culture
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Obama to Set 8 Crack-Cocaine Offenders Free
President Obama is expected to commute the sentences of eight federal inmates who were convicted of crack-cocaine offenses, expanding the president’s push to curb severe penalties for drug offenses, the New York Times reports. The prisoners, all of whom have been locked away for at least 15 years, are expected to be released in the…
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Black Art Student ‘Lynches’ 2 White Men in Art Project
An African-American Sacramento State University student has the school in an uproar after she simulated two white men being lynched from a tree on campus for an art project focusing on civil rights. The two men, who had actual nooses hung around their necks, are fine. They are hired actors who were suspended from the…
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In Virginia, Black Males Twice as Likely to Be Suspended From School
In Virginia, black males are twice as likely as their white male counterparts to be suspended from school, a report by the University of Virginia Curry School of Education and Charlottesville’s Legal Aid Center has found. The report also shows that when black students are suspended, it is mostly for subjective, minor reasons, such as…
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Blind Man Gets to Keep Heroic Guide Dog
Kind souls across the country delivered a Christmas blessing to a blind man and his guide dog. Cecil Williams, 61, was on his way to a dentist appointment when he began to feel faint. He collapsed onto the subway tracks, bringing his guide dog, Orlando, down with him. Orlando began barking and licking Williams’ face…
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Texas Judge Being Pressured to Give ‘Affluenza’ Kid Jail Time
The Texas judge whose lenient sentencing of the drunk-driving teen who killed four people yet was given probation is being pressured to sentence him to prison, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Sixteen-year-old Ethan Couch was given 10 years probation by the judge, who believes that rehabilitation is actually better for the teen than prison, after…
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Black Woman Wins $648,000,000 Jackpot
A Bronx, N.Y., native and current Stone Mountain, Ga., resident is flush after confirming that she is one of the two winners of the $648 million Mega Millions jackpot. Ira Curry, 56, came forward to reveal that she was a winner and is expected to take in a cool $120 million after taxes, Georgia Lottery…
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Oh, No, He Didn’t: A Groupon on a First Date?
“A guy asked me out for a first date. We went to a nice restaurant. All was well until the bill came. He pulled out a two-for-one Groupon and told me that I could cover the tip. My girls say dump him immediately. I’m not opposed to using coupons or saving money, but well into…
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How to Plan a Wedding When Your White Fiance’s Twin Hates You
“Several months ago I got engaged to a wonderful, warm, kindhearted, generous man who is an identical twin and happens to be white. I’m black. We were told that his twin brother’s wife did not approve of interracial dating and that she would not be in the same house (his parents’ for dinner) I was…
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A Procter & Gamble for People of Color
Move over, Procter & Gamble, a new kid (Walker & Company) is in town, here to make people of color beautiful and healthy. Tristan Walker is the brains behind this start-up, which was inspired by his own experiences as a black male, All Things Digital reports. The new company has raised $2.4 million as of…
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When Jim Brown Slams Kobe Bryant, Black Men Lose
There are two types of running backs: those who get the ball and dance around in the backfield waiting for a bit of daylight so they can slide through unscathed, and those who take the ball and go busting into the defense, making a path by brute force. Jim Brown was the second kind of…