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Ice Cube Walked Away From Sony Film and $9 Million Because He Didn’t Want to Take the Vaccine
Ice Cube said ‘oh, hell no’ to producers who asked that he get the shot.
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Families of Mother Emanuel AME Church Shooting Victims Agree to $88M Settlement With Justice Department
The settlements give $6 million to $7.5 million to the descendants’ families, and $5 million each to the five survivors.
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The Impact of Nashville’s Civil Rights History to be Documented Through a Federal Grant
The Nashville Metro Historical Commission will conduct a study of Nashville’s Civil Rights history from 1944 to 1966.
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Jasmine Crowe’s Free Grocery Store in Atlanta Aids in the Fight to End Hunger
The free grocery store in Ronald McNair Middle School includes food, toiletries and clothing, serving about 80 families a week.
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Black Female Assistant Police Chief in DC was Told to Have Abortion to Keep Her Job
When Chanel Dickerson was an 18-year-old police cadet, she was told to have an abortion or she would be fired.
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Black Man Receives $1 Million Donation for His Kansas City Nonprofit For Disabled Men and Women
Wesley Hamilton, who was paralyzed in 2012, started a nonprofit to help disabled people live more fulfilled lives.
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Howard University Students Begin 2nd Week of Protests, Sit-Ins Against Poor Campus Living Conditions
Some students are camping out in tents to escape the dorms’ poor living conditions.
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Thomas Jefferson Statue Leaving New York City Hall by End of Year
America’s third president owned more than 100 slaves at the time of his death.
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1 Dead After 2nd Fatal Shooting in a Week at Grambling State University
In addition to the one fatality, seven other people were injured in the shooting.
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4 Security Guards Charged in 2014 Death of Black Man in Detroit-Area Mall
Four men were charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of McKenzie Cochran at Northland Center Mall.