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7-Year-Old Daughter of NBCUniversal Exec Killed, Father Neil White Arrested for Her Death
Neil White, 47, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder for the death of seven-year-old daughter Gabrielle. The unfortunate event comes two months after his...
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Flint, Michigan Official Resigns, Caught Using the N-Word to Point Blame to Black People for the Ongoing Water Crisis
Another day, another insensitive use of the n-word. This time, it was by Flint, Michigan public official Phil Stair, who was caught on tape by...
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Slain College Student Richard Collins III Honored by Bowie State University at Graduation Ceremony
In addition to celebrating and honoring the graduates accepting their degrees that were present for the ceremony, Bowie State University took the day as an...
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Jury Finds Betty Shelby Not Guilty in the Fatal Shooting of Terence Crutcher
Former Oklahoma police officer Betty Shelby was found not guilty in the death of Terence Crutcher. A jury for the trial that took place in...
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Two African American Students Punished by School for Wearing Braids
A charter school in Massachusetts is catching heat after reprimanding two African American students for wearing braids. Parents of the students who suffered from the...
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Black Girl Magic: Kára McCullough is Crowned Miss USA 2017!
Kára McCullough was crowned the 66th Miss USA during Sunday’s pageant. Beating out 50 other contestants, McCullough is giving us serious #BlackGirlMagic because she did...
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Police Officers Change Their Story In the Case of the Jordan Edwards Fatal Shooting: They “Misspoke”
Another life was lost earlier this week when early Monday morning, a fatal shooting was reported in the Texas town of Balch Springs. At the...
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The 2016 National Teacher of the Year Is All Smiles
2016 National Teacher of the Year Jahana Hayes (2nd R) of John F. Kennedy High School in Waterbury, CT, has a hard time controlling her...
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Walter Scott’s Family Reach $6.5 Million Settlement with City
The family of the late Walter Scott and the city of North Charleston, South Carolina, have reached a $6.5 million settlement. According to CNN, the...
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Paris Train Attack Hero Anthony Sadler Talks with Jimmy Fallon
One of the three Sacremento men, Anthony Sadler, who disarmed a gun-toting man on a Paris-bound train last month appeared on Tuesday’s Tonight Show with...
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Officers Face Charges for Freddie Gray Death
Six officers have been charged in the death of Freddie Gray, Baltimore’s State Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced on Friday. Mosby told reporters that after careful...
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Baltimore Riots: City Left in Chaos After Rioting
The city of Baltimore is left in disarray after a day and night of rioting. In the last 24 hours, rioters have burned cars and...
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University of Oklahoma Fraternity Closed After Racial Chant
Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity was kicked off campus at the University of Oklahoma Sunday night after a nine-second video surfaced on March 8. The...
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Loretta Lynch Expected To Be Obama’s Next Attorney General
Loretta Lynch, who served as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York in both the Clinton and Obama administrations, is emerging as the...
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Google Doodle Celebrates Black Chemist Percy Lavon Julian’s Birthday
Today, Google salutes pioneering chemist Percy Lavon Julian with a Google doodle on what would have been his 115th birthday. Julian was born on April...
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