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Former NBA Player Melvin Turner Commits Suicide

Former University of Kentucky standout Melvin Turpin was found this week in his home dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The coroner's report confirmed that Turner committed suicide but released no further details. Turpin was a star for the Kentucky basketball team from 1980 to 1984. The team was heavily favored to win the national championship in 1984, but had it taken in an upset by Georgetown University and Patrick Ewing. The 6-foot-11 Turpin led the team to three straight SEC...

Usain Bolt Fights Injury To Win 100-Meter Race

Olympic and world racing champ Usain Bolt is in Lausanne, Switzerland this week for the Athletissma track meet. Although he had to pull out of the 200-meter race earlier this week because of an injury to his Achilles tendon, on Thursday, Bolt returned to the track to race in the 100-meter sprint and beat fellow Jamaican Yohan Blake with a time of 9.82 seconds. Bolt told the Associated Press that even though his tendon was still a bit painful, he still plans to race against Blake again next week...

Kenny Anderson, Who Retired from NBA Broke, to Graduate from College

On the basketball court, Kenny Anderson was known for astounding cat-quick moves that would take him from a sea of bigger defenders in the paint to two points in the blink of an eye. And in many ways, his personal story of beating financial ruin to graduate from college this Saturday - more than 20 years removed from his glory days on the basketball court - is no less remarkable. Anderson, 39, holds a special place in the hearts of New York City–area basketball fans not only for his on-court skills,...

Right-Wing Hate Groups on Rise in America

A plot to kill police officers in Michigan, along with racist and homophobic attacks on members of Congress, is among the painful recent reminders that hatred is still far too prevalent in America. Law-enforcement officials carried out recent raids in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio that resulted in the arrest of nine members of Hutaree, a so-called Christian militia based in Michigan. According to an indictment, the members discussed luring a police officer to his death by making a false 911 call,...

The First Women Business Center To Open In East Orange's Inner City

With unemployment still at an all time high in New Jersey, people are turning to entrepreneurship as another source of income. Ms. Boss International, my entrepreneur and marketing training company, helps women start and grow their own businesses. Although our main focus is women, we do help men who want to start a business as well. So our doors are open to all. Times are still tough right now and people still have to take care of their families. Our goal at The Ms. Boss Business Center is to...

National Medical Association Names Kweisi Mfume as Its New Executive Leader

Civil Rights Leader to Tackle Health Disparities and Promote Health Policy Priorities Washington, DC -- Former U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume will take the helm of the nation's oldest and largest medical association representing the interests of more than 30,000 physicians of African descent and their patients, effective March 29, 2010. A seasoned elected official and prominent civil rights advocate, Mr. Mfume will bring his considerable experience working across organizations to help further...

Charter school in tough neighborhood gets all its seniors into college

Charter school in tough neighborhood gets all its seniors into college Chicago, IL---Urban Prep Academy senior Keith Greer, along with his classmates, celebrates the news they will receive a free prom in Chicago because 100 percent of the graduating class was accepted into 4-year colleges or universities. The entire senior class at Chicago's only public all-male, all-African-American high school has been accepted to four-year colleges. At last count, the 107 seniors had earned spots at 72...