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Homeless Man Who Returned Diamond Ring Gets a New Home - A Tennessee waitress receives tip receipt with the n-word written on it, an Oklahoma school says girl’s dreadlocks are not “presentable,” plus more news. – Natelege Whaley Billy Ray Harris of Missouri returned a diamond ring to a woman who mistakenly dropped it in his change cup. The woman and her husband organized a fundraiser for Harris and collected more than $190,000. He now owns a car, put a down payment on a home and hopes to launch a house painting company. (Photo: Courtesy of KCTV)

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Tennessee Waitress Receives Tip Receipt With N-Word - Christina Jenkins, a 19-year-old nursing student and server at a Tennessee Red Lobster, was handed a tip receipt with the n-word written on it by two guests. “…so happy to live in the proud southern states…God Bless America, land of the free and home of the low class racists of Tennessee,” she wrote on her Facebook page, where she posted a photo the receipt.(Photo: Facebook via Toni Christina Jenkins)

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Lawyer Wants Retrial in Antonio Santiago Murder Case  - Kevin Gough, the public defender of De’Marquise Elkins, who was convicted of murder in the shooting of a Georgia toddler, is asking for a retrial in the case. Gough says Elkins did not receive a fair trial because he was blocked from presenting certain evidence and no Black jurors were part of deciding the verdict. (Photo: Courtesy of the Glynn County Detention Center)

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Oklahoma School Says Girl’s Dreadlocks Are Not “Presentable” - The parents of Tiana Parker, 7, removed her from Deborah Brown Charter School in Oklahoma after the school told their daughter that her dreadlocks were not “presentable.” State legislators are coordinating a review of the school’s hair policy. The school bans afros, mohawks, and other “faddish” styles in its dress code.  (Photo: Courtesy of Tiana Parker Family)

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Zimmerman Detained After Wife’s 911 Call - George Zimmerman’s attorney, Mark O’Mara, says that his client did not threaten his father-in-law with a weapon on Monday. O’Mara said there may have been some “pushing and touching,” but said Zimmerman did not punch the father of his estranged wife, Shellie Zimmerman. On Tuesday, O’Mara said he would not be representing Zimmerman anymore.(Photo: AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Gary W. Green, Pool)

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White Man Arrested for Shooting Black Child in the Face - Brian Cloninger, 46, a white man, was arrested on Sept. 3 in Dallas in connection to the shooting of 8-year-old Donald Maiden Jr., a black boy. Donald was struck in his face around his jaw and is expected to survive his injuries. Cloninger is being held on $2.2 million bail.(Photos: Dallas Police Department; CBSDFW.com)

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Charges Against Brothers Dropped After Video Reveals True Story - Brothers Tywonn Mitchell, 20, and Naybon Moore, 26, were facing assault charges after a fight with Detroit police, until a video helped prove their innocence. The two men were being profiled by police who asked them for their IDs during a stop. A fight followed after. (Photo: Detroit Police Department)

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Ben Jealous to Step Down From NAACP in January - NAACP President Benjamin Jealous is approaching his final days as the organization’s leader. In January, he will step down after five years with the nation’s oldest civil rights organization. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Photo By Alex Wong/Getty Images

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Cornel West: Striking Syria Without Congress' Approval Is Impeachable Offense - Scholar Cornel West believes President Obama would commit an impeachable offense if he goes forth with a military strike on Syria without Congress’ approval. "It would be an illegal war. It would be an immoral war for the United States to begin bombing and sending missiles to Syria and killing more innocent people," West said on his show Smiley and West. (Photo: Earl Gibson III/WireImage)

Photo By Earl Gibson III/WireImage

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Black Men in Baltimore March for Youth - A group of 600 African-American men in Baltimore showed up for the city’s 300 Men March on Friday to show Black boys that “they care about them and have faith in their abilities.” The march comes in response to gun violence in the community. Sixteen people were reportedly killed in the city in the past two weeks. (Photo: Courtesy of WBAL-TV)