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Can You Outsmart a 4th-Grader in STEM Knowledge?
Imagine an industry in which there are jobs and nobody to fill them, while African Americans continue to face double-digit rates of unemployment. It’s clear that the job market belongs to those who can master science and math. Among the fastest-growing job sectors are those in STEM careers—science, technology, engineering and math. Not only are…
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Was My Nonwhite Ancestor Native American or Black?
I have always been told by my grandfather Ruben Lavelle Ingram Jr. that his grandmother, Zula Bell Harry, was Native American. However, no one has provided any Dawes Roll registration for her, or even a tribe. I suspect she may actually be African American, but I would like to learn more about her, including whether…
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#TBT: Remember When Joe Biden Schooled Our New Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, in That VP Debate?
A lot of political movement in the past few weeks: Vice President Joe Biden announced that he would not be throwing his hat into the presidential ring, and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) was elected speaker of the House Thursday. It has me reminiscing. These two guys, hands down, were responsible for some of the best political theater…
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Derrick Rose’s Rape Accuser Is Suing for $21,500,000
The woman who filed a lawsuit in August accusing Derrick Rose of drugging and, along with two of his friends, raping her is suing the NBA athlete for $21.5 million, NBC Chicago reports. The 29-year-old woman claims that the sexual assault took place in August 2013. She says that the Chicago Bulls star and his…
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Jill Scott on Spring Valley High Assault: It Should Be a Lot Harder for Police Officers to Become Police Officers
Jill Scott told the Huffington Post in a piece posted Wednesday that she used to be a teacher, so she knows how contentious it can sometimes get between students and teachers. Even so, Scott says she saw something different take place in the video that captured the assault at Columbia, S.C.’s Spring Valley High School,…
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Flat Taxes and Tithing: How the GOP Candidates Plan to Affect Your Wallet
Bills have a due date. People need jobs. And the government is never shy about taking out its portion before you get your paycheck each month. Wednesday night’s debate in Boulder, Colo., was all about your money, or at least that is what was hoped. Per the usual, the moderators got sidetracked in their lines…
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Black Lives Can’t Matter Some of the Time
The conversation about black lives “mattering” has once again entered the public discourse through the door of police brutality. Only this time, it was through the schoolhouse door. Earlier this week, Ben Fields, a sheriff’s deputy and school resource officer at Spring Valley High School in South Carolina, dragged an African-American teen from her desk…
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Rihanna’s Lawyer to PR Guy Who Planted Beyoncé Story: We Don’t Know You, Maaan!
Rihanna’s legal team wants no part of this story about how a press guy named Jonathan Hay created the rumors about Rihanna and Jay Z having an affair behind Beyoncé’s back. Hay was reportedly interviewed by the author of an unauthorized Beyoncé biography that’s been the talk of the town lately. In the book, Hay…
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Kerry Washington and Scandal Co-Star Katie Lowes Are Executive-Producing a ShondaLand Series on ABC
The gift of ShondaLand keeps on giving. According to Variety, Kerry Washington and her Scandal co-star Katie Lowes (who plays Quinn Perkins) are executive-producing a ShondaLand series that’s in development at ABC. Look at Shonda Rhimes keeping her actresses working—and behind the camera, too, where folks say the real money is. The untitled show is a…
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#WCW: Somebody on Twitter Was Dragged by Cher Over Spring Valley High Assault
Somebody on Twitter had Cher on her bully, yo. On Monday the icon tweeted about how appalled she was by the video of the South Carolina student who was picked up, tossed and dragged by a school official. The incident was caught on tape and went viral. People from all walks of life are disgusted…
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