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Openly gay mayoral candidate Marco McMillian was found dead near a Mississippi River levee. McMillian was the first openly gay person to be a viable candidate for public office in the state. His death is being investigated as a homicide.

Three University of Maryland students are dead after a murder-suicide on campus. So very tragic. Our thoughts are with the families who have suffered this great loss.

54 year-old Shirley Chambers never expected to outlive all four of her children. On January 26th, her fourth child – 33 year-old Ronnie Chambers – was shot to death while sitting in a parked car.

Activists in Brazil have launched a campaign to impeach the governor of Sao Paulo amid allegations of a campaign of police violence that specifically targets black youth.

A horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut has so far claimed the lives of 27 people, including 18 children. The gunman was allegedly the father of a student at the school. There are unconfirmed reports that the school’s principal and psychologist are among the deceased. From the Huffington Post: Reports say that […]

Civil Rights leader Lawrence Guyot has died at the age of 73. Guyot worked for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and directed the famed 1964 Freedom Summer Project. He was a staunch voting rights advocate until his death.

16 year-old Alicia Chanta Moore went missing on November 2nd; Her body was later found in a trunk off the side of a highway on November 6th. Her family believes the police grossly mismanaged the case. Where was national news coverage? Where was an Amber Alert?

Massive superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast with a vegeance last night, leaving 17 people dead and millions without power. From NewsOne: New York was among the hardest hit, with its financial heart in Lower Manhattan shuttered for a second day and seawater cascading into the still-gaping construction pit at the World Trade Center. President […]

This morning, a gunman entered World Changers Church International in Atlanta and opened fire, killing one person.

Legendary music industry executive Chris Lightly has died. Lighty founded Violator Entertainment and handled the careers of some of Hip Hop’s biggest names. Rest in Peace, Chris.

A young African-American man in Jonesboro, AR died of a gunshot wound to the head while handcuffed in the back of a patrol car. Police claim it was suicide; Carter’s mother isn’t buying it. What do you think?

Actor Sherman Hemsley has passed away. He was 74.As a great article at the Huffington Post points out, Hemsley’s work on The Jeffersons greatly impacted the landscape of American television. Rest in Peace, Mr. Hemsley.