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Obama: National Guard, Be Ready to Go if West Africa Needs You
When the World Health Organization made clear the severity of the Ebola crisis, President Barack Obama sprang into action and committed a significant number of health care workers and military to the region—approximately 4,000 troops. Now that the virus has reached American shores and people are calling on the government to do more, the president told…
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Whining About Dating When a Man Is Right Under Your Nose
A man I’m seeing for just a few weeks told me to “just pick me” when I was talking about the difficulty of dating for educated black women. I’m confused because the fact that I was talking to him means I want him to pick me. I’m not sure what else I need to do…
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Mother and Daughter Crusade for Prevention of Gynecological Cancers
For Nneka and Mary “Dicey” Scroggins, advocacy is a family affair. The mother-daughter duo from Washington, D.C., have turned Dicey Scroggins’ personal cancer journey into a global crusade of awareness about women’s cancer detection in underserved communities around the world. For two years in the mid-’90s, Dicey Scroggins, now 63, experienced unusual abdominal bloating, weight…
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Vote or Vest: Stopping Police Brutality in Florida
The Dream Defenders are hitting hard with a new satirical campaign, Vote or Vest, which encourages people to use their voting privileges in order to put an end to police brutality, WCTV reports. On a massive billboard at the intersection of Apalachee Parkway and Capital Circle SE in Tallahassee, Fla., the group advertises a bulletproof…
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Watch Bill O’Reilly Get Schooled by Jon Stewart on White Privilege
Jon Stewart forced conservative commentator Bill O’Reilly to admit that white privilege exists. O’Reilly has long refused to acknowledge that white people experience any advantages because of their race. While Stewart got O’Reilly to admit to the existence of white privilege, O’Reilly stopped short of admitting that black Americans are disadvantaged in any way. At…
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West African Teen Taunted With Chants of ‘Ebola’ at High School Soccer Game
One Pennsylvania teen, who is originally from Guinea, recently had to endure his high school rival’s soccer team chanting “Ebola” at him during a match, WPVI reports. According to the station, Ibrahim Toumkara, a Nazareth Area High School student and soccer player, got into a fight last week after he heard players from rival Northampton…
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Kansas Man Arrested in Rape of 100-Year-Old Woman
A man was taken into custody in Wichita, Kan., in connection with the rape of a 100-year-old woman and the burglary of her home, the Wichita Eagle reports. According to the paper, the man, identified by jail and police records as Kasey Nesbitt, 35, was booked on suspicion of rape and aggravated burglary. Police did…
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Yale Student Hospitalized With Ebola-Like Symptoms
A graduate student in Yale University’s public health program has been admitted to a New Haven, Conn., hospital with Ebola-like symptoms, according to the Hartford Courant. A letter released by school officials and sent to Yale community members stated, “There is no indication at this time that the student has contracted the Ebola virus.” The…
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Officer Involved in Shooting of Unarmed, Sleeping Milwaukee Man Is Fired
Earlier this year, Milwaukee resident Dontre Hamilton was sleeping on a park bench when police Officer Christopher Manney, who had received a call asking that he make sure the man was all right, approached Hamilton and began to pat him down. According to police officials, a scuffle ensued and Manney drew his weapon and shot…
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Watch: Student Charged With Assault and Teacher on Leave After Fight Caught on Tape
A Baltimore City teacher has been placed on administrative leave, and a female student has been charged with assault, after a classroom incident involving a cellphone turned violent and the bulk of it was caught on tape. According to WBAL, the fight began at Carver Vocational High School in West Baltimore on Friday after the…