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Martin Luther King Jr.’s Nephew New President Of SCLC

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The Southern Christian Leadership Conference has named Isaac Newton Farris Jr., nephew of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., as its president.King founded the civil rights organization in 1957. The Rev. Howard Creecy , who had been president of the SCLC, died last month. SCLC officials also announced that Bernard LaFayette Jr., co-founder of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, has been named national board chairman. He replaces Sylica Tucker, who resigned. The SCLC board also named Don Cash, a Washington, D.C. labor official, as vice chairman, and Louisiana attorney Randal L. Gaines as acting vice president. Earlier this  year  Bernice King declined the offer to head the organization. Presidents who served SCLC • 1957-1968 Martin Luther King, Jr. • 1968-1977 Ralph Abernathy • 1977-1997 Joseph Lowery • 1997-2004 Martin Luther King III • 2004 Fred Shuttlesworth • 2004-2009 Charles Kenzie Steele, Jr. • 2009–2011 Howard W. Creecy,

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Nephew New President Of SCLC

T.I.’s Final Message From Prison

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As we previously reported, T.I. is expected to be released from prison in Arkansas in September. Tip’s final letter to the fans from prison hit the net yesterday. Check out what the King of the South had to say: What up world? This will be my last message from Forrest City. Just reaching out and sending my love, respect and appreciation to all who have been ridin’ with me throughout this chapter in my life and not just recently but since all the things started happening one after another back in ’06. From Big Phil’s murder to my beautiful little angel Leiah being called home to heaven, to my arrest in ’07, the 1st prison sentence in ’09, to this last journey that I’m nearing the end of. A lot of people who are aware of all that has happened to me in my life say that there aren’t many men who could have endured and withstood so much pain, pressure and turmoil while managing to remain sane and keep their wits about them. I must say that I wouldn’t have been able to do so without God’s grace and having a strong support system behind me every step of the way. So often we spend time acknowledging the presence of “haters” and all the negativity they send our way but we don’t take the time to acknowledge and appreciate all the ones who love and support us and supply us with the positive energy we need to overcome. We complain about the pain so much that we don’t even notice how much stronger, wiser and better of a person the suffering has allowed us to become. I heard Pac say once “To live is to suffer and to survive is to find meaning in that suffering.” I later found out it came from an author by the name of Friedrich Nietzsche. When I heard Pac say that it was just some hard shit to hear your favorite rapper say before he kicked a verse. Now that I’ve gone through it and grown from it those words have a real true meaning to me. I know this won’t be my last battle with adversity but it has truly prepared me for whatever else may come in the future. For that also I’m thankful. Now it goes without saying that I hate I had to come back to prison for these 10 months but I am truly grateful for the knowledge, growth and understanding I’ve received from the experience. Next time you hear from me I’ll be back out there with you. Doing for those who can’t do for themselves and speaking for those whose voices are never heard. When I touch down, I’m going all the way back to square one, like I’m fresh in the game and never sold a record. Back on some I’M SERIOUS, TRAP MUZIK shit… But until then RESPECT to all who deserve it. I’ll be back at you in a minute. – KING T.I. Gets A September 29th Release Date T.I. Should Have Been On His Honeymoon When He Was Arrested T.I. Sentenced To 11 Months In Prison, Says He “Screwed Up” [EXCLUSIVE] T.I. To Release Song In The Next Couple Of Weeks

T.I.’s Final Message From Prison

DMX Talks About Drug Addiction, His Bipolar Disorder & More [VIDEO]

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Rapper DMX was released from prison recently and gave his first interview to a local Arizona news station. The multi-platinum MC talked about working on his new album and overcoming struggles like drug addiction. Watch the interview below: RELATED: DMX & Busta Rhymes “Otis” Freestyle [NEW MUSIC] RELATED: DMX Released From Prison, Plans To Go See His Daughter

DMX Talks About Drug Addiction, His Bipolar Disorder & More [VIDEO]

Jay-Z’s Former Protege Gets 8 Years Behind Bars

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Jay-Z ‘s former rap protege Tru Life has been sentenced to eight years behind bars for his part in a fatal 2009 stabbing in New York. Tru Life – real name Roberto Rosado, Jr. – who was once signed to Jay-Z’s Roc-A-Fella Records roster, pleaded guilty to gang assault following the death of Christopher Guerrero, who was killed in an attack at a Manhattan apartment building. A second man was left seriously injured. The rapper’s brother Marcus Rosado pleaded guilty to manslaughter and got his brother off a possible murder charge after admitting it was him – and not his sibling – who had stabbed both men. During sentencing in New York on Wednesday, the judge handed Tru Life eight years in jail and his brother 10. The rapper’s lawyer, Alan Abramson, said following sentencing, “Robert is extremely saddened by what happened. Mr. Guerrero did not deserve what happened to him.”

Jay-Z’s Former Protege Gets 8 Years Behind Bars

‘Teen Mom’ Released from Jail

Filed under: Amber Portwood , Celebrity Justice ” Teen Mom ” Amber Portwood has just been released from an Indiana jail … TMZ has learned. Portwood walked out of the jail with a woman who appears to be her mother. Portwood was locked up yesterday — when she was arrested and charged with felony… Read more

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Bradley Manning Would Like Softer Blankets, Exercise, and More Television [Wikileaks]

David House, a computer researcher from Boston, is one of few people permitted to visit accused Wikileaker Bradley Manning at a military prison in Quantico, Va. He’s relayed a message from Manning: My blankets hurt. More

Lindsay Lohan Jail Released

Lindsay Lohan, 24, was ordered to jail until an Oct. 22 hearing after she failed a court-ordered drug test in her three-year-long DUI case. Lindsay Lohan isn#39;t going back to the lockup without a fight. A source close to the actress confirms that her attorney Shawn Chapman Holley filed an appeal Friday, arguing Lohan was unlawfully denied bail. For now, she remains in a solitary cell at a Lynwood, Calif. jail. Since she#39;s being held for a court date, instead of for a sentence, the jail w

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Lindsay Lohan Gets Down And Dirty

This jail time seems to be pretty good for Lindsay Lohan’s career, ever since she got locked up all sorts of hot pictures of the troubled starlet have been surfacing. Here she is looking pretty damn sexy hanging out on some old lady’s couch with her boobs hanging out. Obviously I don’t know what these are for, but Lindsay Lohan hanging out in slutty outfits scribbling crazy girl rants into a notebook kind of turns me on. Enjoy.

Lindsay Lohan Got Special Treatment in Jail, Loser Inmate Complains

Dina Lohan says her daughter Lindsay was treated like a common criminal during her stint in jail. Not the case, says another girl in there for the same thing. “Lindsay had a lot of special treatment while she was in jail,” Katie A., who did not give her last name, likely because she is also a drunk driving idiot, said. “The entire jail was put on lockdown any time Lindsay left her cell. She spent a lot of time in her cell, but also went to the medical clinic several times a day.” Not only that, but “One employee of the jail had to spend his day searching the entire place for any books by Ernest Hemmingway for Lindsay,” Katie says . “Those are the only books she would read.” Hey, she has discerning taste, okay? Lay off, girl! INMATE 6126 : Lindsay was a special one, sources say. In addition to having the jail cleared while she was on the move, poor Katie A. laments that rich, famous Lohan also got a brand new jail uniform everyday, while other inmates just got a clean pair once a week – if they were lucky! Katie also says Lindsay, who is now in rehab being treated for drug abuse and mental health issues , was granted her commissary order when she was incarcerated July 20 even though all orders are supposed to be placed Monday night. “I checked into Lynwood on the same Tuesday as Lindsay and had to wait until the next week for my commissary order to be placed,” Katie says. “But Lindsay got hers. I was sentenced to 30 days because of a violation of my probation for not attending an alcohol education class,” she adds. “The same thing as Lindsay. Lindsay served 13 days out of her 90 day sentence whereas I had to serve 20 days for a much lesser sentence.” Aww. We would feel bad, but how hard is it to: Call a cab? Go to one BS alcohol education class per week? Not very. Morons.

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Lindsay Lohan Goes To Jail ‘Accepting Responsibility,’ Lawyer Says

Sheriff’s spokesperson said actress was very ‘cooperative’ as she entered detention facility. By Gil Kaufman Lindsay Lohan with her lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley on Wednesday Photo: Mark Ralston/ Getty Images Lindsay Lohan was stoic as she prepared to get handcuffed and taken off to Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, California, on Tuesday (July 20) morning. But behind that brave face was a 24-year-old who was frightened of what the next 90 days in jail would be like. “She’s scared as anyone would be,” Lohan’s attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, said after Lohan was escorted away, according to People.com . “But she’s resolute and she’s doing it. … She asks for your prayers and support.” Holley represented Lohan after resigning as her attorney earlier this month and being briefly replaced by by O.J. Simpson attorney Robert Shapiro, who stepped down from the case on Monday. She added that Lohan “is accepting responsibility and [has] stepped up to the plate and is doing what has been asked of her.” Lohan will likely only serve 23 days of her 90-day term due to jail overcrowding, but it will not be easy time, as she will spend nearly 23 hours a day in a 12-by-8-foot cell by herself. In a press conference following Lohan’s transfer, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Steve Whitmore said that the actress was “extremely cooperative” during her booking into jail to serve the sentence for violating the probation on a pair of DUI cases from 2007. Whitmore said the expected length of Lohan’s incarceration would be announced later in the day. “The crowd out here is a little unusual,” Whitmore said after Lohan was delivered to the Lynwood jail. “But inside, it’s business as usual.” According to the Los Angeles Times, after her booking, Lohan entered the jail’s triage, where she was slated to get the standard medical and psychological evaluation. Whitmore said all the usual state guidelines for prisoners would apply to Lohan, though he stressed that “people with notoriety are kept away” from the general jail population for security purposes. An employee at the detention center said the building went into lockdown when Lohan arrived around 10:11 a.m. PT. During that time, employees in the jail’s work-release program were asked to leave early, and inmates were held in their cells without restroom privileges or recreation time. Related Photos Lindsay Lohan Goes To Court The Highs And Lows Of Lindsay Lohan Busted! Celebrity Mugshots Related Artists Lindsay Lohan

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