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La. School Board President Slams Rule That Lesbian Student Can’t Wear Tux to Prom
A school board president in Louisiana has come to the defense of Claudetteia Love, a high school senior. It says that Love, a lesbian, can wear a tux to her prom if she wants to, Raw Story reports, despite the arbitrary rule by the school’s principal that girls must wear dresses and guys must wear…
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For Better or Worse, #BlackTwitter Cannot Be Denied
When news breaks — whether it is deemed “ratchet” or “racist” — black Twitter is on the case. In recent years, African American social media users have taken advantage of platforms like Twitter and Instagram, turning them into a megaphone. While many reduce black Twitter to a haven for jokes about reality shows, it’s actually…
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Easter Styles From NYC’s 5th Avenue Parade
On a bright, sunny Sunday, the annual New York City Easter Parade did not disappoint. Sisters were styling, brothers were showing off their creative talents. Here is a look at a few of our favorite Easter hats from the Fifth Avenue parade.
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Kentucky Player Apologizes for Obscenity and N-Word Slur After Final 4 Loss
University of Kentucky guard Andrew Harrison apologized Sunday for directing an obscenity and a racial slur at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Frank Kaminsky during a Final Four postgame news conference, according to the Associated Press. Harrison, who is African American, muttered ”F—k that n—ger” into a live microphone when another player was asked a question…
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SC Student Suspended Over Racist Complaint
A University of South Carolina student has been suspended after a photo surfaced on social media of her listing “n—gers,” among other things, as a reason the school’s Internet connection works improperly, President Harris Pastides said Friday, according to The State. The student, an unnamed white female, is captured in a photo writing the list…
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NY Student Accepted at All 8 Ivy League Schools
At a time when tens of thousands of American students are getting turned away from their first-, second- and even third-choice college picks, Harold Ekeh, of Long Island, N.Y., has an enviable quandary: deciding which of the eight Ivy League colleges he will attend next year, according to CBS New York. For all his hard…
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Is Mumia Abu-Jamal Being Denied Urgent Medical Care?
Imprisoned former Black Panther and political activist Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was recently rushed to the hospital in diabetic shock, is still in need of urgent medical care and treatment, his friends and supporters said in an email to The Root. He has been sick with dangerously high blood-sugar levels for months and hasn’t received proper…
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Misty Copeland to Dance Swan Lake at DC’s Kennedy Center
History will be made at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater on the evening of Thursday, April 9, when Misty Copeland, a soloist with the American Ballet Theatre, joins Brooklyn Mack of the Washington Ballet in a performance of Swan Lake. Copeland and Mack, both African American, will go where no dancers of color have gone…
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National Action Network Hosts Its Annual Convention in NYC
Last month I was in Selma, Ala., as the nation commemorated the 50th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” when peaceful voting-rights demonstrators were viciously beaten by police. Their dedication to equality and justice resonated with people from varying backgrounds and eventually helped usher in the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Five decades after that historic day…
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Those Racially Charged Emails From Ferguson Cops and Court Officials Are Pretty Bad
The unredacted content of racially charged and religiously insensitive emails sent by the former court clerk of Ferguson, Mo., and two former supervisors in the Ferguson Police Department were released Thursday to the Washington Post. The emails, released in response to a public-records request, were sent and received by Mary Ann Twitty, who was Ferguson’s court…
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