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Trial Date Set in Renisha McBride’s Murder - Malcolm X’s daughter pens novel about his childhood, father gets racist comments for posting photo taking care of his daughters, plus more national news. – Natelege Whaley (@Natelege)A June trial has been set for Theodore Wafer, who shot and killed Renisha McBride on Nov. 2, 2013, near Detroit. McBride was unarmed the morning she was slain on Wafer’s porch. He is charged with second-degree murder and has pleaded not guilty. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Brian Kaufman)

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Malcolm X Daughter Pens Novel About Father - The world knows Malcolm X, but very few knew the stories of Malcolm Little in his younger years. Illyasah Shabazz, X’s daughter, has created a new book that narrates his childhood with illustrations.  (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Dad Gets Racist Comments After Posting Pic Taking Care of Daughters - Doyin Richards posted a photo of himself combing his daughter’s hair and it went viral. But the daddy duty photo that was positive to some brought malicious attacks from others. “I would bet anything you’re a deadbeat,” one commenter wrote. (Photo: HLN)

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Teacher Angered Over “Negro” Option on Jury Duty Form - Raeana Roberson, a 25-year-old Queens, New York, schoolteacher was outraged to find that “Negro” was still an option on a jury form. “REALLY, Negro …that I am not. Hello, 2014 …jury duty…,” she wrote in a photo caption she shared on Facebook. (Photo: Frances Twitty/Getty Images)

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Harry Belafonte Tells Black Men to Help End Oppression of Women - Actor Harry Belafonte is calling on Black men to uplift women. "Let us use this century to be the century when we said we started the mission to end the violence and oppression of women," he said during a speech at the centennial anniversary for Phi Beta Sigma fraternity Saturday. (Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

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University President Is Forbidden from Having Relationships - Gwendolyn Boyd is the new president of Alabama State University and her contract states she is not allowed to have dates or boyfriends at the home provided to her by the institution. Boyd said she has no problem with it, but some critics are speculating whether the school can make such a mandate. (Photo: Fox 5, Washington DC)

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Desegregation Funds End in Arkansas - On Monday, a federal judge ruled to end Arkansas' payments to Little Rock-area school districts in four years. Since 1989, the state allocated more than $1 billion in funds to districts to bring racial balance to its schools. (Photo: Danny Johnston/AP Photo, File)

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Family of Unarmed Man Shot Dead in North Carolina Files Lawsuit - The family of Jonathan A. Ferrell continues to seek justice in his death and filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday against the North Carolina police officer who shot him to death in September 2013. Officer Randall Kerrick opened fire on the 24-year-old, who was struck 10 times by bullets. (Photo: Florida A&M University/AP Photo)

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Mother of Toddler Cursing in Video: "Every Kid Does It" - A toddler who was shown cursing in a viral video will be put in custody with his teen mother upon recommendation by Omaha, Nebraska, Children Services. Kierra Johnson, the toddler’s mother, recently said her son’s behavior was normal. "Kids curse, every kid does it," she said in a recent interview with KETV. (Photo: KETV/CNN)