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Teens With Down Syndrome Named Homecoming Queen and King - Travjuan "Bubba" Hunter and Semone Adkins, two high-school seniors who have Down syndrome, were named the homecoming queen and king at West Orange High School outside of Orlando, Florida. They are the first special-needs students in the Orange County School District to be crowned with the honor. (Photo: West Orange High School via Facebook)

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Harry Belafonte Suing MLK Jr. Estate - Harry Belafonte has sued Martin Luther King Jr.’s estate Tuesday over three documents, including speech notes and a letter written by the late civil rights leader. Belafonte wants a court declaration that he is the rightful owner of the documents he attempted to auction in 2008. He was blocked from auctioning the items by the estate. (Photo: Matthew Eisman/Getty Images for Seedlings Foundation for Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity)

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Philadelphia Police Officers Profile Two Black Men - A recent YouTube video shows two Philadelphia police officers stopping and frisking two Black men for saying, “Hi” to a stranger. One officer said to one man that he would “split your wig open,” and calls one a “f—ing dirty a--.” The two cops have been identified and are currently under investigation. (Photo: Jeff Fusco/Getty Images)

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6-Year-Old Boy Drowns in Carnival Cruise Line Pool - Qwentyn Hunter, 6, was swimming in a pool aboard the Carnival Cruise Line when he drowned after struggling in the water. The ship’s DJ attempted to save him. The ship is being criticized for not having a life guard on duty at the time. (Photo: AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

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Black Scientist Called Racist Slur for Declining to Write for Free - Dr. Danielle Lee, a biologist who pens the blog Urban Scientist, was called an “urban whore” by an editor of Biology-Online.org for declining to write for free. “Are you urban scientist or an urban whore?” she was asked after choosing not to write for exposure. (Photo: Courtesy Urban Science Adventures/Danielle Lee)

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Family of Teen Whose Body Was Stuffed With Newspaper Want New Investigation - The parents of Kendrick Johnson, a 17-year-old Georgia teen whose body and head was stuffed with newspaper before he was buried, called for a new investigation into the death of their son Thursday. The family announced that Trayvon Martin's family attorney, Benjamin Crump, will be joining the efforts to reopen the investigation.  (Photo: Courtesy Johnson Family)

Photo By Photo Credit: Justice for Kendrick Johnson via Facebook

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Restaurant Owner Posts Racially Charged Sign - Community members of Rogers, Arkansas, were outraged after a restaurant owner put up a sign outside his business saying “Obamacare America’s Punishment for Slavery Years.” The owner has since apologized for the sign and replaced it with the words, “Why cook? Get some carry out.” (Photo: Smokin Joe's Ribhouse in Rogers via Facebook)

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Principal Suspends Students for Posting Photo of Him “Choking” Classmate - A principal of a Pittsburg High School in California suspended 10 students on Monday for posting a photo of him restraining a student in a chokehold that went viral on Facebook. Todd Whitmire says he was trying to stop a 15-year-old student from fighting another male student. (Photo: KTVU News) 

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Jamie Foxx to Play MLK JR. in Film? - Martin Luther King Jr.’s life story will reportedly be brought to life by DreamWorks, who is ready to move forward with the film that has been authorized by MLK Jr.’s family. Oliver Stone is set to direct the film and Jamie Foxx is in talks to play King.  (Photo: LEON NEAL,LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)

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Kwame Kilpatrick Gets 28 Years in Prison - Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, 43, was sentenced Thursday to 28 years in prison for corruption. He served as mayor from 2002 to fall 2008 and was convicted of racketeering conspiracy fraud, extortion and tax crimes in March.(Photo: AP Photo/File)