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  • George McJunkin: How a Black Man’s Archaeological Discovery Changed History

    Who was the first black man to make an archaeological discovery? In 1900, 1,610 African Americans lived in New Mexico, many of them former slaves drawn to the wide-open spaces that promised self-determination and a respite from the early days of Jim Crow post-Reconstruction. We can surmise that the cowboy George McJunkin, like so many…

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    Henry Louis Gates Jr., Julie Wolf






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    April 27, 2015
  • Watch: Fla. Man Complains About Being ‘Stuck’ With Kids After Their Mom Is Injured in Random Shooting

    David Stephens of Jacksonville, Fla., apparently found himself in a serious predicament earlier this week after the 24-year-old mother of his two children was shot in random gunfire: caring for his kids, according to News4Jax. “I was stunned, liked to caught a heart attack, you know,” Stephens told the television news station on Monday about…

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    Henry Louis Gates Jr., Julie Wolf






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    April 26, 2015
  • President Obama’s Unclassified Emails Targeted by Russian Hackers

    Russian hackers reportedly snooped through some of President Barack Obama’s emails in a breach of the White House’s unclassified computer system last year, according to the New York Times. In a break that was “far more intrusive and worrisome than has been publicly acknowledged,” the Times says, hackers accessed email archives of people inside the…

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    Henry Louis Gates Jr., Julie Wolf






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    April 26, 2015
  • 12 Arrested in Baltimore After Peaceful Protests Turn Confrontational

    Twelve people were arrested late Saturday after peaceful protests in Baltimore against police violence erupted in anger as demonstrators, officers and fans who turned out for an Orioles baseball game clashed in the streets, CNN reports. Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said that the arrests came after a clash between demonstrators, officers and Orioles fans…

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    Henry Louis Gates Jr., Julie Wolf






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    April 26, 2015
  • Michelle Obama Shines at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

    President Barack Obama may have gotten big laughs Saturday at the 89th annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, but first lady Michelle Obama stole the show in a shimmering silver gown and ringlets of curls. Obama dished out one-liners about everything from 2016 Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s recent media woes…

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    Henry Louis Gates Jr., Julie Wolf






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    April 26, 2015
  • Seattle Woman Punched by Cop During Arrest Files $1,000,000 Lawsuit

    A Seattle woman who was punched in the face by a police officer during an arrest on charges of domestic violence has filed a $1 million claim against the city, saying that her rights were violated, the city clerk’s office said Friday, according to Reuters. Miyekko Durden-Bosley, 23, suffered a fractured eye socket in the…

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    Henry Louis Gates Jr., Julie Wolf






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    April 25, 2015
  • Fla. Deputy Fired After Finishing Pizza Instead of Answering 911 Call of Dying Woman

    A Florida sheriff’s deputy in Lee County has been fired after an investigation found that he ignored a 911 call from a woman having a heart attack so that he could finish his pizza, according to television station WZVN. According to an internal report released Wednesday, Lee County Deputy Yvan Fernandez was first dispatched to…

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    Henry Louis Gates Jr., Julie Wolf






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    April 25, 2015
  • 2009 Probe of Tulsa Reserve Officer Raised Concerns About His Training

    An internal investigation by the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office appears to have determined in 2009 that training policies were bent in favor of the reserve deputy who killed Eric Harris this month when he mistakenly fired a gun instead of a Taser, according to CNN. Robert Bates, 73, the Tulsa, Okla., reserve deputy who fatally…

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    Henry Louis Gates Jr., Julie Wolf






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    April 25, 2015
  • Baltimore Cops Admit Failing to Provide Freddie Gray With Medical Treatment

    In an admission that came after a week of protests demanding information about what happened during the arrest of Freddie Gray by police officers in Baltimore, Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts on Friday said that mistakes were made, including a failure to provide Gray with timely medical treatment, CNN reports. Batts made the observation amid…

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    Henry Louis Gates Jr., Julie Wolf






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    April 25, 2015
  • Yes, Social Media Can Cost You Your Job

    It’s amazing how much trouble you can get into with just 140 characters. Just ask the Texas teen who goes by the Twitter handle @Cellla. Back in February, the teenager was supposed to start her new job at Jet’s Pizza in Mansfield, Texas, when she sent out a tweet the day before that read, “Ew,…

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    Henry Louis Gates Jr., Julie Wolf






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    April 25, 2015
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