Organisers of a trust set up by Blackburn Rovers fans to buy the club from Indian firm Venky’s claim they have raised £2m.

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Rovers buy-out fans ‘raise £2m’

Mitt Romney’s campaign team has been quietly laying plans for an outreach effort to President Obama’s most loyal supporters — black voters — not just to chip away at the huge Democratic margins but also as a way to reassure independent swing voters that Romney can be inclusive and tolerant in his thinking and approach. Read full article > >

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Romney campaign begins quiet push for African American voters

Incoming chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Fatou Bensouda says the world must stop being “blackmailed” by alleged war criminals.

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War crime accused ‘use blackmail’

Vying to be the first black Republican woman.

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Mia Love Hopes to Mix Up the House

Blackburn co-owner Venkatesh Rao says “everything is in confusion” at the club, more than two weeks after relegation.

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Blackburn in state of ‘confusion’

Nascar, whose fans are predominantly white and older than 50, has for years struggled to attract black drivers that would help it diversify its fan base and attract more sponsorship.

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Nascar Struggles With Diversity as Driver’s Seat Eludes Black Racers

The NAACP’s board of directors voted Saturday to endorse same-sex marriage rights – adding the influential voice of the country’s leading black civil rights organization to a debate that has divided the African-American community. Read full article > >

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NAACP endorses same-sex marriage

At the Mexico City Olympics in 1968 two black medal winners made a significant political statement by raising their fists on the winners’ podium.

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VIDEO: ‘I would repeat Olympic fist protest’

When we hear “ Georgetown basketball fraternity,” most of us go straight to Ewing, Mutombo, Mourning. We think Big John ’s scowling old heads and J.T. III ’s new-school scorers and passers. Somewhere in between is Iverson; then Harrington and Sweetney; Hibbert and Green; and Monroe. Until all those faces and others coalesce into one black-and-white framed photo behind a glass case in musty McDonough Gym, under a heading that reads, “Hoya Family.” Read full article > >

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Jeff Green, five years after turning pro, completes his Georgetown career

Four fishermen who took part in a major black fish scam in Peterhead have been hit with confiscation orders totalling more than £1.1m.

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£1.1m confiscated over black fish

Japan urges businesses and households to cut electricity use by up to 15% to avoid possible blackouts.

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Japan urges cuts in power usage

Ian Holloway says a second play-off final victory with Blackpool would eclipse the achievement of winning promotion in 2010.

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Holloway hails resolute Blackpool

A Florida neighbourhood watch volunteer who shot an unarmed black teenager had a bloody nose and a cut on his head, according to police reports.

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Zimmerman found with bloody nose

Let’s say you are a devoted fan of Kurt Vonnegut ’s books, love the sardonic comeuppance stories of John Collier and Roald Dahl , own all of Edward Gorey ’s little albums and enjoy watching reruns of “The Twilight Zone.” Where else can you find similar instances of sly, macabre wit, of such black-humored, gin-and-tonic fizziness in storytelling? Read full article > >

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The report also said George Zimmerman had black eyes and cuts on his head a day after fatally shooting unarmed teen Trayvon Martin. An autopsy showed Martin's knuckles were injured, a CNN affiliate reports.

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Doctor: Zimmerman’s nose was broken