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'Precious' girls are everywhere
7:54 AM on 03/07/2010
Though the movie was based on fiction, the circumstances that Precious faces are happening to many African-American girls and the counselors who work with them...
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Ex-NBA All-Star accused of sex trafficking
5:04 PM on 02/26/2010
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Alvin Robertson has been charged with trafficking an underage child for purposes of sex and forcing a sexual performance by a child...
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Nebraska couple cited on six counts of child neglect
9:36 AM on 01/06/2010
While most of us were ringing in the New Year - one heartland family was falling apart. Six children were removed from their home for reasons of safety...
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Singer Pleasure P named in molestation scandal
12:42 PM on 12/03/2009
As reported by Wordonthestreetsmag.com, Pleasure P is being linked to a 2004 child molestation case in Florida.
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For blacks, spanking has ties to slavery
11:32 AM on 11/18/2009
OPINION - Beatings are still prevalent as a child-rearing tool in the African-American community, a practice which hearkens back to the days of slavery...
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Man accused of using 4-year-old as shield during knife fight
2:13 PM on 11/11/2009
VIDEO - A Springfield, Ohio man is accused of using a child for a human shield after an argument over text messages escalated into a knife fight...
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Kid taped up by school employee
8:37 AM on 10/23/2009
VIDEO - A Colorado elementary school employee has been placed on leave after allegedly taping a child's wrists and mouth...
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Black Caucus wants more from Obama
VIDEO - Several caucus members feel strongly that the president is not listening to their concerns...
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