Bring That Week Back: Father Rapes Daughters to Create Pure Bloodline
Father sought racial purity, Blackface ignorance, and more.
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N.J. Man Tried for Incest in "Pure Bloodline" Rape - Bloodlines and pure bloodlines, KKK and Blackface costumes, a new title for the Pope, and other news headlines. — Dorkys RamosAswad Ayinde of Paterson, New Jersey, is being tried for raping his daughter in an attempt to create a "pure bloodline" and impregnating her when she was a teenager. This is the second of five trials for each daughter he assaulted, three of whom say they bore his children. If convicted on all charges, Ayinde, who won a MTV Award in 1996 for directing The Fugees' "Killing Me Softly" video, could face up to 100 years in prison. (Photo: Courtesy of Passaic County Official Records)
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U.S. to Remove "Negro" From Census - The Census Bureau plans to remove the word "Negro" from its surveys to describe Blacks in America. The term was first used in the census in 1900 and will be replaced with "Black" or "African-American" beginning next year.(Photo: AP Photo)
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North Chicago Criticized for Offensive Brochure - The North Chicago Police Department has come under fire for distributing a brochure containing negative stereotypes of African-Americans. The pamphlets, given to participants of the North Chicago Citizen Police Academy, contained a picture of comedian Dave Chappelle's junkie character Tyrone Biggums with photos of Black prisoners. (Photo: Comedy Central)
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Black Students Affected by Stricter PLUS Loan Standards - Tougher requirements to qualify for Plus student loans have jeopardized many Black students' college education, especially HBCU students who come from low-income households. Instead of searching through an applicant’s credit history for delinquent accounts over the past 90 days, now the past five years will be reviewed. (Photo: AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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NY Assemblyman Apologizes for Blackface Costume - New York Assemblyman Dov Hikind has apologized for dressing up as a basketball player in Blackface makeup and an Afro wig. While he initially called the public's reaction "political correctness to the absurd," he said he didn't mean to hurt anyone. (Photo: AP Photo/Louis Lanzano, File)
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Vatican Announces Pope's Title After Resignation - After he resigns on Thursday, Pope Benedict XVI will be addressed as "his holiness" as well as pope emeritus, emeritus pope or Roman pontifex emeritus. He is expected to make his final public appearance in Castel Gandolfo, his summer residence near Rome. (Photo: AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)