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Marquette University Revokes Admission Due to Racist Social Media Post About George Floyd’s Death

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by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton – An incoming freshman student at Marquette University has had her admission and scholarship offers revoked after she posted on Snapchat that the police killing of George Floyd was acceptable because of Colin […]

Entertainment

Apple Music Is Launching Its First Radio Show in Africa With Nigerian DJ Cuppy

June 4, 2020 admin 0

By Dana Givens – The continent of Africa has become a major global hub for entertainment content with the popularity of Afrobeats and other cultural trends. With superstars like Burna Boy, Tiwa Savage, WizKid, becoming more […]

Political

Ella Jones Makes History As The First Black Mayor In Ferguson

June 4, 2020 admin 0

by Derek Major – Ella Jones made history last night, becoming the first African-American and first woman elected mayor in Ferguson, Mo., Jones was elected nearly six years after the death of Michael Brown Jr., who was shot by […]

National

‘It Was a Modern-Day Lynching’: Violent Deaths Reflect a Brutal American Legacy

June 4, 2020 admin 0

BY DENEEN L. BROWN – A VIDEO SHOWS George Floyd, a black man, lying in the street in anguish, with his head crushed against the pavement. A white officer presses his knee into Floyd’s neck. “I can’t […]

Sports

Shannon Sharpe: Drew Brees Needs To Retire: “I’ll Never Respect Him,”

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Shannon Sharpe has heard enough from Drew Brees — and he’s sick of it — calling for the QB to retire and walk away already. The NFL Hall of Famer went off on Drew on FS1’s ‘Undisputed’ — […]

Political

News Analysis: Racism, Unrest, Police Brutality. Is America Living 1968 All Over Again? Yes, and No

June 4, 2020 admin 0

By MARK Z. BARABAK STAFF WRITER  – In the broad sweep of American history, certain years stand like grim mileposts. The year 1968, bathed in blood and drenched in sorrow, is one. The year 2020 may be […]

Entertainment

“It’s Time To Step Up”: Black Members of Broadway Community Call Out Racism Behind the Curtain

June 4, 2020 admin 0

Ilana Keller  Asbury Park Press –  Time’s up.   Time’s up for racism. Time’s up for empty gestures. Time’s up for microaggressions. Time’s up for silence.  That message came loud and clear from members of the Broadway […]

Editorials

Democrats Blame Trump for Their Years of Ineptitude on Race

June 4, 2020 admin 0

If you want to know what a country led by Joe Biden and a House and Senate controlled by Democrats would look like, look at what has been happening in cities and states they’ve controlled […]

Education

Why I No Longer Think My Children Have to Go to College to Be Successful

June 3, 2020 admin 0

By Amber Dorsey – I never thought this would happen — but these days really are ‘A Different World.’  In the late ’90s, I was a young college student who believed what my parents and other […]

Lifestyle

10 Ways to Have Great Date Nights — at Home

June 3, 2020 admin 0

By Damona Hoffman – Many couples are going out less, but that doesn’t mean sparks have to fade. Try these creative ways to reignite romance. During a time when we are more disconnected from the outside world, […]

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