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The African-American State of the Union

January 19, 2016 Staff 0

Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. While millions of people across the United States and throughout the world will continue to affirm, discuss, or respond in various ways to the last State of Union by America’s first […]

Editorials

Justice Delayed is Justice Denied

January 19, 2016 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood “You can’t hold a man down without staying down with him,” said Booker T. Washington. The U.S. justice system has held so many blacks down through improper arrests and convictions; and still […]

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The Real Objection to Paying College Athletes

January 19, 2016 Staff 0

By George E. Curry As the University of Alabama football team prepares to line up against Clemson University Jan. 11 in Glendale, Ariz. to decide the national collegiate championship, it’s worth noting that the Crimson […]

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It’s Time to Deal With Concussions

January 19, 2016 Staff 0

by Harry Alford First let me make a recommendation. You all should see the current movie “Concussion.” Actor Will Smith will probably get an Oscar for his role. He plays Dr. Bennet Omalu who links […]

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Man Offers Kids Cash to Take Their Toy Guns Indoors

January 18, 2016 Staff 0

  The death of Tamir Rice showed us that it’s not even safe to play outside with toy guns if you’re a young Black kid, and an unnamed man in an unidentified neighborhood somewhere in […]

National

University of Cincinnati to pay $4.8M and Tuition for Man Slain During Traffic Stop

January 18, 2016 Staff 0

The University of Cincinnati has agreed to pay $4.8 million to the family, including 12 children, of a man shot to death by a campus police officer last summer, both sides announced Monday. The settlement […]

Entertainment

“Chi-raq” Snubbed as Blacks Left Out of Oscar Nominations

January 18, 2016 Staff 0

“Chi-raq,” Spike Lee’s riveting and comic spin on Chicago’s dangerous neighborhoods, was among several Black films that were passed up for Oscar nominations for the 88th Academy Awards, which will be televised live on ABC […]

National

NYPD Sergeant at Scene of Eric Garner Chokehold Death Placed on Modified Duty, Served Departmental Charges

January 11, 2016 Staff 0

Sgt. Kizzy Adonis was served the charges as part of the investigation into Eric Garner’s chokehold death and placed on modified duty on Friday, an NYPD spokesman said. (By Todd Maisel/New York Daily News) By […]

Entertainment

Whoopi Goldberg Resurrects ‘African-American’ vs. ‘American’ Debate

January 11, 2016 Staff 0

By Adam Howard (MSNBC) Actress Whoopi Goldberg continued the apparent tradition of polarizing racial rhetoric on “The View” this Tuesday, proclaiming she is “American” not “African-American,” while criticizing Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign for the presidency. […]

Entertainment

Fox Fights Record Label to Keep ‘Empire’ TV Series Title

January 8, 2016 Staff 0

By Eriq Gardner, billboard.com Empire is the television equivalent of Genghis Khan, but Twentieth Century Fox Television has a little legal problem by way of a record label, Empire Distribution, asserting trademark rights. This record […]

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