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#JoshuaBeal Shot and Killed by Chicago Police
A 25-year-old Indianapolis man, who was in Chicago for his cousin’s funeral, was killed Saturday afternoon by an off-duty police officer in the city’s predominantly Irish-Catholic Mount Greenwood neighborhood, according to reports. Joshua Beal’s name was trending on social media Sunday morning with a ubiquitous hashtag in front of it. Police say that the officer…
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10 Reasons You Know You’re a Black Mom
Not only are we black moms recognized for our beautiful black skin, but we’re also recognized through our actions. The phrases we utter, the way we walk, talk and outshine even the best and brightest, are all qualities of good black mothering. It doesn’t matter if our child is 20 months or 20 years old—we…
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The Movement for Black Lives Is Standing Up for HBCUs
Of the 4,726 degree-granting institutions, 100 institutions educate and train almost 10 percent of black college students. Yet since their inception, HBCUs have been in a war for their very existence, whether facing Congress or state legislatures. HBCUs have even found themselves repeatedly at odds with President Barack Obama. As economist and author Julianne Malveaux,…
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DC to Vote on Becoming 51st State on Election Day
Filled with the longtime rallying cry of “No taxation without representation,” supporters of D.C. statehood will finally get a chance to vote on just that. On Election Day, the District of Columbia will vote on its first referendum on becoming the country’s 51st state, something that would eventually require an amendment to the U.S. Constitution…
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Texas Cop Fired After Being Accused of Giving Homeless Man Dog-Excrement Sandwich
An officer from the San Antonio Police Department in Texas has been fired for allegedly attempting to feed a dog-excrement sandwich to a homeless man. My San Antonio reports that the incident occurred in May when the officer reportedly placed fecal matter between two pieces of bread and gave it to a homeless person in…
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More Than 800,000 Haitians Face Starvation After Hurricane Matthew
A month after Hurricane Matthew tore through the island nation of Haiti, the United Nations confirms that nearly 800,000 Haitians are facing severe food shortages, with rioting and children begging for food a daily occurrence. On Oct. 4, Hurricane Matthew decimated fishing villages and shredded mountain hamlets, destroying for already poor Haitians their sources of…
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Watch: Jay Z, Beyoncé Get in Formation for Clinton in Cleveland
When Jay Z agreed to put on a concert to fire up young and black voters in Cleveland, he promised a few special friends. And baby, were they ever. Those lucky enough to get tickets to Friday’s concert at Cleveland’s Wolstein Center were treated to performances by Jay, Beyoncé, Chance the Rapper, J. Cole and…
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‘Evil’ or Mentally Ill: Is There a Media Bias Against Black Moms Who Commit Horrible Acts?
A 21-year-old mother of two in Pittsburgh was charged with criminal homicide Tuesday after she allegedly killed her infant son and attempted to kill her daughter. According to a report from the Associated Press, the mom, Christian Clark, flew into a “jealous, vengeful rage” because she believed her boyfriend, Andre Price Jr., 23, was cheating…
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Dave Chappelle Set to Host Saturday Night Live With Musical Guests A Tribe Called Quest
Comedic legend Dave Chappelle will host Saturday Night Live on Nov. 12, Variety reports. Chappelle is best-known as a stand-up comedian and for TV’s iconic The Chappelle Show. The episode that Chappelle will be hosting will be a good one—it will be the first episode of SNL to follow Election Day. To make it even…
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Ben Carson: Donald Trump’s New Deal for Black America Begins With a Good Education
Donald Trump often says things that many people believe to be true but dare not say. He did it again recently by saying that nobody needs to tell African Americans in this country that the old New Deal from the Democratic Party isn’t working for them. Trump made the simple but accurate observation that in…
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