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African-American - News September 27, 2011 See African-American Weather Roswell pub accused of racial discrimination (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) A black woman claims she was hired by a Roswell restaurant and bar, but then fired before she started work because of the color of her skin. State poverty rate up (Charleston Daily Mail) About 326,000 West Virginians lived in poverty in 2010, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Faison setting the stage to tell Harlem story (NY Daily News) George Faison wants black Harlem to share its story with the world - and possibly save its youth and make some money in the telling. Pay-By-Race Bake Sale Sparks Firestorm (TurnTo23) And the controversial "Increase Diversity Bake Sale" hosted by the Berkeley College Republicans is still on, the club's president said, despite "grossly misguided comments" and threats aimed at supporters of the University of California, Berkeley, student group. African-American network "Bounce TV" debuts Monday (Business Journal) Atlanta-based Bounce TV, a free broadcast network targeting African-Americans ages 25 to 54, debuts at noon Monday with the airing of the 1970s movie "The Wiz," reports The Associated Press. Longtime Richmond gadfly now on the other side of the podium but still making trouble (Contra Costa Times) Richmond City Council Member Corky Booze listens to comments during a public safety committee meeting in Richmond, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept.