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Teen Convicted in Steubenville Rape Returns Football Team
Ma’lik Richmond, one of the two teens convicted in the Steubenville rape of a 16-year-old girl, is back on the high school football team. “I…
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Diploma Of Harvard’s First African-American Up For Auction
The original Harvard College diploma received by the school’s first African-American graduate will be up for auction by the Leslie Hindman Auctioneers on Wednesday. The…
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Homeless Man Sings John Legend’s “All Of Me” For Food
He was in prison for three-and-a-half years for drug charges, but is now working to turn his life around with a resourceful way to earn…
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Beyoncé Co-Hosts Houston Food Drive
Beyoncé teamed up with The Bread of Life, Miss-A-Meal and the Houston Food Bank to launch a food drive to eradicate hunger for the 870,000…
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Black Students Face Major Classroom Disadvantage Early On
The Supreme Court decision for Brown v. Board of Education ruled to integrate classrooms but more than sixty years after the ruling, blacks and whites…
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Two Texas Student-Basketball Players Killed In Motor Vehicle Collision
Aubree Butts (L), a Lewisville graduate and Devin Oliver (R), a Rowlett alumna were both star high school basketball players and members of the Texas A&M-Commerce…
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Pastor Jamal Bryant Responds To Criticism For Preaching “These Hoes Ain’t Loyal”
Pastor Jamal H. Bryant of the Empowerment Temple in Baltimore has caused quite the stir amongst religious and non-religious people because he said “These Hoes…
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NY Woman’s Racist Rant Caught on Video
A YouTube video posted Tuesday of a woman’s racist rant in a store parking lot is gaining thousands of views and causing quite the discussion. The…
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Cotton Gin Employees Record Supervisor’s Racist Threats
It’s a story you would expect to hear in the Jim Crow era, not 2014. Employees at an industrial Tennessee cotton gin have caught their…
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Donald Sterling Attends Black Church Service In L.A.
Following the backlash for making racist remarks, Donald Sterling made a very unexpected appearance at a predominately black church service Sunday at the request of the…
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Watch: Homeless Man In Viral Lottery Video Gets A Home
More than two months ago a video went viral of a homeless lottery winner, and now the creator of the video, Magic of Rahat, and…
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NY Student Accepted Into Eight Ivy League Colleges Picks Yale
A 17-year-old senior from Long Island applied to eight Ivy League schools, and to his surprise, was accepted by every single one: Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth,…
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Houston Teacher Arrested For Giving Middle Student a Lap Dance
A Houston middle teacher was arrested last week for allegedly giving one of her students a seductive lap for his birthday in front of the…
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Gospel Music Saves A Kidnapped Boy’s Life
A young boy may have saved his own life by singing gospel music until his kidnapper let him go. Earlier this month, then nine-year-old Willie…
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Study: More African Americans Are Returning to the South
After decades of moving north, thousands of blacks are returning to their Southern roots for economic and cultural reasons, according to a recent study. “[The…
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New Morehouse President Aims To Yield More Successful Black Men
The new president of Morehouse College appointed by President Barack Obama recently announced a variety of adjustments to help rejuvenate the making of “Morehouse men.”…
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Classic Broadway Revival Of ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ Stars Denzel Washington
There’s a new Broadway revival of ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ this spring starring Tony-winning stage actor Denzel Washington. Rehearsals haven’t begun, but tickets for…
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News Anchor Removes Wig On Air To Reveal Natural-Hair After Chemo
A woman’s hair is her crown of glory. Many women invest a grave amount of time, energy, and money into their hair, but for women…
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Paula Deen: My Struggle Is Like “That Black Football Player”
Paula Deen has put her foot in her mouth again. In a recent interview with People Magazine, Deen described her struggle to rebuild her life…
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New Jersey High School Wrestling Team Posts Racist Team Photo
School officials in New Jersey are investigating this photo of the Phillipsburg High School wrestling team posing with a black dummy hanging by its neck, according…
