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August 2009
August 31, 2009 - Kennedy funeral: Great legislator, 'giving heart'
Pres. Barack Obama led the nation Saturday in mourning celebrating the impact of Edward M. Kennedy.
August 31, 2009 - Pres. Obama Declares This Week as HBCU Week
Yesterday, Pres. Obama issued a proclamation declaring Aug. 30th through Sept. 5th as National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week.
August 31, 2009 - 4 Years After Katrina, "Magnolia" Housing Project Families Get Ready for Homecoming
Beginning this December, about 90 New Orleans families displaced from the CJ Peete housing project (popularly called the Magnolia projects), will get to come home.
August 31, 2009 - High-ranking Black Dem in Hot Seat
Harlem Democrat Charles Rangel is being investigated after failing to reports hundreds of thousands of dollars in income and assets on his financial disclosure forms between 2002 and 2006.
August 31, 2009 - Cheney Not Happy With Holder's Decision to Investigate CIA Officials
Officials from the Bush administration this week entered the debate over national security.
August 31, 2009 - Colo. State Suspends Sorority After Alleged Hazing
Colorado State University has withdrawn recognition of a Zeta Phi Beta sorority after an investigation into several alleged incidents of hazing.
August 31, 2009 - BMW Keeps Certain Ads From Black Media
Rev. Jesse Jackson wants to figure out why BMW issued a "Non Urban Dictate (NUD)" (a.k.a. no ad spots in urban media) for an advertising campaign.
August 31, 2009 - Chris Brown Talks To Larry King
Chris Brown sat down with Larry King for his first interview since his Feb. 8 arrest for brutally beating ex-girlfriend Rihanna.
August 31, 2009 - Los Angeles wildfire forces thousands from homes
A wildfire in the heavily populated Los Angeles foothills threatened 10,000 homes, and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger warned residents to heed evacuation orders.
August 31, 2009 - Kidnap victim's daughters' lives seemed normal
Jaycee Dugard was kidnapped 18 years ago in South Lake Tahoe, California, had two children with her captor, and helped manage his small printing company.
August 31, 2009 - Guess What? Her Size Matters Too
Surprisingly, a woman’s ease of orgasm may boil down to her own measurements and not his.
August 31, 2009 - Study: Marijuana High Robs Men of Sexual High
A study of 8,656 Australian men found that those who smoked marijuana daily had more trouble reaching orgasm than nonsmokers.
August 31, 2009 - Forest Service Issues Racist Warning, Critics Say
Officials for the U.S. Forest Service, which have been in a war against marijuana growers in Colorado’s national forests, cautioned people to beware of campers who eat tortillas, drink Tecate beer and play Spanish music.
August 31, 2009 - Stimulus Checks Went to Prison Inmates
The federal government sent about 3,900 economic stimulus payments of $250 each this spring to prison inmates.
August 31, 2009 - Fla. police lure fugitives with stimulus checks
The suspects were asked to call a hot line and set up an appointment to pickup a check from an auditorium where "South Florida Stimulus Coalition" banners hung.
August 31, 2009 - Police: Detroit man stole woman's car on 1st date
A first date went from bad to worse when a Detroit man skipped out on the restaurant bill, then stole his date's car.
August 31, 2009 - Man racks up $23 quadrillion bills at the gas pump
A New Hampshire man swiped his debit card for fuel and a pack of cigarettes at a service station and got far more than he had bargained for.
August 28, 2009 - Documents: Marijuana found in search of Jackson's bedroom
The first search of Michael Jackson's bedroom a day after his death found marijuana, skin-bleaching and hair-growing ointments, anti-insomnia pills and empty bottles of several anti-anxiety drugs, according to court documents unsealed Thursday.
August 28, 2009 - Ted Kennedy Arrives at JFK Library as Thousands Pay Their Respects
Amid thousands of mourners, a military honor guard carried the body of Sen. Ted Kennedy into the Boston library named for his slain brother Thursday evening, where he will lie in repose for the next two days.
August 28, 2009 - Race-Based Protests Directed At Obama Continue To Rise
Race-based attacks and criticism of President Obama have been on the rise during August, and they're not just happening at health care town hall protests.
August 28, 2009 - California Garage Sale: State Holds Giant Garage Sale To Raise Funds
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is hoping that the "Great California Garage Sale" will turn government clutter like surplus prison uniforms and office furniture into cash to bulk up the state's depleted finances.
August 28, 2009 - Swine Flu Sends More Blacks, Hispanics to Hospital
Swine flu was four times more likely to send blacks and Hispanics to the hospital than whites, according to a study in Chicago that offers one of the first looks at how the virus has affected different racial groups.
August 28, 2009 - Kidnapped Girl found after 18 years
From the time she was an 11-year-old, blue-eyed, freckle-faced blonde until she was a 29-year-old woman with two children, Jaycee Dugard was kept locked away in a backyard compound of sheds and tarps by a couple police say abducted her.
August 28, 2009 - Beyonce Is Billboard's Woman Of The Year
Beyonce will be honored by the industry publication at its annual Women in Music event, on Oct. 2 in NYC.
August 28, 2009 - All Aboard 'Soul Train' – The Movie
Warner Bros. is on track to produce a feature film based on the classic TV show “Soul Train”.
August 28, 2009 - TV One To Air “Live From Essence Fest”
TV One is presenting highlights from the Essence Music Festival this Sunday (Aug. 30) at 8PM via "TV One Night Only: Live From the Essence Music Festival."
August 28, 2009 - Naked man hijacks bus carrying students
An angry, naked man commandeered a school bus full of teenage students Thursday in Atlanta.
August 28, 2009 - 'John schools' in Nashville try to change attitudes about paid sex
The John School is a program for men who tried to buy a prostitute's services and were caught by police.
August 28, 2009 - Stun-Gun Packing Granny Goes on Robbery Spree
A grandmother of three robbed two different stores in Largo, Fla., with a stun-gun, going so far as to zap one of the employees.
August 28, 2009 - Reporter Gets Hit by a Mean “Hoe”
Camera crews kept rolling while being chased by an angry grandma with a garden hoe.
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