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James Holmes Appears in Court - Accused killer James Holmes appears in court, George Zimmerman calls events surrounding Trayvon Martin shooting part of "God's plan," plus more national news. —Britt Middleton James Holmes, the man suspected of killing 12 people and injuring 59 others at a Colorado movie theater last week, made his first appearance in court on Monday. He is being held on suspicion of first-degree murder and is expected to be formally charged next Monday.(Photo: RJ Sangosti-Pool/Getty Images)

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NAACP and Church Leaders Create Manual for HIV/AIDS Education - A group of pastors organized by the NAACP came together to create a reference manual for church leaders to help them educate their congregations on the disproportionate rates of HIV/AIDS in the Black community. The 61-page manual, which was released this month, is available online here.(Photo: NAACP)

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President Obama Visits Families of Colorado Shooting Victims - On Sunday, President Obama traveled to Aurora, Colorado, to spend the day with the families of victims of James Holmes’ rampage. "It was an opportunity for families to describe how wonderful their brother, or their son or daughter was, and the lives that they have touched, and the dreams that they held for the future," the president said after the meetings. (Photo: RJ Sangosti-Pool/Getty Images)

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George Zimmerman Says Feb. 26 Events Part of "God's Plan" - In an interview on Hannity last Wednesday, George Zimmerman apologized to Trayvon Martin's parents and said the events of that tragic night were "all in God's plan." When asked by host Sean Hannity whether he regretted carrying a gun or getting out of his car the night he killed Trayvon, Zimmerman confidently replied, "no." (Photo: Fox News)

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Sylvia Woods, Queen of Soul Food, Passes Away - Sylvia Woods, the matriarch of Sylvia's Restaurant in Harlem and hailed by many as the queen of soul food, died at the age of 86 on Friday. A statement released by her family did not reveal a cause of death, but said Woods had struggled with Alzheimer's disease in recent years. (Photo: STUART RAMSON/AP)

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Web Video Breaks Down Racial Bias in Stop-and-Frisk - This Week in Blackness creator Elon James White and emcee Jasiri X released a music video last week warning of the dangers stop-and-frisk policies present for Black men walking down the street in major cities across America. In one line of the track, which was done in the vein of Notorious B.I.G.'s "Ten Crack Commandments," Jasiri X rhymes, "Number five, never talk back when they talk smack. Even if they call you a n---a man, be the bigger man." (Photo: Courtesy newsone.com)

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Astronaut Sally Ride Has Died - Sally Ride, who made history in 1983 as the first American woman to travel into space, onboard the shuttle Challenger, died at the age of 61 on Monday. She succumbed to pancreatic cancer after a 17-month battle with the disease. (Photo: Space Frontiers/Getty Images)

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William Raspberry Dies at 76 - William Raspberry, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The Washington Post, died last Tuesday of prostate cancer. He was 76. He was known as one of the first Black columnists to gain a national following and wrote on a range of social issues over his 40-year career. (Photo: AP Photo/The Washington Post, Julia Ewan)

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Home Values at Highest Level in Five Years - If you're looking to sell your home, the time is now, according to real estate website Zillow.com. The website found that home values rose 0.2 percent, or to a median $149,300, during the second quarter of this year, CNN Money reported on Tuesday. The jump marks the first annual increase in home values since 2007. (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)