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Buzzwords Used to Describe African-Americans Seen as Harmful

August 17, 2015 Staff 0

Whether in print, on television or on social media, people are increasingly using code words or phrases to describe African Americans. “Urban” is now the politically-correct term for black people, neighborhoods or style of dress; […]

National

Miami Police Union Targets Woman for Posting Video of Alleged Police Brutality

August 17, 2015 Staff 0

RT.com Story Posted:08/17/2015 A cell phone video of a Miami police officer arresting a Black teen and then beating him several times in the back of a squad car went viral, but the woman who […]

Political

In Iowa, Sanders Says He Will Address Racial Divisions

August 17, 2015 Staff 0

Ken Thomas, ASSOCIATED PRESS   LONG GROVE, Iowa (AP) — After bounding atop a blue trailer in a community park, Bernie Sanders quickly reminded people here that Iowa had helped elect the nation’s first black […]

National

Notable Mississippians Join Chorus to Change State Flag

August 17, 2015 Staff 0

JACKSON, Miss. (The Clarion-Ledger) — In a letter appearing in a full-page ad in today’s Clarion-Ledger, author John Grisham, actor Morgan Freeman, legendary quarterback Archie Manning, “The Help” author Kathryn Stockett and others are calling […]

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Civil Rights Icon Julian Bond Dies at 75

August 17, 2015 Staff 0

By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Julian Bond, immediate past board chairman of the NAACP, a founding member and communications director of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and co-founder of the […]

National

A Vision for Ferguson, Baltimore, L.A. and Everywhere

August 13, 2015 Staff 0

By Gloria Walton (AMERICAN FORUM) – This month, the nation will acknowledge two political milestones. On Aug. 9, we mark the one-year anniversary of the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri. Two days later, we mark the […]

National

Where Cotton was King, Racism is still King

August 13, 2015 Staff 0

By Susan Hagen University of Rochester White Southerners who live today in former slavery strongholds, a region known as the Cotton Belt, are more likely to express negative attitudes toward blacks than their fellow Southerners. […]

Education

Black Male Enrollment Declines in Med Schools

August 13, 2015 Staff 0

By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) The number of Black males applying to medical school is lower than it was three decades ago, raising concerns about the United States’ future ability to have […]

National

Texas Police Chief Fires Officer Who Killed College Student

August 13, 2015 Staff 0

by EMILY SCHMALL, Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — An unarmed college football player tried to smash through a locked glass door in a North Texas car dealership showroom to escape an officer in training but […]

Education

DOE Launches Second Chance Pell Pilot Program for Incarcerated Individuals

July 31, 2015 Staff 0

The Chronicle As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to create a fairer, more effective criminal justice system, reduce recidivism, and combat the impact of mass incarceration on communities, the Department of Education recently announced […]

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