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5 Black Students Named Rhodes Scholars
Five black students have been selected as Rhodes scholars in one of the highest academic achievements for U.S. college students, according to the Rhodes Trust, which administers the program, and the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. The 2015 class of Rhodes scholars was chosen from a pool of 877 students who were endorsed by…
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Chef Sam Kass Is Leaving the White House
Sam Kass, the personal chef of President Barack Obama and also a senior adviser for nutrition policy at the White House, is leaving his post after a six-year stint, the Associated Press reports. Kass, who recently married MSNBC host Alex Wagner, said he has decided to leave the White House to be with his wife…
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Bar Owner Apologizes for Michael Brown Shot Special
Owners of a bar in St. Joseph, Mo., apologized this month after offering a Michael Brown six-shot special, Fox 4 News reports. The unarmed Brown was fatally shot by Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Mo., on Aug. 9, with at least six bullets striking the 18-year-old. The killing touched off protests that continue across the…
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North Korea Compares Obama to Monkey in Hacking Battle
Accusing the U.S. of shutting down the country’s Internet and angry over the release of the movie The Interview, North Korea has compared President Obama to a monkey, the Associated Press reports. The North’s National Defense Commission, which is headed by Kim Jong Un, the country’s leader, and is the country’s top governing body, blamed…
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The Top 20 Most Searched African Americans in 2014
Which African-American sports figure sparked a national conversation on spanking? Whose wedding photos had everybody in a frenzy? With all the news that happened in 2014, it’s always interesting to look back to see who had us furiously typing into that search box. According to Google, which compiled the rankings based on data from trillions of searches,…
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Don Lemon Among the Worst Journalists of 2014: Report
The Columbia Journalism Review blog Darts & Laurels has named CNN’s Don Lemon one of the worst journalists of 2014. Lemon, who saw this year become a series of flubs and bad sound bites, can do nothing but grow from this experience, since he can’t do much worse. According to the blog, which announced winners of the “Darts”…
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2 Philadelphia Transit Officers Help Deliver Baby on Subway Train Christmas Day
Consider it a Christmas miracle. Two Philadelphia transit cops hoping for a quiet Christmas night got nothing of the sort, considering that by the end of their shift, they had helped deliver a baby on a subway train. SEPTA Police Sgt. Daniel Caban and Officer Darrell James got a call around 5:50 p.m. that a…
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Howard University Running Back Fatally Shot in Robbery Attempt
A Howard University running back, who returned to his Texas home while on holiday break, was shot and killed along with an 18-year-old man after the two men and an accomplice reportedly attempted to rob an apartment. According to the Denton Record-Chronicle, Howard running back Terrence Neal Tusan, 22; Jakobi Dmon Gipson, 18; and another…
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6 New Yorkers Arrested in Threats on Cops Since Fatal Police Shooting
Since the fatal shootings of two New York City police officers Saturday, Reuters reports that the New York City Police Department has arrested six people on charges they threatened police officers. According to the news site, Tyrone Melville, 41, of Manhattan, was arrested Wednesday after he reportedly called a police station asking to speak to…
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Missing NY Boy’s Body Found in Pond Near Grandparent’s SC Home
Updated Fri., Dec. 26, 12:20 p.m. EST: The body of Jayden Morrison, the 4-year-old autistic boy who went missing Christmas Eve after his family drove from New York to visit with his grandmother in South Carolina, has been found in a pond in Horry County, according to police officials who spoke with Newsday. Emergency workers and…