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How 1 Black-Owned Ga. School Is Revolutionizing Education for the Gifted
Claire Anderson’s son, Caleb, started reading at 8 months. By 18 months he was in the first grade. Realizing that Caleb was gifted, Anderson, who lives in Metro Atlanta, was determined to ensure that he would have the best resources available so that he would remain intellectually stimulated and challenged. And so she went on…
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Georgetown University to Offer Admissions Advantage to Descendants of 272 Slaves It Sold
Georgetown University is looking to atone for its troubled history regarding slavery by offering preferential status in the admissions process to the descendants of 272 slaves who were sold in order to keep the university afloat, the New York Times reports. According to the Times, the university’s president, John J. DeGioia, is expected to discuss…
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Former Atlanta Cop Indicted on Felony Murder in Death of Unarmed Black Man
A Fulton County, Ga., grand jury has indicted a white former Atlanta police officer on felony murder, among other charges, in relation to the death of an unarmed black man who was inside a vehicle, the Associated Press reports. James Burns was also indicted on charges of aggravated assault, making a false statement and two counts…
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President Obama Grants 111 Additional Commutations
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama granted commutations for an additional 111 federal inmates, bringing the total number of grants offered up to 325 in the month of August alone—the largest number of commutations ever granted by a president in a single month, the White House reports. Earlier this month, the president had granted more commutations in…
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South African School Ordered to Suspend 'Racist' Hair Regulations
A South African school that came under scrutiny after being accused of discriminating against black girls and encouraging racist hair policies has been ordered to suspend its hairstyle regulations and reassess its rules, Al-Jazeera reports. Students at Pretoria Girls High School say that they have been called monkeys by teachers for wearing banned Afros and…
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Chicago Police Move to Fire 5 Cops Involved in Shooting Death of Laquan McDonald
Chicago police are looking to fire five officers who were involved in the 2014 shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, The Guardian reports. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has filed administrative charges against five officers, including Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, who shot Laquan 16 times. As CNN notes, with his criminal indictment, Van Dyke…
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White Lives Matter Classified as a Hate Group
White Lives Matter, a white nationalist group that opposes the Black Lives Matter movement, has been declared a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, which keeps track of extremist groups in the nation, the New York Times reports. “The White Lives Matter website says their movement is dedicated to the preservation of the…
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Black South African Girls Protest Racist Hair Policies
Several students protested outside Pretoria Girls High School in South Africa on Monday, accusing officials of discriminating against black girls at the school and encouraging racist hair policies, prompting a response from the local education chief, BuzzFeed reports. According to the report, a petition began to circulate calling on Panyaza Lesufi, the head of education…
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Stanford Rapist Brock Turner to Be Released From Jail This Friday
Brock Turner, the former Stanford student who received a slap on the wrist after being convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, is scheduled to be released from jail Friday, after serving only half of his meager six-month sentence, Business Insider reports. As the report notes, Turner was sentenced to six months in jail in…
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Ga. Mom Accused of Pepper-Spraying Students Who Attacked Her Son
An Atlanta parent is accused of pepper-spraying a crowd of high school students after they reportedly jumped her son as she dropped him off at school, WSB-TV reports. Shawanda Favors was apprehended by the Atlanta Public Schools Police Department and charged with inappropriate conduct after authorities say she pepper-sprayed the students during the fight, which broke…
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