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Interracial Marriages on the Rise
Originally published February 22, 2012

“Guess who’s coming to dinner?” is becoming a standard refrain in many homes as the number of interracial marriages reached an all-time high in 2010, according to a study just released on Social and Demographic Trends project by the Pew Research Center.

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More Children Living in High-Poverty Communities Than 10 Years Ago
by Maria Morales
February 22, 2012 - BALTIMORE — Nearly 8 million of America’s children live in high-poverty areas, about 1.6 million more since 2000, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. more More Arrow

HBCU ‘Equality’ Lawsuit: Proving the Maryland Higher Education Hypocrisy
by Todd Beamon
February 16, 2012 - Earl S. Richardson envisioned a plan that would have allowed both his predominantly Black Morgan State University in Baltimore and largely White Towson University 15 miles away to jointly offer a high-quality MBA program that would have the additional benefit of making their universities more racially diverse.more More Arrow

Whitney’s Fans Will ‘Always Love Her’
by Alexis Taylor
February 16, 2012 - Facts continue to pour out of Beverly Hills, Calif. where singer and actress Whitney Houston, 48, spent the last days of her life. Mere hours before she was to perform at a pre-Grammy party for her long-time producer and friend, Clive Davis, Houston was found underwater in her hotel room bathtub.more More Arrow

Roland Martin arrives at USA Network and The Moth's
Martin Takes Hits from Black Media Family
by Zenitha Prince
February 16, 2012 - Tom Joyner, host of “The Tom Joyner Morning Show,” this week administered a public spanking to Roland Martin, one of the show’s senior analysts, over inflammatory statements Martin tweeted during the Super Bowl.more More Arrow

A coroner's van leaves the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, died Saturday. She was 48.
Investigators Seek Answers to Houston's Death
by Anthony McCartney
February 12, 2012 - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators worked Sunday to piece together what killed Whitney Houston as the music industry's biggest names prepared for a Grammy Awards show that will be undoubtedly feel as much like a memorial as a celebration.more More Arrow

n this Sept. 1, 2009 file photo, singer Whitney Houston, right, sings with her daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown during a performance on 'Good Morning America' in Central Park in New York. Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, has died, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. She was 48.
Whitney Houston's Daughter Taken in Ambulance
by Anthony McCartney
February 12, 2012 - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paramedics say they took Whitney Houston's daughter to a Los Angeles hospital Sunday morning for unspecified medical reasons.more More Arrow

Sen. Cardin, from left, speaks briefly with David Burton, president of the Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Maryland Higher Education, former Morgan State University president, Earl S. Richardson, and John Brittain, counsel for the plaintiffs.
'Equality' Lawsuit Continues HBCU Fight
by Alexis Taylor
February 09, 2012 - Maryland’s four historical black institutions continued to forge ahead Monday with their $2.1 billion case against the state, claiming injustice in the way of funding and segregated practices. more More Arrow

HBCU ‘Equality’ Lawsuit: The State’s Astounding Expert
by Todd Beamon
February 08, 2012 - In an unusual and confounding move, attorneys for Maryland relied on an expert witness who acknowledged that he never visited the four Black institutions before concluding that they had received sufficient state funding over the past years to remedy past racial discrimination.more More Arrow

Miss. Hate Crime Case Postponed
by Shernay Williams
February 08, 2012 - A White teenager charged with intentionally running over a Black man with his pickup truck in Jackson, Miss. last summer, is fighting to have his trial moved to a predominately non-Black county.more More Arrow

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