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Sports
February 8, 2012 - Coppin State senior guard Tony Gallo earned his second Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Week award this season as he shared the award with Ray Willis of North Carolina Central, the league announced on Monday.
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Howard Track and Field Tunes Up for MEAC Championship Meet- Friendship Collegiate Announces 19 Players Receiving Full Scholarships to Play Football
- Coppin State Delivers an 88-86 Heartbreaker to Morgan State
- AFRO Sports Desk Faceoff: Mayweather/Pacquiao: Which Side Deserves the Money Split?
- Giants Snatch Super Bowl from Patriots, Again!
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Arts & Entertainment
February 11, 2012 - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48.
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News from Around the Web
January 7, 2012 - Island New Prime Minister Declares Jamaica an Independent Republic
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Opinion
February 9, 2012 - I originally had absolutely no intention of writing about the recent flap surrounding TV personality Roland Martin, but because of the unfair treatment he has received; and his seeming inability to defend himself, I feel compelled to speak out.more
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AFRO Briefs
Survivors of two Gulf Coast hurricanes may be spared from repaying disaster assistance funds that were improperly disbursed, according to a new plan announced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.more
Revised regulations will soon allow women positions closer to live combat, the Pentagon announced Feb. 9.more
U.S. Marines have created a new wave of international furor, sending officials scrambling to explain another incident of unbecoming behavior and ignorance.more
Washington State is on the verge of making history, and is set to become the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage when Gov. Christine Gregoire signs the measure into law Feb. 13.more
Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum are all scheduled to speak at a high-profile GOP conference this week where a well-known white supremacist group is also scheduled to attend.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A man from Uzbekistan pleaded guilty Friday to plotting with an Islamic terror organization in his home country to kill President Barack Obama with an automatic rifle he bought from an undercover federal agent in Alabama.more
The furor over CNN contributor Roland Martin’s controversial Super Bowl tweets and his subsequent suspension by the network has, curiously, been devoid of comment by Black leadership.more
President Obama announced Feb. 9 that 10 states will be no longer be bound in the classroom by the No Child Left Behind Act.more
Conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch and a group of like-minded donors said they are prepared to spend a total of $100 million in the coming election to unseat President Barack Obama.more
The New York street vendor who helped thwart a potential terrorist bombing in Times Square in 2010 has announced that he is running for Congress.
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Health
Dental schools in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. are encouraging residents to consider their services, as students learn their trade and provide a low-cost alternative to those in need of a check-up.
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Students at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania will now have easy access to the Plan B or “morning after” pill thanks to a new vending machine in the school's health center.more
In February, our thoughts often turn to Valentine’s Day, an occasion to celebrate and nurture relationships with loved ones.more
Columbia, MD – This February, firefighters and paramedics are joining the Howard County Health Department and others around the nation to fight back against heart disease and stroke.more
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