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The Black Report Team

• Illinois police agency investigating Farrakhan son
• Will the Bush library whitewash Hurricane Katrina?
• Obama fundraising In Texas ahead of Bush library opening
• Red Cross: At least 187 killed in Nigeria violence
• Mayoral candidate, admits to past as a prostitute
• Lawmakers free slaves in New Hampshire
• NAACP chief: A GOP path to Black votes
• Uganda: If a woman wears a miniskirt, we will arrest her’
• Black pastors take gun control into their own hands
• Obama: Michelle has often been like a single mother
• Detroit dollar stores mock Black customers on social media
• Many U.S. Blacks eager to take part in medical research
• Rapper Trina’s brother fatally shot, man arrested

• Obama: Boston capture closes chapter in tragedy
• TMZ tweet ‘bomb suspect heavy into hip hop’ angers many
• CNN’s John King: ‘What I am not is racist’
• Hadiya Pendleton’s father blasts senate for gun vote
• Officials: At least 185 killed in Nigeria attack
• Black Caucus troubled by Senate plan to replace ‘diversity’ visas
• Half of Black students in Maryland attend segregated schools
• Buying Black: Too much money flows out of the Black community
• Economic disparity still hampers Black success
• Lawmakers walk out on race-selective abortion debate
• Black women may gain more weight with contraceptives
• Ophthalmologists urge Black seniors to get routine eye exams
• Lauryn Hill sued for eviction from mansion

• Obama push for gun controls reaches dead end
• Mississippi man charged with threatening Obama
• Sharpton: CNN report on ‘dark-skinned’ suspect ‘shameful’
• ‘Dark-skinned male’ report highlights errors
• More than 20 killed in South Sudan violence
• Mandela company dispute heats up
• Donations from Africans abroad outpace aid
• Black male teachers: Becoming extinct?
• A crowdfunding site for Black entrepreneurs
• Griner on her sexuality: ‘I’m out and I’m fine’
• ‘Mahogany’ remake: Who should replace Diana Ross?
• Robin Roberts hospitalized again; resting at home
• Jay-Z and Beyonce named to Time 100 ‘most influential’

• Officer fired for bringing Trayvon Target to gun range
• Georgia Governor won’t endorse integrated prom
• Obama earned less in 2012, pays $112k in taxes
• Did Jay-Z go too far with his Obama rap on Cuba?
• Melissa Harris-Perry stands by controversial ad
• 42′ hits home run at box office
• AKA lawsuit takes interesting turn
• King’s ‘Birmingham Jail’ letter response arrives after 50 years
• Medgar Evers to be remembered 50 years after death
• Will ‘Rainbow Nation’ die once Mandela is gone?
• Has America historically shut its doors to African immigrants?
• Are our babies getting too much salt?
• Rick Ross makes official apology for ‘offensive’ lyrics

• Michelle Obama returns to Chicago to condemn gun violence
• Black lawmakers oppose elements of the president’s reforms
• Obama urged to pick Black woman to lead SBA
• National Urban League report finds Blacks have a lot of work to do
• Rand Paul reaches out to Black voters at Howard University
• Ben Carson withdraws as Johns Hopkins commencement speaker
• Report: Black college students need financial aid classes
• George Zimmerman’s mother lashes out at the media
• Toure defends MSNBC’s all-white primetime lineup
• Reebok drops Rick Ross following rape lyric controversy
• NAACP joins fight against segregated prom
• China pulls ‘Django Unchained’ on day of premiere
• Jeremiah Wright’s Daughter Charged With Fraud

• Obama approves sending U.S. military aid to Somalia
• Office of Minority Health seeks to improve Black lives
• Jesse Jackson Jr. successor faces difficult road In U.S. House
• Chicago to pay $55K to tasered pregnant woman
• Africa Oil eyes commercial finds in Kenya
• Kenya to swear in president facing trial in The Hague
• Beyonce, Jay-Z Cuba visit had U.S. Treasury Department OK
• Sarah Palin attacks Melissa Harris-Perry
• More Project 21 criticism of the Congressional Black Caucus
• How America built the racial wealth gap
• Intimacy intervention: ‘My white husband uses racial slurs in bed’
• Mother fights for daughter’s right to Black Barbie-themed birthday
• Antoine Fuqua: ‘I don’t think Hollywood is racist’

• President Obama: Let’s make a (deficit) deal
• Has President Obama done enough for Black Americans?
• Michelle Obama slips up, calls herself ‘single mother’
• Obama in hot seat over ‘best-looking’ remark
• Africa hungry for homegrown online content
• Africa’s rise pays out dividends for democracy
• Ala. lawmakers vote to pardon the Scottsboro Boys
• Fraternity raises awareness about human trafficking
• Magic Johnson speaks out on gay son coming out
• Black lawmakers may hold key on gay marriage in Illinois
• Bikini model: I’m a faithful Muslim
• Halle Berry pregnant with second child: It’s a boy!
• Beyonce, Jay-Z turn heads in Havana

• Obama Unveils White House Brain-Mapping Project
• Bob Johnson: Obama Could Easily Appoint Blacks to Cabinet
• Mandela Has Family Visitors in 5th Day in Hospital
• Tukwini Mandela Talks Wine and Family Heritage
• Stress Fractures May Be Cause of Ware’s Broken Leg
• What Does the NCAA Owe Kevin Ware?
• Human Traffic: Africa’s Lost Boys
• AEG Live to Put Michael Jackson on Trial in Own Death
• Does Racial Bias Feed the School-to-Prison Pipeline?
• In the Philippines, Wife Honors the Legacy of Reginald Lewis
• Two Women College Presidents Leave Strong Legacies
• Talib Kweli: Rick Ross Is A Misguided 40-Year-Old
• Diddy Ranks no. 1 on Forbes’ List of Hip-Hop’s Richest

• Obama Walks to Easter Service at Nearby Church
• Nelson Mandela’s Condition Improving, Doctors Say
• Obama Sends Well Wishes to Nelson Mandela
• No Continent Has Greater Potential than Africa: Barack Obama
• Clashes Kill 2 in Western Kenyan After Election Verdict
• MLK’s Family Says Foundation Can’t Use King’s Name
• Black Men Continue to Lead in Hypertension Statistics
• Robert Zimmerman’s Misguided Trayvon Comments
• Study: Facebook is Being Used to Spread Racism
• Martin on CNN: Execs ‘Not Enamored’ of Strong Minorities
• CBS Halts Replays of Basketball Player’s Injury
• Kobe Bryant Expects to Make Retirement Decision Over Summer
• Mekhi Phifer Marries Reshelet Barnes