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Archdiocese Begins Sainthood Process For First Black Priest
From USCatholic.org:
CHICAGO (CNS) — Father Augustine Tolton was the first U.S. priest of African descent and may one day be a saint from the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Read MoreClarence Thomas’s Wife Launches Tea Party Group
From the LA Times:
As Virginia Thomas tells it in her soft-spoken, Midwestern cadence, the story of her involvement in the “tea party” movement is the tale of an average citizen in action.
Read MoreHaiti’s Poor And Elderly Suffer Most After Earthquake
Though a few months have passed since the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti, the nation and its people remain in need of assistance. We must not allow the passage of time to lessen our commitment to aiding their recovery. Click here to find out how you can offer your support. – NewsOne Staff
Read MoreD.C. Woman Named Head Coach Of Varsity Football Team
From CNN:
A high school in Washington, D.C., on Friday named a former women’s professional football player as its head varsity football coach, a move that a national women’s sports advocacy group calls historic.
Read MorePaterson Unlikely To Face Witness Tampering Charges For Abuse Case
With this relatively positive story following this week’s lull in news about Gov. Paterson, the momentum that initially looked as if it would sweep him toward resignation on a tide of corruption accusations appears to have slowed. Maybe he’ll be able to hang in the for the rest of his term after all … or at least until the New York Times gets back on the warpath. – NewsOne Staff
Read MoreThe Hollywood Scoop: Our Family Wedding
The long anticipated release of the family comedy “Our Family Wedding” has finally arrived. See what the actors had to say to The Hollywood Scoop reporter Wendy Wheaton about filming this hilarious comedy.
Read MoreBREAKING: Shooting Reported At Dallas Bank
From MSNBC:
DALLAS – Shots were fired inside a Dallas bank and several people might have been wounded, local media reported Monday as police and ambulances raced to the scene.
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