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University of Kentucky Becomes NCAA Champ - The University of Kentucky became this year's NCAA basketball champion Monday, April 2, 2012, in New Orleans, beating the University of Kansas 67-59. (Photo: AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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LAPD Accuses Cop of Racial Profiling  - For the first time ever, the Los Angeles Police Department found one of its officers guilty of racial profiling on Monday. An LAPD investigation found 15-year police veteran and motorcycle officer Patrick Smith guilty of pulling over primarily Latino drivers based solely on their race. In addition, he misidentified the drivers as white in routine paperwork to conceal the fact he had a disproportionate number of stops involving Latino drivers.(Photo: Bret Hartman - Pool/Getty Images)

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Perfect College Acceptance for Chicago's Urban Prep... Again  - For the third year in a row, every senior at Urban Prep Academy, the only all-African-American, all-male charter school in Chicago, has been accepted into college. The young men have selected Morehouse College and the University of Michigan as their top college picks.(Photo: Courtesy urbanprep.org)

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Atlanta Teen Shot and Killed by Fake Police  - Trayvon Martin, 17, was recently the victim of gunfire by a community watch volunteer, and now authorities are investigating a shooting in which two African-American security guards are said to have shot and killed 18-year-old Ervin Jefferson last week just minutes away from his home in metro Atlanta.  Police confirmed the young man was shot by security guards from the Village at Wesley Chapel Apartments, located minutes from Jefferson’s home in DeKalb, Georgia. (Photo: Courtesy CBS Atlanta)

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Rep. Bobby Rush Reprimanded for Hoodie on House Floor  - Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Illinois) was escorted off the House floor Wednesday morning for wearing a hooded sweatshirt while speaking out against the death of Trayvon Martin. The former Black Panther began his remarks in a suit jacket he then removed to reveal a gray hoodie. He also covered his head with a jacket and donned sunglasses.(Photo: C-span)

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Florida Teen Gets Life for Murdering British Tourists  - A jury in Sarasota, Florida, found 17-year-old Black teen Shawn Tyson guilty of murdering two British tourists who wandered into his neighborhood in April 2011. Tyson, who was 16 at the time of the murders, was tried as an adult on Wednesday and was given two life sentences without the possibility of parole.(Photo: AP Photo/Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Elaine Litherland, Pool)

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Two Florida A&M University Professors on Leave in Hazing Case  - Two Florida A&M University music professors are on paid administrative leave following allegations they were present while band fraternity pledges were hazed. University President James Ammons announced the action late Wednesday. It came on the heels of a Tallahassee police report saying Diron Holloway and Anthony Simons were present during the hazing at Holloway's home in early 2010.(Photo: Andrew Innerarity/Reuters)

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Lottery Mania Strikes  - The Mega Millions jackpot swelled to a world-record $640 million Friday, igniting a ticket-buying frenzy among Americans across the country.(Photo: Courtesy ERIC PAUL ZAMORA/THE FRESNO BEE/Megamillions.com)

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Racist Trayvon Martin Provocateurs Lose Jobs  - Critics of Trayvon Martin should think twice before publicly saying something negative about the teen — they may lose their jobs. A police officer and a student illustrator were fired from their positions as a result of their discriminatory comments made about the killing of Trayvon — a crime that has struck a nerve across America.(Photo: The Daily Texan)

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