Diddy Celebrates This Surprising Legal Win in Less Than a Week After His Verdict
The Woman Attacked and Saved By Strangers on NYC Subway Platform, Speaks Out
Wheelchair-Bound Drive-By Shooting Survivor Falls Victim to This Unbelievable Tragedy in Philly
We Finally Know Why Trump and Obama Were Laughing it Up at Jimmy Carter’s Funeral…
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Bethune-Cookman and the Survival of the HBCU, Part 2: An Inside Job
Editor’s note: Read Part 1, “Critical Condition: Bethune-Cookman and the Survival of the HBCU.” “O unhappy citizens, what madness? Do you think the enemy’s sailed away? Or do you think any Greek gift’s free of treachery? … Trojans, don’t trust this horse. Whatever it is, I’m afraid of Greeks. Even those bearing gifts.” — Aeneid,…
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Medical Examiner Confirms Remains Found in Arkansas Are Those of 4-Year-Old Maleah Davis
Decomposed remains found in Arkansas late last week have been confirmed to be those of 4-year-old Maleah Davis, the Houston child reported missing from Texas in early May by her mother’s then-fiance, who was subsequently arrested in connection to the case. As KTRK ABC 13 reports, police in Fulton, Ark., Friday said a road crew…
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West Virginia Woman Who Called Michelle Obama ‘Ape in Heels’ Headed to Prison for Embezzling $18,000 in FEMA Aid
Ah, karma. The ousted director of a West Virginia nonprofit who got the boot after referring to then (and always) first lady Michelle Obama as an “ape in heels” is now headed to federal prison for wrongly accepting monies meant for flood victims. Pamela Taylor, 57, was sentenced Thursday to 10 months in prison and…
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The Supreme Court's Latest Ruling Makes It Easier for Cops to Arrest Black Lives Matter Protesters
It was a ruling that failed to register widely in terms of national news, but could have potentially devastating effects for protesters around the country—and anyone tasked with keeping police officers accountable. On May 28, the Supreme Court made it more difficult for people who say they were arrested for exercising their free speech rights…
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Black Man Celebrating Mother's Day With White Wife Was 'Beat to a Pulp by a Bunch of Rednecks'
A black man, a white woman and three generations of racists walk into a bar. “Are you from Africa?” asks one of the white men. “Is it Africa Day?” While this may sound like the opening line to an offensive joke, WKMG and the Daytona Beach News-Journal report that police have charged two Florida men…
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Baltimore Mayor Introduces Novel Idea to Curb Gun Violence: 'Put a Boxing Ring Up, Let Them Go and Box It Out'
You haven’t lived until you’ve had your ass whooped. Ask Cam Coldheart. Ask Fred and E. Ness. Ask Anthony Joshua. It might sound absurd, but until you peel yourself off the floor with a compound fracture in your pride and a busted nose, you’ve probably been out here wildin’, acting like you’re invincible. But a…
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Cop Detains Innocent Black Man, Answers 'Fuck You Is My Name' When Asked to Identify Himself
Police officers are well aware of the tremendous power and authority they wield, yet historically they’ve abused it at the cost of black lives. Time after time, instance after instance, we’ve borne witness to innocent black men who are harassed, demeaned or slaughtered simply for existing, while those who have sworn to protect them go…
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Critical Condition: Bethune-Cookman and the Survival of the HBCU, Part 1
“There will come a time of fire and night, when enemies rise and empires fall, when the stars themselves begin to die.” ― Kevin J. Anderson text Winter always comes. Everything dies. Nothing else is certain. At the fall of every glorious thing that was ever built, among the ashes and rubble, you will find…
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Olo’oruko Mi: Legacy Ponderings of a Nigerian-but-Mostly-American
I’d spent two years on this earth when I met my paternal grandmother Julianna Oni for the first—and last—time. As I was her sole olo’oruko mi—the only heir to be her namesake—she took an immediate liking to me, often raising my youthful frame in her firm, mahogany arms and chanting “Julie Julie Julie Julie” with…