Since the one-time King of Pop (I’m looking at you Weezy) has made another life-changing decision to convert to Islam, NewsOne wanted to paraphrase some of the other major religious changes in Black public life. From the thoughtful to the bizarre, black public figures have made religion a cornerstone of their existence.
Savannah State University is on lockdown after a student was wounded in a shooting at University Commons, an on-campus residence hall.
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This week L.A. continues to be engulfed by flames, Citigroup laid off employees and Detroit faces some of its roughest times. View the gallery of photo highlights from the week ending on November 21, 2008.
An all-black Civil War infantry unit honored in the Oscar-winning movie “Glory” with Denzel Washington is making a real-life comeback.
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There have been several reports that Michael Jackson has converted to Islam. The Sun reports that he wore traditional Islamic dress as he pledged his allegiance to the Koran at a friend’s home in Los Angeles.
Followers of a Shiite cleric on Friday stomped on and burned an effigy of President George W. Bush in the same central Baghdad square where Iraqis beat a toppled statue of Saddam Hussein with their sandals five years earlier.
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With no end in sight to economic bad news, President George W. Bush on Friday ensured that millions of laid-off workers will keep getting their unemployment checks as the year-end holidays approach.
President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving, a new milestone for the former first lady and a convergence of two political forces who fought hard for the presidency.
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From Abby Collard at slate.com:
When Michelle Obama moves into the White House next year, she will immediately become the most famous member of one of Washington’s most powerful and exclusive clubs: the Michelles. Click here for the list.
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Talkin The Truth
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