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This Week's Top 10 News Stories From Africa

Africa.com | June 3, 2012

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This week, we're reading about the conviction of the once-powerful warlord Charles Taylor after his sentencing for war crimes. We're also looking at the work...

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George Zimmerman Back In Sanford To Surrender, Lawyer Says

AP | KYLE HIGHTOWER and MIKE SCHNEIDER | June 3, 2012

Read More: George Zimmerman Bond, George Zimmerman Bond Revoked, George Zimmerman, George Zimmerman Trial, Trayvon Martin Case

SANFORD, Fla. — George Zimmerman has returned to Florida and will turn himself in to authorities by Sunday's deadline after a judge revoked his bond...

Natural Hair Short Documentary Fim 'Transition' By Zina Saro-Wiwa (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | June 3, 2012

This past week the NYT.com posted an Op-Ed piece and short film "Transition" by the British Nigerian filmmaker, writer and reporter Zina Saro-Wiwa. Zina decided...

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Allen West: Obama 'Desperate' After Dismal Jobs Report

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | June 2, 2012

Read More: 2012 Election, Jobs Report, President Barack Obama, Allen West, Allen West Obama, Barack Obama 2012, Elections 2012, May Jobs Report, Obama, Unemployment, Video

Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) criticized Obama after Friday morning's jobs report fell far below expectations, saying the numbers will make the president a “desperate person."...

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Obama Embraces John McCain To Draw Contrast With Mitt Romney Ahead Of 2012 Election

AP | JULIE PACE | June 2, 2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama seems to think that the world of politics would be better if someone like John McCain were running for the...

Minimum Wage For Restaurant Servers Remains Stagnant For 20 Years Under Industry Lobbying

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | June 2, 2012

Rebecca Williams has waited tables, on and off, for 30 years. A lot has changed since her first stint in the business ended in the...

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Florida Voter Purge Will Continue, Defying Federal Warning

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | June 3, 2012

Read More: Voting Rights Act, Black Voters, Elections 2012, Florida, Florida Voter Purge, Hispanics, Immigrant, Latino, Latino Voters

Florida will defy a federal warning to stop purging people the state suspects aren't U.S. citizens from voter registration rolls. Despite a Justice Department letter,...

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George Zimmerman Credibility May Be Issue In Trayvon Martin Case

AP | KYLE HIGHTOWER and MIKE SCHNEIDER | June 2, 2012

Read More: George Zimmerman Bond, George Zimmerman Bond Revoked, George Zimmerman Credibility, Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin Case

SANFORD, Fla. — The credibility of Trayvon Martin's shooter could become an issue at trial after a Florida judge said that George Zimmerman and his...

Mitt Romney's Record On Affirmative Action In Massachusetts

AP | ANDREW MIGA | June 2, 2012

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WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney scuttled the Massachusetts government's long-standing affirmative action policies with a few strokes of his pen on a sleepy holiday six months...

Idris Elba Talks 'Prometheus,' 'No Good Deed,' And More

Black Film | June 1, 2012

Read More: Idris Elba, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Idris Elba Prometheus

Coming out on June 8th is the one of the most anticipated films of the year, Ridley Scott's long-awaited sci-fi thriller, 'Prometheus.' It's been nearly...