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Sports

Hank Aaron Has Joined the #NFLBoycott

September 19, 2017 Staff 0

By Kathleen Joyce, foxnews.com Baseball legend Hank Aaron said he won’t watch any NFL games this season because of how the league treated former quarterback Colin Kaepernick after Kaepernick’s national anthem protest last season drew […]

National

Another White Cop is Acquitted of Murdering a Black Man

September 19, 2017 Staff 0

By Frederick H. Lowe A former St. Louis police officer, who told his partner he intended to kill a black man moments before shooting him to death following a car chase, was acquitted of first-degree […]

Lifestyle

50% of Millennials Would Give Up Their Right to Vote to Get Student Loans Erased

September 19, 2017 Staff 0

By fox32chicago.com As the staggering national student loan debt tally sits at an all-time high of $1.33 trillion, according to the Department of Education, many Millennials say they would go to extreme lengths to wipe […]

Education

Former NFL Player Named to Head the White House HBCU Initiative

September 19, 2017 Staff 0

WASHINGTON — The White House has named consultant and former NFL player Johnathan M. Holifield to head its initiative on black colleges and universities. The decision came as the White House kicked off its summit […]

Entertainment

From Donald Glover to Lena Waithe, the Emmys Had a Night of Historic Firsts

September 19, 2017 Staff 0

Lena Waithe and Donald Glover By Elahe Izadi, washingtonpost.com While the movie industry has come under increasing pressure over lack of diversity and questions around representation, television has provided a somewhat more diverse landscape for […]

Entertainment

Maya Angelou and Tupac Among Writers Plagiarized by Canadian Poet Laureate

September 19, 2017 Staff 0

By Malaika Jabali, essence.com What’s the French word for “Columbusing?” The late Canadian poet Pierre DesRuisseaux — who once held the post as Canada’s Poet Laureate — was caught plagiarizing the work of a handful […]

Entertainment

Kevin Hart Apologizes to Wife, Kids Following Cheating, Extortion Rumors

September 19, 2017 Staff 0

By Jennifer Brett, Atlanta Journal Constitution Comedian and actor Kevin Hart, whose movie “Night School” is filming now in Atlanta, posted an Instagram video Saturday night during which he apologized to his wife and children […]

Political

White House Claims ‘dreamers’ take jobs Away From Blacks and Hispanics

September 8, 2017 Staff 0

By Tracy Jan, washingtonpost.com It’s a long-running talking point spouted by Trump administration members and the president himself: Undocumented immigrants are taking jobs away from black and Hispanic Americans. Hours after President Trump dismantled an […]

Health

Six Restaurant Tips for When You’re Trying to Lose Weight

September 8, 2017 Staff 0

BlackDoctor.org  If you’ve recently cleaned up your diet in an attempt to lose weight, you’re probably growing accustom to cooking healthy, filling meals at-home. However, you also probably know far too well the challenges accompanied […]

National

Activist Group Hangs Clowns Dressed in KKK Robes from Tree

September 8, 2017 Staff 0

(The Grio) An anonymous group calling it self “Indecline” stirred up controversy in Richmond, Va this week after they hung eight figures dressed up as clowns and wearing Ku Klux Klan garb from a tree. One of […]

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