP WAS REAL HERO AT FORT HOOD: Mike Todd fired shots that took down shooter after Kimberly Munley was seriously wounded.
*Sgt. Kimberly D. Munley has been hailed as a hero for shooting down the alleged Fort Hood gunman Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan on Nov. 5, but a new interview with Senior Sgt. Mark Todd, and a separate eyewitness account, tell a different story. Read Full Story

'LITTLE ROCK NINE' SAFE HOME ON DISPLAY: Tours available at house where students took refuge in 1957.
*The nine black students who confronted angry white mobs as they integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957 took solace each day at the home of Daisy and L.C. Bates. Read Full Story

CONGRESSWOMAN UNDER EXAMINATION: Maxine Waters joins growing list of black Congress members being investigated.
*California Representative Maxine Waters - one of the most progressive members of Congress - has joined the growing list of Black members of Congress being investigated for possible violations by the House Ethics Committee. Read Full Story

IN THE CASE OF MITRICE RICHARDSON: Black People: It's Time to Nut Up or Shut Up!
*On any other occasion, had the Los Angeles Police Department arrested and booked a young Black female and then let her go in the middle of the night without her purse, car, or cell phone, in the middle of nowhere never to be seen again-Black people would be screaming off with their heads. Read Full Story

EUR BOOK LOOK: 'Step Out on Nothing: How Faith and Family Helped Me Conquer Life's Challenges' (by Byron Pitts)
*Earlier this year, Byron Pitts became the heir apparent to Ed Bradley's coveted spot on 60 Minutes when he was named a contributing correspondent to the long-running, television newsmagazine. Read Full Story

TWO HARLEM STREETS HONOR CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS: A. Philip Randolph Blvd. and W. E. B. DuBois Ave. introduced Saturday.
*On Saturday, two streets in Harlem were renamed in honor of civil rights leaders who have ties to the area: A. Philip Randolph and W. E. B. DuBois. Read Full Story

DC SNIPER EXECUTED: John Allen Muhammad put away for senseless killings.
*John Allen Muhammad, the mastermind behind the sniper attacks that left 10 dead, was executed Tuesday as relatives of the victims watched, reliving the killing spree that terrorized the Washington, D.C., area for three weeks in October 2002. Read Full Story

BLACK ACTIVIST GROUP PROTESTS BARACK OBAMA: Black is Back coalition believes president is 'white power in black face.'
*Labeling Barack Obama as "white power in black face," a group of about200 African-Americans marched on the White House Saturday to protest policies of the first black US president, and demand an end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, reports AFP. Read Full Story

EUR SPECIAL REPORT: Rise in Blacks Turning to Islam Appears to Spark Law Enforcement Attacks
*The recent raid on a Detroit area warehouse and the killing of African American Muslim cleric Lugman Ameen Abdullah during a shootout have helped to bring to light two closely related trends in American society. Read Full Story