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Hit List Found at Michigan School Targets Black Students - Security was ramped up at Port Huron Northern High School in Michigan Tuesday after a hit list found on the wall of the boys’ bathroom reportedly threatened eight Black students. The note reportedly contained a racial slur and warned that something would happen on March 29. The school’s principal denounced the threats in a letter to parents, and authorities continue to investigate to find out who is behind the list. (Photo: PHHS Website)

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Chris Brown Boosts Ratings for DWTS - A week after his outburst at ABC’s “Good Morning America” threatened to derail his comeback for good, singer Chris Brown wowed the Dancing With the Stars audience on Tuesday’s show and brought the network 19 million viewers. That number is over 30 percent higher than it was on the same week last year. (Photo: ABC/ADAM TAYLOR)

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Black Lawmaker Sort of Supports Uncle Luke’s Bid - Former 2 Live Crew rapper Luther Campbell, who is running for mayor of Miami-Dade County, recently got some supportive words from a Black lawmaker and fellow Floridian. When informed of “Uncle Luke’s” candidacy Tuesday night, Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Florida) praised Campbell, saying he’s done a lot for the community and that it’d be a good thing if he motivated rap fans to register to vote. “Never play people cheap,” Hastings said. “People said Arnold Schwarzenegger couldn’t be governor of California and Ronal Reagan couldn’t be president, so I don’t take actors and entertainers lightly. Different ones of them do well, some don’t. Luther is alright with me.” (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

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Anti-Abortion Billboard Depicts Obama - A controversial anti-abortion billboard featuring an image of President Obama went up Wednesday in the South Side of Chicago. “Every 21 minutes, our next possible leader is aborted,” the poster reads. The Texas-based group Life Always defended using the president’s image during a news conference, arguing, “Our future leaders are being aborted at an alarming rate.” But the state’s Planned Parenthood disagreed, saying the billboards are “an offensive and condescending effort to stigmatize and shame African-American women while attempting to limit their ability to make private, personal medical decisions.” Life Always was also behind the controversial billboard in New York City of a young Black girl that read, “The most dangerous place for an African-American is in the womb.” (Photo: courtesy Life Always)

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Nelly’s Fitness DVD - St. Louis rapper Nelly will be featured in a new workout video called Celebrity Sweat. Nelly hopes the video will inspire younger people to be more active. “It’s a real big thing with child obesity,” he said. “Kids don’t get out and exercise like they used to, and that translates into their adulthoods.” (Photo: http:www.nelly.net)

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Was Beyoncé’s Split Mutual? - Reports earlier this week announcing that singer Beyoncé would no longer be working professionally with father and longtime manager Mathew Knowles made it seem like the decision was mutual, but that may not be true, according to a Chicago Sun Times source. “These statements are all about saving face – for Mathew,” said the source. No word yet on if rumors that the singer will turn over management to her husband Jay-Z’s Roc Nation are true. (Photo: Getty Images)

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Rihanna Happy the Chris Brown Restraining Order Has Expired - In a recent Rolling Stone cover story, singer Rihanna explained that she wanted ex-boyfriend Chris Brown’s restraining order eased so he could continue with his career. "It doesn’t mean we’re gonna make up, or even talk again. It just means I didn’t want to object to the judge,” Rihanna said. “Saying he has to be a hundred feet away from me, he can’t perform at award shows—that definitely made it difficult for him.” In February, the L.A. judge removed a provision that required Brown to stay 50 yards away from Rihanna (10 yards during industry events). (Photo: Joanne Davidson/picturegroup)

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Rapper Jim Jones Arrested - On Wednesday, rapper Jim Jones—real name Joseph Guillermo Jones II—was arrested while driving in New York City for having a suspended driver’s license. His license had been suspended for failure to pay several tickets, according to reports. (Photo: Ben Rose/PictureGroup)

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NUL Report: Blacks Are Worse Off Than a Year Ago - The National Urban League’s annual "State of Black America" report found that African-Americans are slightly worse off than they were a year ago. The Equality Index stands at 71.5, down 0.6 percent from 2010. The Black unemployment rate, more than 15 percent, remains a huge problem, NUL president and CEO Marc H. Morial said during the unveiling of the report Thursday morning. (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for National Urban League)

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Snoop and Sheen Collaborate - Rapper Snoop Dogg confirmed reports that he and actor/internet sensation Charlie Sheen have been in the studio collaborating on a soon-to-be released song. "He's a brilliant guy. I'm having so much fun just being around him," Snoop said during his appearance Thursday on George Lopez Tonight. "I enjoy having relationships with different people who aren't the normal or the usual; and one thing about Charlie, he's not normal and he's not usual." Snoop released his latest album, The Doggumentary, earlier in the week. (Photo: Evan Agostini/PictureGroup)

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Blacks Watch More TV than Other Races - New numbers from Nielsen Company’s “State of the Media” report reveal that Black Americans watch more television than every other racial group. On average, African-Americans watch seven hours and 12 minutes of T.V. every day— this is two hours more than the national average of five hours and 11 minutes. As for other minorities, Hispanics watch a little over four hours a day and Asians watch three hours and 14 minutes per day. (Photo: Chicago Tribune/MCT /Landov)

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Black Unemployment Rises - The overall U.S. unemployment rate continued its ongoing decline in March, dipping from 8.9% to 8.8%. By comparison, the rate for African-Americans seems more like a cruel April fool's joke. The rate for African-Americans increased from 15.3% to 15.5%. For African-Americans ages 16 to 20, the figure rose from 38.4% to 42.1%, the Department of Labor announced Friday. The figure for whites in the same age group, while lower by half, also increased from 21.3% to 21.6%. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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NCAA National Championship Set - After Saturday’s nail-biting Final Four games, No. 3-ranked Connecticut Huskies and No. 8-ranked Butler Bulldogs beat their respective opponents to advance to Monday night’s championship game. This is the second year in a row that underdog Butler made it all the way to the end. Last year they lost to Duke in the finals. (Photo: AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Assassination Anniversary - Monday marked the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The civil rights icon was shot and killed while on the balcony of his Tennessee hotel in 1968. His children and other family members commemorated his death with a wreath laying at his tomb in Atlanta.

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Obama Launches 2012 Campaign - On Monday, President Obama formally announced his re-election campaign on social networks Facebook and Twitter and in an e-mail to supporters. "We've always known that lasting change wouldn't come quickly or easily. It never does," he said in the email. "But as my administration and folks across the country fight to protect the progress we've made—and make more—we also need to begin mobilizing for 2012, long before the time comes for me to begin campaigning in earnest." No Democrat has announced that they’d challenge the president in the primary yet. (Photo: AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)