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Millennials Are Poised to Create Some Youthful Disruption
They can’t be ignored. Millennials—defined as those between ages 15 and 34—are set to become the largest living generation in the United States, representing one-third of the population. Millennials are projected to number 75.3 million this year, surpassing the projected 74.9 million baby boomers (ages 51 to 69) according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Millennials…
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Watch: The Philanthropist Who Built Over 5,000 Schools for Black Students in the Jim Crow South
In the trailer for the documentary Rosenwald, civil rights activist and U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) describes the type of school he went to as a child. “It was a little school a short distance from my home—walking distance. Beautiful little building. It was a Rosenwald school. It was the only school we had,” Lewis said.…
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Union Blasts Baltimore Police Commanders as Conflict Over #BaltimoreUprisings Continues
On Wednesday, Baltimore’s Fraternal Order of Police released its “after action” review regarding the Baltimore uprisings in April in the wake of the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody. The report’s overview states that “the rioting resulted in millions of dollars in property damages and injuries to citizens,” and that reportedly more than…
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Donald Trump Says He’ll ‘Win the Latino Vote’
Not only did Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump say that he had “nothing to apologize for” in characterizing Mexican immigrants as rapists who are bringing their crime to the U.S., but the real estate tycoon predicts that his jobs program will lure Hispanics back to his corner come Election Day. “I’ll win the Latino vote…
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The Sex-Abuse-to-Prison Pipeline: How Girls of Color Are Unjustly Arrested and Incarcerated
In 2014, President Barack Obama announced My Brother’s Keeper, a desperately needed initiative to create educational and economic opportunities for black and brown boys and men. In addition to My Brother’s Keeper, there has been a new and emerging recognition that mass incarceration must come to an end, along with the school-to-prison pipeline that relegates…
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Get Your Kicks, Sneakerheads: Museum Exhibit Explores the Rise of Sneaker Culture
Sneakerheads, who have often been mocked and ridiculed for standing in long lines and spending hundreds of dollars—all for a pair of sneakers—may at long last get some vindication for their passion with the latest exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City. Enter “The Rise of Sneaker Culture,” a curated collection of about…
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Former NYC Inmate Receives $750,000 Settlement After Inadequate Medical Treatment for His 6-Day Erection
Rodney Cotton, a former inmate at New York City’s Manhattan Detention Center, was awarded $750,000 after suing the city for failing to provide him with adequate medical care when he complained that his penis was erect for six days after he took medication, the New York Daily News reports. In his lawsuit, Cotton says that his…
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Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your Caribbean Flags?
You love the islands, but do you know their national flags? Take our quiz and try matching the right Caribbean countries with the right colorful flags.
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Fla. Woman Is Arrested After Reportedly Telling Teens: ‘I Hang Your Family From My Tree’
Lisa Marie Elberson, 29, of Lake County, Fla., spent the last day of her Fourth of July weekend in a county jail, the the Orlando Sentinel reports, after allegedly chasing a group of teens down a block wielding a baseball bat. She also allegedly yelled a racial slur at them. Elberson was apparently finishing her…
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Texas Makes Changes to History Textbooks: No Mention of KKK or Jim Crow, and the Civil War Was Fought Over States’ Rights, Not Slavery
A change is coming to public school education in Texas, a change that was voted for in 2010 and will take effect when students go back to school come fall. It’s happening in history class—in the new social studies textbooks that students will be using to learn U.S. history. New state academic guidelines changed some…
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