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Obama: America is not as divided as some suggest

July 18, 2016 Staff 0

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Barack Obama on Saturday rejected any notion that the past week’s stunning violence signals a return to racial brutality of a dark past, saying that as painful as the killings […]

Sports

Carmelo Anthony: We athletes can no longer remain on the sidelines in the struggle for justice

July 18, 2016 Staff 0

Carmelo Anthony: ‘There’s nothing political about taking a stand and speaking on what you believe in.’ Photograph: Noam Galai/FilmMagic   Hashtags won’t solve the endless cycle of violence that’s engulfed America. That’s why I’m calling […]

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Baltimore Police Lieutenant Acquitted in Freddie Gray Death

July 18, 2016 Staff 0

BALTIMORE – A Maryland judge on Monday acquitted Baltimore police Lieutenant Brian Rice of involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office for the April 2015 death of black detainee Freddie Gray. Baltimore City Circuit […]

Education

Multicultural eBooks Sparks Reading Interest in Kids

July 18, 2016 Staff 0

Frustrated because she couldn’t find books that her six-year-old African-American niece could relate to and enjoy, a Chicago-based entrepreneur created a company featuring a library of ebooks whose storylines, characters and uplifting messages mirror the […]

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US police shooting: Philando Castile’s partner tells BBC she wants change

July 15, 2016 admin 0

US police shooting: Philando Castile’s partner tells BBC she wants change […]

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Black Female Police Officer Speaks Out Against Killer Cops

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Black Female Police Officer Speaks Out Against Killer Cops […]

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Two police shootings, two videos, two black men dead

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Their deaths have drawn people — brandishing signs emblazoned with the message #BlackLivesMatter — to the streets in their droves, demanding the world take notice of shootings that feel sadly commonplace in the U.S., yet are no less provocative. […]

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Celebrity video recounts the ways black Americans are killed by police

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Celebrity video recounts the ways black Americans are killed by police […]

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Obama: Murder Rate in African-American Community ‘Way out of Whack’

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Obama: Murder Rate in African-American Community ‘Way out of Whack’ […]

Greek Life

Sunshine State Host Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., Chapters from Around the World

July 14, 2016 admin 0

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated held its bi-annual Boule July 6 – 10 in Orlando, Florida. Thousands of Sorors united with neophytes, doves, lifetime members, amicaes, family and friends and blazed a blue and white […]

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