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May Jobless Rate Remains Unchanged—Except for Blacks
Originally published June 14, 2013

The recently released jobs report for May 2013 signifies the “ongoing slog” in the U.S. labor market, economists say.more More Arrow
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U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin
U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin to Retire in July
by Zenitha Prince
June 14, 2013 - U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin has announced her plans to resign from her post as “America’s doctor” in July.more More Arrow

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama.
President, First Lady to Kick Off Three-Country Tour of Africa
by AFRO Staff
June 14, 2013 - The first couple’s summer vacation will include a trip back to the motherland, according to the White House, as President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama embark on a three-country tour of Africa in late June and early July.more More Arrow

Press gather outisde the hospital, unseen, in Pretoria, South Africa where it is believed that former president Nelson Mandela was hospitalized with a recuring lunch infection early Saturday, June 8, 2013. A presidential statement said that Mandela was in a serious but stable condition.
South Africa: Mandela Taken to Hospital
by Christopher Torchia
June 08, 2013 - JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African President Nelson Mandela is in "serious but stable" condition after being taken to a hospital to be treated for a lung infection, the government said Saturday, prompting an outpouring of concern from admirers of a man who helped to end white racist rule.more More Arrow

In this Feb. 20, 2013 file photo, former Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. arrives at federal in Washington. Prosecutors are recommending four years in prison for Jackson following his guilty plea this year on criminal charges that he engaged in a scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items. The government is also recommending that Jackson be ordered to pay $750,000 in restitution to the campaign, and forfeit $750,000.
Gov't Recommends 4 Years for Jesse Jackson Jr.
by Associated Press
June 07, 2013 - WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors Friday recommended four years in prison for former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., following his guilty plea this year on criminal charges that he engaged in a scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items.more More Arrow

DNA sampling at the time of an arrest. www.nij.gov
Supreme Court OK’s DNA Sampling During Arrests
by Krishana Davis
June 05, 2013 - Civil rights experts and privacy advocates say the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision to approve DNA sampling during arrests for “serious” crimes will disproportionately impact minorities.more More Arrow

Former President Bill Clinton, second from right, stands with, from left, Attorney General Eric Holder, Myrlie Evers-Williams, the widow of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers, and Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., following the 50th anniversary remembrance ceremony of Evers' death, Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.
Arlington National Cemetery Event Honors Civil Rights Martyr Medgar Evers
by Zachary Lester
June 05, 2013 - Medgar Evers served his country in the U.S. Army in World War II and returned to his home state of Mississippi to do battle against discrimination and segregation. He was recognized around the country for his efforts and hated by racists determined to keep Blacks from attaining the rights they deserved as citizens.more More Arrow

James Everett Dutschke www.mugshot.com
Mississippi Man Indicted in Obama & Others Poisoned Letters Case
by Holbrook Mohr
June 03, 2013 - JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a Mississippi man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and other officials, according to an indictment made public Monday.more More Arrow

Trayvon Martin
Zimmerman’s Team will Seek to Discredit Trayvon Martin
by George E. Curry
May 29, 2013 - WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Whether George Zimmerman goes on trial as scheduled June 10 for killing Trayvon Martin or he gets the 6-week delay requested by his lawyer, it is clear from court filings that part of the defense strategy involves depicting the 17-year-old dead Black youth as a troublemaker and pot head.more More Arrow

Angela Smith, of Kettering, Ohio, spells the word
Spelling Bee Begins with 1st-ever Vocabulary Test
by Associated Press
May 29, 2013 - Jae Canetti said he screamed "No!" when he learned the National Spelling Bee would be introducing a vocabulary test. He started changing the way he prepared, studying definitions of words on the bus ride to school each day.more More Arrow

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