Bring That Week Back: Jan. 3
College scholarships for Blacks, FAMU news and more.
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Surveillance Video Appears to Show Police Officer Planting Evidence on Black Couple - In another apparent incident of police misconduct, a video that surfaced this week raised suspicions that a Utica, NY, police officer planted narcotic evidence on a Black couple last February. The video was brought to the attention of authorities by the Utica NAACP, which had obtained the footage; the department has said it will followup.—Britt Middleton.(Photo: Courtesy of the Utica Phoenix)
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US News and World Report Releases List of Scholarships Tailored for Black Students - College students in need of cash for school may be in luck, according to a recent report from US News and Report. The magazine’s website released on Dec. 29 a sizeable list of organizations offering scholarships — some worth thousands of dollars — that are specifically tailored to African-American students studying in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields (STEM fields). (Photo: Erik S. Lesser/Getty Images)
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Michael Jordan Gets Engaged - Basketball Hall-of-Famer and Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan got engaged to Yvette Prieto, his girlfriend of three years, over the Christmas weekend, The Associated Press reported on Dec. 29. This is the second marriage for Jordan, who divorced his first wife, Juanita Vanoy, in 2006.(Photo: Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
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Kappas and Omegas Form Super PAC to Mobilize for Obama - Kappa Alpha Psi and Omega Psi Phi fraternities recently launched The 1911 United super political action committee with the goal of raising $1.5 million to mobilize African-American voters in key swing states to support President Obama. This election year marks the first time when independent groups known as super political action committees (PACs) can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money to support a favored presidential candidate(Photo: Courtesy 1911united.com)
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Rick Santorum Singles Out Blacks Receiving Entitlements - On Jan. 1, GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum told a mostly white crowd of supporters in Iowa that he wants to help Blacks earn their own money instead of giving them "other people's money,” effectively singling out Blacks for being dependent on government entitlement programs such as welfare and Medicaid. Making Santorum’s unflattering words even more unsettling is the fact that his statement was reportedly in response to a question about how to reduce foreign influence on the nation’s economy.--Britt Middleton (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Senegalese Superstar Youssou N'Dour Eyes Presidency - International music star Youssou N’Dour announced on Jan. 2 that he will enter Senegal’s presidential race. Although the announcement marks his first foray into politics, the musician is no stranger to public service: N’Dour is a U.N. Goodwill Ambassador and has used his celebrity to launch community initiatives such as a micro-credit organization and a charitable foundation. Outside of his musical acclaim, in Senegal N’Dour is best known for his ownership of Future media group, which runs a daily newspaper with a reputation for being critical of standing President Abdoulaye Wade.(Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
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FAMU Board Approves Anti-Hazing Plan - Amid ongoing investigations into the death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion, the school’s Board of Trustees approved a plan on Jan. 2 which includes the formation of an independent committee tasked with studying hazing, as well as the construction of a campus memorial in memory of Champion and the creation of a scholarship in Champion’s name.(Photo: Sentinel/MCT /Landov)