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Trump Suggests Certain Federal Financing for HBCUs May Be Unconstitutional
Oh, Omarosa, what will you now tout as your justification for aligning with our anti-black commander in chief? We refer, of course, to the fact that the White House director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison has pumped up Donald Trump’s support of HBCUs with silly photo ops that really amount to nothing…
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Sheila Jackson Lee Defends Obamacare on House Floor, GOP Congressman Calls Her ‘Hysterical’
Thursday morning, while we were all preparing to lose our health insurance, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) stood on the House floor and gave the kind of speech that would have you nodding your head and saying “Amen” if you were in church. When she was done, Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) called her “hysterical.” Lee…
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Black Students at Harvard Will Host Individual Graduation Ceremony
Graduating from Harvard University is a huge accomplishment for any student, and the commemoration of that event should be something that will be remembered for a lifetime. For black graduate students in 2017, that memory will come in the form of an individual ceremony, the first such ceremony in recent history. The event, which took…
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Ebony Magazine Cuts a Third of Its Staff and Moves Editorial Operations to Los Angeles
A major shake-up happened at Ebony magazine this week as the historic black publication laid off nearly a third of its staff and made plans to consolidate editorial operations with sister publication Jet in Los Angeles. Ebony is a monthly lifestyle magazine that was launched in Chicago in 1945 and has called the city home…
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Murder Warrant Issued for Roy Oliver, Texas Cop Who Killed Jordan Edwards
The fired Balch Springs, Texas, police officer who shot and killed 15-year-old Jordan Edwards as he attempted to leave a party that got out of hand has been charged with murder. Although a judge signed the murder warrant Friday afternoon, the Dallas Morning News reports that Roy Oliver, the officer in question, has not been…
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Armed Dixie Deplorables Protesting Removal of New Orleans’ Confederate Monuments Caught in Gun-Free School Zones
Armed Confederate sympathizers in New Orleans caught with weapons within 1,000 feet of a school may face fines and/or jail time, the Times-Picayune reports. According to the Times-Picayune: Photos and video from multiple news media and social media have shown some people carrying guns at the statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Mid-City and…
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Ferguson, Mo., Activists Are Dying and It’s Time to Ask Questions
The most iconic photo of the Ferguson, Mo., protests, if not the entire Black Lives Matter movement, is of Edward Crawford defiantly throwing a tear gas canister back at riot police. And now he’s dead. Crawford was found shot to death Thursday night in his car, just like activist Darren Seals in 2016 and protester…
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Jordan Edwards’ Family: ‘We Are Not Ready to Make a Martyr of Our Son’
In a statement to The Root, Jordan Edwards’ family makes it clear that, though they appreciate the immense support, they need time to mourn their son privately before they can accept him becoming another hashtag representing all of the young black people who have been slain by law enforcement. Read the Edwards family’s statement below:…
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Calif. High School Students Sue School District for Suspending Them Over Liking Racist Instagram Posts
A California school district is being hit with a lawsuit after suspending four students for liking and commenting on racist Instagram posts. The students claim that the punishment violates their First Amendment and due process rights. The Washington Post reports that the four plaintiffs are among more than a dozen students at Albany High School…
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Curt Schilling Says Adam Jones Is Lying About Boston Fans Using the N-Word
When Baltimore Orioles baseball player Adam Jones accused Boston Red Sox fans of calling him the n-word and throwing peanuts at him during a Monday game at Fenway Stadium, game attendees corroborated his story. Other athletes said that they have been called the word numerous times playing in Boston. The next day, stadium officials ejected…