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Is Being Nice Considered Weak in the Black Community?
Kendra Koger , Madame Noire
Have you ever woken up, the sun was shining, birds were chirping, heck birds even helped you get dressed that morning like you were in a Disney film, and life just felt good? With each step toward your destination your heart grew lighter.
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NATIONAL HEADLINES
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Mary Mary Debuts New Reality Show for WEtv
Tonya Pendleton, BlackAmericaWeb.com
Mary Mary may be gospel stars, but don’t think they have perfect lives. That’s the basis of their brand new reality show “Mary Mary” on WeTV. Let’s start with their parents – who’ve been married and divorced from each other three times.
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You Won the Lottery? Stay Anonymous
Patricia Wood, CNN
It's happened again. A multimillion dollar jackpot is won and I can't help but feel a touch of sympathy and admiration for the winners. Especially the three from Maryland.
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Student Loans, the Debt Bomb
Michelle Singletary , The Washington Post
Come graduation time next month, there will be many grandparents - many with student loans themselves - sitting at the ceremonies for their grandchildren, who will leave college with their own education loans.
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'Straight Outta Compton': F. Gary Gray To Direct NWA Biopic
Christopher Rosen , The Huffington Post
"Straight Outta Compton" has found a director. It was announced on Tuesday that F. Gary Gray had beaten out names like John Singleton ("Boyz N The Hood"), George Tillman Jr. ("Notorious") and Elgin James ("Little Birds").
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EDITORIALS
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GOP Has Embraced Extremism as a Virtue
Leonard Pitts Jr., MiamiHerald.com
Meet Nathan Fletcher, candidate for mayor of San Diego. He will lose, at least if the polls are right. But he has raised a minor stir through a video posted online a few days back.
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Killing Our Character
Stephanie Robinson , BlackAmericaWeb.com
So, of course, last week was the anniversary of the assassination of human rights icon, Martin Luther King, Jr., who was taken from us 44 years ago on that tragic day in Memphis…
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