Bring That Week Back: Supreme Court Takes on Gay Marriage
Plus, FDNY racism, stop and frisk updates and more news.
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High Court to Decide on Gay Marriage and Affirmative Action - The U.S Supreme Court begins deciding on California’s same-sex marriage ban; an FDNY employee is exposed for racist tweets; and George Zimmerman’s brother posts outrageous photo of Trayvon Martin. — Natelege Whaley The U.S. Supreme Court began deciding the constitutionality of two polarizing issues this week: one is the same-sex marriage ban in California and other states and the other is whether race should be used as a factor in college admissions. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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Obama Retweets Photo of John Lennon’s Bloody Glasses - To show his support for gun control, President Obama retweeted the image of John Lennon’s blood-stained glasses from the day he was shot and killed. Along with the photo, Yoko Ono, Lennon’s widow, had initially tweeted: “Over 1,057,000 people have been killed by guns in the U.S.A.” since Lennon’s death.(Photo: Twitter via Yokoono)
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Kimani Gray's Mother Changes Number to Avoid Bloomberg - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg probably dodges phone calls often. But these days he is the one being ignored as Carol Gray, mother of slain teenager Kimani Gray, said she changed her phone number to avoid calls from Bloomberg and is uninterested in hearing his condolences or being used in a photo op.(Photo: REUTERS/Lucas Jackson)
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FDNY Employee Suspended for Racist Tweets - FDNY employee Lt. Timothy Dluhos has been exposed for tweeting racist and sexist slurs against Blacks, Jews, Asians and women. The 12-year-veteran and EMS worker was suspended for 30 days without pay. (Photo: myspace via New York Post)
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Officer Taped Demanding More Stop and Frisks - On the fourth day of the trial challenging the NYPD's stop-and-frisk procedures, a new tape reveals a commanding officer demanding more racially biased stop-and-frisk searches. Deputy Inspector Christopher McCormack states targets for the stops should be “male Blacks, 14 to 20, 21." (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
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Zimmerman’s Brother Makes Outrageous Comparison - Robert Zimmerman, George Zimmerman’s brother, tweeted an outrageous photo comparing Trayvon Martin to alleged killer De'Marquis Elkins. Elkins is charged with killing a 1-year-old child in Georgia. (Photo: Twitter via Robert Zimmerman)
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Race Determines How Guns Are Used to Kill - Race is a factor in gun deaths in America as whites are more likely to commit suicide with guns, while African-Americans are more likely to be victims of homicide, according the Washington Post analysis of data by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Kimani Gray Was Laid to Rest - Kimani Gray’s funeral drew hundreds of mourners Saturday to a Catholic church in Brooklyn, not far from where he was killed by NYPD officers. His death set off a week of violent protests in the East Flatbush community where he was shot. (Photo: facebook/JusticeForKimaniGray)
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Popular Black Media Personalities Losing Positions? - Michael Baisden (right) announced that as of April 1 his syndicated show is on hiatus and “concluded that a deal could not be made on mutually agreeable terms" with Cumulus Media Networks. Roland Martin (left) has reportedly been fired by CNN but will focus his attention on his Washington Watch show on TV One and other ventures.(Photos from left: Paul Morigi/Getty Images, Moses Robinson/Getty Images)
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54 Chicago Public Schools Will Close - The city of Chicago announced they will be closing 54 public schools to address the $1 billion deficit. Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the decision was not “politically easy” and there are more seats for students (500,000) than there are students (403,000), according to the Associated Press. (Photo: AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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13-Month-Old Boy Shot and Killed in Georgia - Sherry West, the mother of Antonio Santiago, a 13-month-old who was shot and killed in Brunswick, Georgia, on Thursday, demands that the killers die, too. "I just hope, you know, that the shooter dies. I mean, I had to watch my baby die and I want him to die. A life for a life," she said. Two teens have been charged so far. (Photo: Courtesy of Sherry West/AP Photo)
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Jonylah Watkins, Slain Chicago Infant, Laid to Rest - Hundreds attended the New Beginnings Church of Chicago Tuesday, March 19 to say goodbye to Jonylah Watkins, a 6-month-old who was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting on March 11. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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National Monuments Named for Harriet Tubman and Charles Young - President Obama signed proclamations for five new national monuments Monday. One will be for the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument in Maryland. Another, the Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument, in Ohio, will preserve Young’s home. (Photo: Wikicommons)
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Gen. Lloyd Austin Leads U.S. Central Command - Gen. Lloyd Austin continues to break barriers in the U.S. Army becoming the first African-American to lead the U.S. Central Command on Friday. The position is responsible for 20 countries in the Middle East and Southwest Asia. (Photo: Senior Airman Perry Aston/11th Wing Public Affairs)
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Rev. Al Sharpton Leads Anti-Violence Rally in Harlem - Rev. Al Sharpton led an anti-violence rally on Thursday (March 21) in Harlem to encourage the rest of the country to adopt the New York SAFE (Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement) ACT. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)
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New Jersey Resident Wins $338 Million Powerball Lottery - Pedro Quezada of Passaic, New Jersey, was the big winner of Saturday’s $338 million Powerball lottery. Quezada is a Dominican immigrant who, up until recently, worked 15 hours a day in a bodega he owns. (Photo: ABC News)