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Marian Anderson: The Voice That Refused to Be Silenced
Her voice was haunting, soulful and powerful. Her dulcet contralto had been known to bring people to tears or render them speechless. Some 75 years after her iconic performance on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Marian Anderson’s legacy and voice are remembered as a vehicle that pushed past entertainment and helped propel a racially…
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NYPD Accused of Rendering Brooklyn Teen Quadriplegic
A Brooklyn, N.Y., mother has filed a lawsuit against the New York City Police Department, the Metropolitan Transit Authority and four officers, demanding answers as to how her 17-year-old son ended up paralyzed and eventually dead, DNAinfo New York reports. Karen Fludd says she has gotten very little information about what happened last May when…
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Black Couple Strip-Searched for $3 Earrings
A Texas couple is claiming that they were subjected to a strip search over a pair of $3 earrings when they stopped at a beauty-supply store to buy hair extensions, KHOU reports. The demeaning incident occurred last week at Y Beauty Supply in southeast Houston, where they were allegedly threatened and forced to remain in…
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Black Congresswomen Want Army to Reconsider Rules on Twists and Braids
Black women in the military have garnered the support of the powerful women of the Congressional Black Caucus. All 16 congresswomen signed on to a letter sent to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Thursday asking him to reconsider the new grooming policies, which some consider “racially biased.” Early last week the U.S. Army came under…
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10 Killed in Calif. Bus-and-Truck Crash
What was supposed to be an exciting day visiting Humboldt State University ended in tragedy as a tour bus carrying California high school students was hit head-on by a FedEx big rig Thursday afternoon, NBC4 reports. Ten people—the drivers of both vehicles, five students and three chaperones—were killed and more than 30 injured in the…
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President Obama: ‘I Have Lived Out the Promise of LBJ’s Efforts’
President Obama delivered a rousing speech at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library Civil Rights Summit Thursday afternoon as he celebrated the legacy of the man whom he credited with “swinging open” doors of opportunity for him. While speaking to the audience about the impact of cynicism and how some think it’s impossible for change…
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Study: White Americans Who Fear Minority Status More Likely to Shift Right
It’s commonly accepted that white Americans will no longer make up the majority of the population by 2050. However, what a new study published in the journal Psychological Science suggests is that the more fearful white Americans are of losing their majority status, the more conservative leaning they become, the Association for Psychological Science reports. Researchers…
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Obama to Speak at LBJ Civil Rights Summit
President Barack Obama, along with some of his predecessors, is participating in a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act by former President Lyndon B Johnson—a befitting commemoration for the nation’s first black president. Obama is one of the speakers at the LBJ Presidential Library Civil Rights Summit, along…
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Determined Young Men Refused to Stop Looking for Missing 9-Year-Old
Local officials stopped looking, calling off the search for little Patrauna Hudson about 6 p.m. on Monday night, a day after the girl was swept away by floodwaters in Yazoo City, Miss. However, 14 young men refused to stop looking, MSNewsNow reports. About an hour later, they found her in a drainage canal. Unfortunately, Patrauna…
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Iowa GOP Senate Candidate: Race Is the Reason Obama Isn’t Being Impeached
When it comes to Obama and impeachment, Republican Senate candidate Sam Clovis of Iowa believes that race and a concern about the media coverage are the reasons the House of Representatives hasn’t seriously pursued the notion, the Daily Times Herald reports. “I would say there are people in the House of Representatives right now that…
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