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Sports
February 8, 2012 - Coppin State senior guard Tony Gallo earned his second Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Week award this season as he shared the award with Ray Willis of North Carolina Central, the league announced on Monday.
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Howard Track and Field Tunes Up for MEAC Championship Meet- Friendship Collegiate Announces 19 Players Receiving Full Scholarships to Play Football
- Coppin State Delivers an 88-86 Heartbreaker to Morgan State
- AFRO Sports Desk Faceoff: Mayweather/Pacquiao: Which Side Deserves the Money Split?
- Giants Snatch Super Bowl from Patriots, Again!
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Arts & Entertainment
February 6, 2012 - British hip-hop artist M.I.A.'s obscene gesture in the Super Bowl halftime show is prompting apologies from NBC and the NFL. But it isn't immediately registering as a moment that viewers latched on to.
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News from Around the Web
January 7, 2012 - Island New Prime Minister Declares Jamaica an Independent Republic
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Opinion
February 2, 2012 - When Governor O'Malley introduced the Civil Marriage Protection Act of 2012, faith leaders from many denominations enthusiastically stood by him in support. As ordained ministers, we do as well.more
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- Howard Falls to Savannah State, 71-50; Still Winless in 2012
- Wizards Weekly-6: Washington Drops Four Straight
- Wizards Weekly--5: Saunders Out, Wittman to the Rescue
- AFRO Sports Desk Faceoff: Mayweather/Pacquiao: Which Side Deserves the Money Split?
- HBCU ‘Equality’ Lawsuit: Black Notables, Former HBCU Presidents and Students Pack Courtroom
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AFRO Briefs
What CNN Commentator Roland Martin considered innocent tweets during the Super Bowl have not only drawn the consternation of the Gay and Lesbian Alliancemore
The National Bar Association (NBA) has appointed Demetris W. Cheatham the first female executive director in the Association’s 87-year history.more
A gay rights group is calling for the ousting of CNN analyst Roland Martin after they said the news host posted offensive Tweets about an H&M underwear ad during the Super Bowl. more
On this, the 12th annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, I remember my
sister-in-law’s fight with the disease. Tragically, she did not win that fight – she left behind a devastated husband and five-year old daughter.more
sister-in-law’s fight with the disease. Tragically, she did not win that fight – she left behind a devastated husband and five-year old daughter.more
Funeral services for Libby Clark, a trailblazing Black female journalist, food and religion writer for the Los Angeles Sentinel for 50 years and editor of the “Black Family Reunion Cookbook” were held Jan. 30 in Los Angeles. She was 94.more
Following in the footsteps of technology titans such as Google and Microsoft, Facebook has decided to go public and make stock in the social networking company available to those who can afford the hefty price tag.more
Some key figures from the civil rights community will play a key role in funeral services for Cleveland Donald Jr., one of the first African Americans to graduate from the University of Mississippi and a veteran of the civil rights battles that helped topple barriers to integration in that state.more
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation Feb. 3 reversed its decision to sever funding for Planned Parenthood and issued a public apology for appearing to be driven by politics.more
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing appears to have made significant progress in hopes of staving off a state takeover of the city with a tentative deal with half of the city’s unions.more
Indiana became the latest state to create a law weakening unions after Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) signed a “right to work” law in what Republican lawmakers say will bring jobs to the state.more
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Health
Honey. Snookums. Sugar Pie. Baby. Pet names for lovers have been an accepted—even encouraged—part of the vocabulary between couples. But, a groundbreaking book suggests that pet names, among other symptoms of familiarity, can breed boredom in the bedroom, sounding a death knell for relationships.more
An overweight actor from Los Angeles is speaking out against the New York City Health Department after he says the agency unjustly altered an image of him turning a fully-limbed man into a legless man for an advertisement about diabetes.more
A new tuition-free, day-long program hopes to encourage more African-American students to consider and pursue medical school.more
The D.C. Council has approved emergency legislation that would limit the number of medical marijuana cultivation centers to six to be located in any of the city’s eight wards, The Washington Post reported Jan. 17.more
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