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  • Barack Obama Gives Urban Alliance Interns the Surprise of Their Lives

    In his efforts to further cement his status as the coolest former president of all-time, Barack Obama treated students at his Obama Foundation to a special surprise. On Tuesday, the Hill reports that our forever president pulled up on a group of Urban Alliance interns, more commonly known as the Obama Youth Job Corps as…

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    Jay Connor

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  • Video of Hero Cop Body-Slamming Unarmed, Handcuffed Teenage Girl Somehow Angers People

    Citizens and community leaders are applauding the selfless actions of a California police officer following the cop’s heroic takedown of an unarmed, already restrained teenage girl after the girl threatened the safety and well-being of an entire school body by standing still and talking. According to a Los Angeles Times report, an instructor at Helix…

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    Michael Harriot

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  • High School Student Smashes Classmate’s Confederate Flag Project to Smithereens 

    Brigitte Yasamin is a high school senior in Washington state, and she recently learned that one of her classmates had a fondness for the Confederate flag. In pottery class, Yasamin noticed the student’s project: Yup, that’s definitely a Confederate flag. Yasamin decided to take matters into her own hands: If you didn’t know by now,…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Beyoncé FaceTimes With Fan Battling Cancer

    Ebony Banks is a Houston high school senior who is currently battling stage 4 cancer. Though the school year isn’t yet over, Banks’ high school granted her one wish, which was to graduate early. It also pulled off another wish with the help of Houston native Beyoncé. Banks wanted to meet Beyoncé, and with the…

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    Yesha Callahan

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