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Britain's 'Mau Mau rebellion involvement' uncovered ahead of High Court case Thousands of documents detailing Britain’s involvement in the bloody Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya have been unearthed ahead of a High Court case this week...

Understanding Red Lobster’s Popularity Among Black Diners April 05, 2011 08:07 AM by Steven Barboza Why is Red Lobster so popular, particularly among African Americans? The chain – a key brand of multi-chain operator Darden Restaurants, which serves 400 million meals each year and has $7...

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LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles police are looking for two men who beat and critically injured a San Francisco Giants fan in the Dodger Stadium parking lot after the opening day game. Sgt. Sanford Rosenberg says two men in Dodgers clothing followed three men in Giants gear as they walked to their...

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Justice Department launches civil-rights probe of Seattle Police Department By CASEY MCNERTHNEY SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF The U.S. Department of Justice is launching a formal civil rights investigation of the Seattle Police Department following several high-profile violent incidents, federal...

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Yes, tax the Super Rich. Tax them now. Before the other 99% rise up, trigger a new American Revolution, a meltdown and the Great Depression 2. Revolutions build over long periods — to critical mass, a flash point. Then they ignite suddenly, unpredictably. Like Egypt, started on a young Google...

“More African American men are in prison or jail, on probation or parole than were enslaved in 1850, before the Civil War began,” Michelle Alexander told a standing room only house at the Pasadena Main Library this past Wednesday, the first of many jarring points she made in a...

CBS Pulls Showtime Content From Netflix Effort to Reduce Netflix Influence Continues http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/CBS-Pulls-Showtime-Content-From-Netflix-113376 With Hulu essentially a timid extension of the cable industry, Netflix is about as disruptive as you're currently going to get...

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Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya: beware the lies of March http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/mar/20/libya-iraq In 1999 and 2003 this was the very week Britain went to war – or, as the government put it, liberate people and protect civilians It's March, the sun is shining and spring is just...

Race and Arab Nationalism in Libya by BAR executive editor Glen Ford ”The Sudanese, the Chadians were massacred. We saw it ourselves.” U.S. corporate media are sure about certain things in Libya, and admit total ignorance of others – which makes for an uninspiring mix. They are sure that...

Snake dies from silicone poisoning after biting model's breast during photoshoot It should have been an alluring photoshoot between two of nature's beautiful creatures as a model wrapped herself in a snake. But surgically enhanced Israeli model Orit Fox got more than she bargained for when...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/08/BAHE1I6UQ7.DTL SAN FRANCISCO -- The thief pulled the heist with panache and was gone in a flash, but will he get the cash? Most likely not, investigators are saying with somewhat bemused - though still serious - shakes of their heads...

'Wire' actress among 30 arrested in Md. drug raids BALTIMORE – Police in Baltimore say an actress who appeared on the HBO series "The Wire" was among dozens of people arrested in an early morning drug raid. Police say Felicia "Snoop" Pearson, who played a killer of the same name on the hit...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- A Shawnee Mission West High school teacher has been placed on administrative leave while police investigate allegations of misconduct. Students KCTV5 spoke with said the incident was a bit of a distraction at school Monday. When reports about a school teacher's alleged...

Georgia Parents Pimped Teen Daughter for Minivan Payments http://www.aolnews.com/2011/03/02/georgia-parents-pimped-teen-daughter-for-minivan-payments/ A central Georgia couple has pleaded guilty to having their 14-year-old daughter engage in sex with a man so that they would not have to make...

LIBYA: Rebels execute black immigrants while forces kidnap others http://somalilandpress.com/libya-rebels-execute-black-immigrants-while-forces-kidnap-others-20586 Comments (5) ADDIS ABABA — While much of the world’s attention is focusing on crude oil prices and the Libyan pipelines in the...