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Report: Minority Students Face Harsher Punishments - More than 70 percent of students involved in school-related arrests or cases referred to law enforcement were Hispanic or African-American, according to an Education Department report released last week. The report raises questions about whether students of all races are disciplined evenhandedly in America's schools.(Photo: Micah Walter/Getty Images)

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Disney Makes Black Princess Face of Watermelon Candy - Certainly it’s a coincidence that Tiana, Disney animated films’ only Black princess, is the face of the company’s new Dig 'n Dips watermelon-flavored candy, right? Maybe, maybe not. Either way, the new candy had critics up in arms last week. (Photo: Disney)

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Report Shows African-Americans Dominate Shelters - Black families are seven times more likely than whites to end up homeless according to a study released last week by the Institute for Children, Poverty & Homelessness.(Photo: JACQUES DEMARTHON/AFP/Getty Images)

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Rick Santorum Compares Obama to a Drug Dealer - At a rally in Oklahoma last Sunday, presidential candidate Rick Santorum, compared President Obama’s administration to a “drug dealer” that wants Americans to become hooked on the health care reform law, the newest addictive drug.(Photo: NIKKI BOERTMAN/Reuters/Landov)

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Obama Re-Election Drives Gun Sales - Gun sales are up in Texas not because it’s hunting season, but because some believe President Obama’s re-election is fuel to bear more arms. The additional guns bought aren’t necessarily to harm anyone, but buyers are worried that Obama’s re-election could strike a major gun control push.(Photo: Jessica Rinaldi/Landov)

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Mississippi Court Upholds Ex-Gov. Haley Barbour’s Controversial Pardons - On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Mississippi upheld the controversial pardons issued by the state’s former governor Haley Barbour during his last days in office.(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Kony 2012 Campaign Launched  - Last week the advocacy group Invisible Children launched a viral video campaign called Kony 2012 to hasten the capture and trial of Joseph Kony, Ugandan warlord and Lord’s Resistance Army leader.(Photo: Invisible Children)

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February Black Unemployment Rate Increases Slightly - The February unemployment report released Friday showed that the nation’s economy is experiencing slow but steady momentum, and it is continuing to add jobs. The African-American unemployment rate was 14.1 percent, up from 13.6 percent in January. The overall unemployment rate held steady at 8.3 percent.(Photo: JOSHUA LOTT/Landov)

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Washington, D.C. Has Third-Highest Income Gap - A study released Thursday by the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute shows that the richest 5 percent of District households have an average income of $473,000, the highest among the 50 largest cities in the United States. On the other hand, the poorest households have an average income of only $9,100. (Photo: Chuck Kennedy/MCT/Landov)

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Paula Deen Sued for Racism and Sexual Harassment - Celebrity chef Paula Deen is under fire for allegedly using the N-word, sexually harassing and inflicting assault and emotional distress on her employees, according to a recent lawsuit filed last week by a former employee.(Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)

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Justice Department Opposes Texas Voter ID Law - The Justice Department's civil rights division on Monday objected to a new photo ID requirement for voters in Texas because many Hispanic voters lack state-issued identification.(Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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CNN Lifts Roland Martin’s Suspension - CNN has lifted its monthlong suspension of analyst and contributor Roland Martin on Monday, which came after the TV talent tweeted what a few considered to be anti-gay comments during the Super Bowl.(Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)

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New Orleans Celebrity Native Opens Grocery Stores in Hometown - In an effort to increase the number of  grocery stores in urban areas, New Orleans native and Treme star Wendell Pierce, who's best known for his role in The Wire, pledged last week to introduce a chain of Sterling Farms grocery stores to low-income neighborhoods in his hometown of New Orleans. (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)

Photo By Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards