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Black Voters Mostly Skeptical of Trump’s Late Birther Turnaround

September 19, 2016 Staff 0

WASHINGTON (AP) — Black voters reacted skeptically Friday to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s admission that he now believes the nation’s first black president was indeed born in the United States. Many said the fact […]

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Racial Turmoil on College Campuses Cited For HBCU Enrollment Boom

September 19, 2016 Staff 0

Student protests at the University of Missouri last year captured the national spotlight and uncovered deep-seated racial tension on campus. But Mizzou was not alone. Several other campuses were also on edge—from the University of […]

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CSU Defends ‘Segregated’ Housing Offer After Conservative Backlash

September 19, 2016 Staff 0

California State University Los Angeles is defending a new special interest housing community for fall 2016 after the conservative press deemed it “segregated housing.” The school ― like several others across the country ― offers […]

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President Obama Nominates Muslim-American Attorney for Federal Bench

September 9, 2016 Staff 0

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has nominated a Washington, D.C., attorney for the federal bench. If confirmed, he would be the first Muslim American to serve as a federal judge. Obama nominated Abid Riaz […]

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Armed ‘White Lives Matter’ Protesters Gather Outside Houston NAACP Building

August 23, 2016 Staff 0

by Cherise Frazier A group of White Lives Matter protesters gathered in front of the NAACP offices in Houston, Texas on Sunday – some carrying signs, assault rifles, and Confederate flags. NAACP headquarters are located […]

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Protestors Want Police Who killed Alton Sterling Arrested

August 17, 2016 Staff 0

PROTESTORS MARCH IN the street following the shooting death of Alton Sterling July 5 in Baton Rouge, La. (The Drum) By Candace J. Semien For NNPA, The Drum BATON ROUGE — Whether it was a […]

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Republicans are at Breaking Point with Donald Trump

August 15, 2016 Staff 0

ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — The Republican Party could be nearing a breaking point with Donald Trump. As he skips from one gaffe to the next, GOP leaders in Washington and in the most competitive states […]

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Bennett College President to Step Down

August 11, 2016 Staff 0

by Julie Knight Bennett College and its president are parting ways. The college’s board of trustees issued an announcement Thursday that Rosalind Fuse-Hall, who was named president in the summer of 2013, will step down […]

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NAACP National President Cornell William Brooks Arrested After Sit-In with Youth in Congressional Office

August 10, 2016 Staff 0

ROANOKE, Va. – NAACP National President and CEO Cornell William Brooks was charged with trespassing by local police after refusing to leave a Congressman’s district office in southwest Virginia on Monday during a sit-in with […]

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Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr., Last Surviving Birmingham Bomber, Denied Parole

August 5, 2016 Staff 0

by CORKY SIEMASZKO An Alabama parole board has denied the last surviving Birmingham church bomber’s first attempt to get out of prison. Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr., an 86-year-old Ku Klux Klansman serving a life sentence for […]

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