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Tracing Your Roots: Where Was Grandpa Before World War II?
A town lost to history and a family fracture are among the factors complicating a search for ancestors. Dear Professor Gates: I have been trying to research my maternal line for 10-plus years, but I have not been able to find any documentation of my great-grandfather beyond his enlistment in World War II. I have…
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Trump Notwithstanding, Maine Gov. Paul LePage Might Be One of the Biggest Assholes in Politics
Paul LePage is the Tea Party Republican governor of Maine, and he might be one of the biggest assholes in politics. For those who forgot or may not remember, it was LePage who claimed that Maine’s heroin epidemic was spurred by guys named “D-Money, Smoothie, Shifty” who come to sell drugs and “impregnate a young…
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Diversity’s Greatest Hits, 2017: Where Will They Take Us in the Year Ahead?
1. Donald Trump’s Tumultuous First Year in Office2. Sexual Harassment Charges Bring Down Powerful3. ‘Suspension’ of Roland Martin’s ‘NewsOne Now’4. FCC Aligns Itself With Big Media5. The Numbers6. Jemele Hill Saga Prompts Warnings About Twitter7. Ebony’s New Ownership Disappoints8. Investigative Reporting Gets a Boost9. A Transition in Indian Country10. Remembering Our Legacy . . .…
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Arrests Made in Quadruple Homicide in New York State
Two men have been charged with murder in Tuesday’s brutal quadruple homicide in Troy, N.Y. James W. White and Justin C. Mann were charged with multiple counts of murder in the deaths of 36-year-old Shanta Myers; her 11-year-old son, Jeremiah; her 5-year-old daughter, Shanise; and Myers’ partner, 22-year-old Brandi Mells. During a Saturday-afternoon press conference,…
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‘The Confederacy Falls in Memphis’ and 1 Paper Says Good Riddance
Newspaper Applauds as 2 Statues Come Down Magic Johnson-Isiah Thomas Reconciliation a Hit Roland Martin Signs Off From ‘NewsOne Now’ Efforts to Find Puerto Rico’s Missing Inadequate Faulkner Wants to Be Part of Harassment Solution More Ideas for Covering Refugees and Race . . . 5 Takeaways from Live Conversations Nothing Funny About Stereotyping Sean…
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Texas Dad Finally Gets Custody of Son Just in Time for Christmas as Mom Faces Charges for Medical Child Abuse
Christmas is going to be really special this year in Ryan Crawford’s household. The Texas dad was granted temporary managing conservatorship of his 8-year-old son after the boy’s mother was accused of forcing the perfectly healthy child to undergo numerous invasive procedures, including 13 major surgeries. The Star-Telegram reports that Christopher Bowen will soon be…
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Detroit Free Press’ Stephen Henderson Out After Harassment Investigation
Pulitzer Prize Winner Says He Is ‘Stunned’ Nonblack Press Corps Didn’t See Blacks Coming Net Neutrality Fight Not Over, Despite FCC Vote Sulzberger Diversity Pledges Not Always Realized Many Trump Aides ‘Never Worked with Minorities’ Walmart, Book Distributor Now Wary of Smiley ONA Forms Network of Newsrooms Aiding Diversity Mich. Projects Funded for ‘Journalism Engagement’…
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White Supremacist Troll Low-Key Stalks Maxine Waters; George Zimmerman Mixes Her Up With Another Black Woman
Well-known white supremacist troll Chuck C. Johnson somehow found himself on a plane with Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and snapped her pic in some kind of weird, stalkery behavior. As Little Green Footballs reports, Johnson was recently in the news for hyping a fraudulent sexual harassment allegation against Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and must have…
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Celebrating Ourselves: A Toast to #TeamNatural
The year 2017 was a good year for black hair. Solange did the absolute most, impressing us with African-inspired avant-garde hairstyles. Then there was Erykah Badu—aka “Sara Bellum,” aka “Fat Belly Bella,” aka “Medulla Oblongata,” aka “Low Down Loretta Brown,” aka “Analogue Girl in a Digital World”—who pushed all the way through in what she…