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Officer Acquitted of Manslaughter for Shooting Philando Castile During Traffic Stop Broadcast on Facebook

June 16, 2017 Staff 0

By Mark Berman (Washington Post) The aftermath of this Minn. police shooting was live streamed on Facebook. Here’s what you need to know. The officer who fatally shot Philando Castile, 32, has been charged with […]

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Black Lives Matter Files Lawsuit Against Chicago Police Department

June 16, 2017 Staff 0

By Amanda Vinicky, Chicago Tonight/WTTW A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday morning seeks federal intervention “to end the historical and on-going pattern and practice of excessive force by police officers in Chicago.” The plaintiffs—six minority men and […]

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Librarian of Congress Names Tracy K. Smith 4th Poet Laureate of Color

June 14, 2017 Staff 0

The Librarian of Congress has appointed Tracy K. Smith as the Library’s 22nd Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, for 2017-2018. Smith will take up her duties in the fall, opening the Library’s annual literary season […]

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PAL and UNF Partner to Increase Minority Education and Access

May 31, 2017 Staff 0

The University of North Florida and the Police Athletic League of Jacksonville have entered a partnership to engage Jacksonville youth and put them on an academic pathway through the JaxPAL Teen Leadership Program with the […]

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Former NAACP President Benjamin Jealous Expected to Announce Run for Maryland Governor

May 30, 2017 Staff 0

Ben Jealous, former NAACP president, at the Young Democrats convention in Lanham, Md., on April 1. By Ovetta Wiggins and Fenit Nirappil (Washington Post) Former NAACP president Benjamin Jealous, who served as a surrogate for U.S. […]

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Alabama Governor Signs Law Giving Thousands of Felons Their Right to Vote Back

May 29, 2017 Staff 0

 by Kira Lerner, ThikProgress Supporters for a bill that would automatically restore voting rights to convicted felons upon their release from prison hold up signs supporting the bill during a news conference Thursday, Feb. 9, […]

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Memorial Day in Black America

May 29, 2017 Staff 0

Memorial Day 2017 is here, and it is the 149th year of its celebration. It started as Decoration Day after the American Civil War in 1868. It is a federal holiday set aside to honor […]

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Miss USA Crowned Competing With Her Natural Hair

May 15, 2017 Staff 0

The District of Columbia has won back-to-back Miss USA titles and both of them are women of color. Kara McCullough, a 25-year-old scientist working for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, was crowned Sunday at the […]

Education

Judge Allows White Alabama Town To Segregate Their Schools

May 14, 2017 Staff 0

An Alabama judge has given a predominately white town the right to remove itself from the current racially mixed school system to create their own that would most likely result in all-white schools. To make matter worse: Judge […]

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New Orleans Removes Confederate Statues To Mixed Reaction

May 13, 2017 Staff 0

by Kevin McGill NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The statue of the Confederacy’s president had been hoisted from its stone pedestal in the pre-dawn hours and the blue glint of police lights was still visible two […]

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