Black News Updates

The Skanner News Update March 14, 2012

2012-03-15

Church Foreclosure ... Shot in SWAT Op ... Newsmaker of Year ... Tuskegee Love Read the complete article

The Skanner News Update March 12, 2012

2012-03-12

Foreclosure … Racist Tweets … Gussie McRobert …. Russell Hornsby Grimm … Mentor Key Read the complete article

The Skanner News Update March 8, 2012

2012-03-08

Suspensions and Expulsions of Black Students ... Are the Unions Opening Their Ranks? ... Voting Laws Threaten Equality Gains ... The Good Book annotated by former president ... Romney’s Foot-in-Mouth Disease
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The Skanner News Update March 5, 2012

2012-03-05

Prison Pipeline Part 2; 503tv Shines Light; Scrutize Bank Practices Read the complete article

The Skanner News Update March 1, 2012

2012-03-01

Salute Black History Makers  .. Report Busts Model Minority Myth ... GOP Blacks Read the complete article

The Skanner News Update February 27, 2012

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2012-02-27

Six Times Jobseekers Antiviolence Summit ... Child Support Debts Read the complete article

The Skanner News Update February 23, 2012

Black History

2012-02-23

Black History Edition -- William Ave -- School to Prison -- Summit Against Violence -- Celebrity Journalism Read the complete article

Whitney Houston Remembered at NJ Hometown Funeral

Her six Grammys were only a fraction of her many awards

2012-02-18

Nekesa Mumbi Moody 
AP Music Writer

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Clapping hands and swaying to gospel hymns in the church where Whitney Houston's powerful voice once wowed her congregation, the biggest names in entertainment sang along with the choir to remember the pop superstar at her hometown funeral Saturday Read the complete article

The Skanner News Update February 16, 2012

2012-02-16

Garbage. Socializing. Healthcare. Caregivers Read the complete article

Cause of Whitney Houston's Death Could Take Weeks

Authorities find no indications of foul play but are waiting for toxicology results

2012-02-13

Anthony McCartney AP Entertainment Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Whitney Houston's life of glorious song and unnerving self-destruction apparently ended in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Grammy weekend, but it could be weeks before investigators know exactly why she died. Read the complete article