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97-Year-Old Army Vet Goes on Field Trip to the White House, Meets President Obama
Vivian Bailey, a 97-year-old Army veteran and Maryland resident, had one of her wishes come true Tuesday when she went on a field trip to the White House and met President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, My Fox DC reports. The trip was especially meaningful since Bailey grew up in the segregated South…
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77-Year-Old Md. Woman Who Began Sprinting Last Year Now Holds Record
At 77, Rose Green is still brushing off her cleats and maintaining her status as one of the fastest sprinters in her age group, My Fox DC reports. It’s a pretty impressive feat, not only because of her age but also because she took up the sport just last year and rose to the top of the…
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Fla. Man Tried as an Adult at 16 Set Free After 44 Years in Prison
Prince Johnson, a 60-year-old Miami man, was freed from prison Friday after serving 44 years for participating in a robbery that led to the killing of a woman in 1971, the Associated Press reports. Johnson was tried for murder as an adult and given a life sentence in 1971 when he was only 16 years…
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Being Black in Thailand: We’re Treated Better Than Africans, and Boy Do We Hate It
In all fairness, the Thai police officer was absolutely right for approaching the swing set and telling Stephanie Stew’s friend—a grown woman in her 30s—to get off the swing. Even though Jane (for anonymity, we changed her name) was swinging next to her young daughter, the swing set was intended for young children, and…
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26-Year-Old Chicago Woman Nearly Died From Birth Control Complications
Jordan Ward, a 26-year-old Chicago woman who was in the middle of planning her wedding, nearly died in March because the birth control pills she was taking caused a severe blood clot in her brain, KABC TV reports. Ward began experiencing headaches, blurred vision and nausea but brushed it off. It was her fiance who…
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Michael Brown Will Receive a Permanent Memorial Site in Ferguson, Mo.
On Wednesday volunteers packed up the candles, stuffed animals and other memorabilia placed at Michael Brown’s makeshift memorial in Ferguson, Mo., because they were posing a public safety hazard, the Associated Press reports. But Brown’s father and Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III said that a permanent memorial would soon be installed at an outdoor site…
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Va. Mom’s Facebook Post Thanking an Officer for Protecting Her Son Goes Viral
Dr. Nada Owusu of Virginia took to her Facebook page Friday to give praise and thanks to a state trooper who came to her son’s rescue when his tires blew out and left him stranded on the side of a road for many hours, WTVR reports. The pediatrician’s 20-year-old son, Joseph Owusu, a student at…
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Los Angeles Raises Its Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to raise the city’s minimum wage from $9 per hour to $15 per hour by 2020, the New York Times reports. According to the Times, the vote is a huge symbolic win for labor groups and unions that have been pushing for minimum wage increases in cities and…
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St. Louis Officer Who Fatally Shot VonDerrit Myers Acted in Self-Defense and Won’t Be Charged
The St. Louis prosecutor’s office has closed the chapter on the fatal shooting of 18-year-old VonDerrit Myers and announced Monday that Police Officer Jason Flanery will not be charged for killing Myers, USA Today reports. Myers, an African American, was shot to death by Flanery, a white police officer, in October. The incident sparked outrage…
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Study: Suicide Rate Among Young Black Boys Increases
The suicide rate among elementary school children has been stable over the past 20 years, but according to a new study, a closer look reveals that there has been a significant increase in the number of young black boys committing suicide, Raw Story reports. That uptick has been masked by the proportionate decrease in the…
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