King Running for President of SCLC
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference will be electing a new president next week. Of the two candidates, Rev. Bernice King is running. If she were to win, King would be the first female president in SCLC's history. Her father, Rev. Dr. Martin L. King, is a co-founder of the civil rights organization. [AP]

Atlanta May Get First White Mayor
In Atlanta's mayoral race, the competition has become quite contentious. It is increasingly likely that the black candidates, Lisa Borders and Kasim Reed, could split the black vote and give Atlanta its first white mayor, Mary Norwood, in a generation. [NJ.com]

Muslim Leader Killed in FBI Raid
Luqman Ameen Abdullah, 53, was killed in a shootout with FBI agents on Wednesday. Abdullah is said to have been the imam, or spiritual leader, of a radical Muslim group in the Detroit area. FBI agents said Abdullah encouraged his followers to be anti-government and violent. [NPR.org]

Wal-Mart Adds Caskets to its Inventory
Wal-Mart has added a new item to its product line: caskets. The discount store now has funeral caskets selling as low as $999 and may compromise funeral homes' corner on the market. [Huffington Post]

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