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FCC Votes Along Party Lines to End ‘Net Neutrality’

December 18, 2017 Staff 0

By TALI ARBEL and BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated PressPublished: 14 December 2017 In a vote along party lines, the federal government has ended sweeping net-neutrality rules that guaranteed equal access to the internet. The Thursday vote […]

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NAACP Commends American Airlines on Plan for Diversity Changes

December 4, 2017 Staff 0

NAACPPublished: 04 December 2017 In a meeting last week, the NAACP and several  civil rights organizations agreed with American Airlines on a package of changes to the company’s internal processes for addressing claims of racism and […]

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Dr. Martin L. King Center in Atlanta Closed

November 27, 2017 Staff 0

THE REFLECTING POOL that surrounds the crypt of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his wife will be drained and refurbished. In preparation for the 50th Anniversary of the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, […]

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Mary McLeod Bethune Statue May Replace Confederate General in Capitol

November 16, 2017 Staff 0

MITCH PERRY (Florida Politics) A likeness of educator and civil-rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune is one step closer to replacing a statue of a Confederate general as one of Florida’s two representatives in the U.S. Capitol. The Senate Appropriations […]

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NAACP Issues Travel Advisory Against American Airlines, Warns Black Travelers

October 30, 2017 Staff 0

The NAACP is warning travelers — in particular, African-Americans — that their safety could be compromised if they fly American Airlines, citing a series of “troublesome conduct” by employees. The travel advisory is the latest […]

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Man Arrested for Threatening Killings at Howard University

October 9, 2017 Staff 0

John Edgar Rust By nbcwashington.com An Alexandria, Virginia, man has been arrested nearly two years after police say he threatened to murder African Americans at Howard University in Washington, D.C. John Edgar Rust, 24, has […]

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Las Vegas Shooting Comes Ahead of House Vote on Gun Silencer Bill

October 3, 2017 Staff 0

By Jason Silverstein, nydailynews.com The Las Vegas shooting that killed at least 58 people came the same week the House is set to pass a bill allowing easier access to gun silencers — which would […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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