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Black Family’s Graduation Photo Goes Viral
In a world where the media is constantly inundated with negative images of the black family, the story of Nitra, Mario and M.J. Myles is…
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Chicago Teenager in Anti Violence PSA Shot and Wounded
A 13-year-old Chicago boy who starred in the award-winning PSA about the gun violence within the city’s black youth was shot in the back and…
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24-Year-Old College Student Pays Off Grandparents’ Mortgage
Most young adults in their early 20s aren’t focused on buying their own home, let alone in a position to do so, but 24-year-old Stefun…
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Trooper in Sandra Bland Case Indicted
The Texas state trooper who pulled over Sandra Bland has been indicted on suspicion of perjury, making him the only official to be criminally charged after…
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20-Year-Old Jewell Jones Wins City Council Seat in Michigan
20-yer-old Jewell Jones made political history in the City of Inkster, Michigan last week by becoming the youngest elected city councilman in the city’s history….
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VIRAL PHOTO: Older Man Teaches Young Man to Tie a Tie
A sweet photo taken at the Lindbergh MARTA station in Atlanta has gone viral and is making America’s hearts smile. The photo, which was shared…
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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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Sandra Bland: Footage from the Arrest Appears Edited
Anger and speculation about Sandra Bland’s death in a Texas jail have escalated after newly released video showed what happened during the traffic stop that…
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NYC Officials Announce $5.9 Million Settlement for Eric Garner’s Estate
NYC officials have announced a $5.9 million settlement in the choking death of Eric Garner. Garner’s estate, which filed a claim against the city in…
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Judge Finds Probable Cause to Charge Officers in Tamir Rice’s Death
Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Ronald Adrine ruled Thursday that probable cause existed to charge two police officers in the death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, but…
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Father Blasts Parents for Social Shaming Children
We’ve all seen those online videos were parents publicly embarrass their children for misbehaving. Well, a Florida father is fed up with it, and has…
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102-Year-Old Dancer Sees Herself Perform for the First Time
After years of dancing in her younger years, Alice Barker had a chance to see herself in action for the first time. The 102-year-old spent…
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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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Nurse Amber Vinson Ebola-Free, Released from Hospital
A second Dallas nurse who contracted Ebola has been released from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta hospital and is free of the deadly virus, according…
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VIRAL VIDEO: This Man Pulls off The Ultimate Fairytale Proposal
He’s been saving for the day since he was 12-years-old, and it took nearly a year and half to organize this man’s incomparable proposal. Long before…
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Jordan Davis Shooting: Michael Dunn Guilty of 1st-Degree Murder in ‘Loud Music’ Trial
Jurors found Michael Dunn guilty of first-degree murder on Wednesday (Oct.1) in the 2012 shooting of 17-year-old Jordan Davis. Dunn, who is white, fired 10…
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#PrayForFerguson: Mike Brown Memorial Burned Overnight
As if the shooting death of Mike Brown was not heartbreaking enough, a memorial honoring the unarmed teen, who was gunned down by police in…
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Utah Police Shoot and Kill Black Man
Susan Hunt from Saratoga Springs, Utah mourns the death of her 22-year-old son, who was shot and killed by police outside a fast food restaurant…
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National Guard Arrive In Ferguson, Autopsy Shows Mike Brown Was Shot 6 Times
Missouri’s Gov. Jay Nixon signed an executive order deploying National Guard troops early Monday morning to Ferguson, a St. Louis suburb that has been wracked…
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President Obama Releases Statement On Micheal Brown’s Death
President Barack Obama commented for the first time on the controversial shooting death of unarmed teen Michael Brown from Ferguson, Missouri, calling it “heartbreaking.” In…
