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HBCU Students, Alumni to Rally for National Day of Action
Students, alumni and friends of America’s historically black colleges and universities are set to gather on Capitol Hill on April 27 for a National Day of Action to increase support and awareness of black institutions of higher learning. The mission of the rally is to urge the White House, members of Congress, and state and…
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14-Year-Old’s Tooth Knocked Out by School Officer, Attorney Says
The attorney for a 14-year-old high school student is saying that a Churchill, Pa., police officer assigned to the school beat up the young teen, knocking out one of his front teeth during an arrest. According to the Tribune-Review, the incident occurred inside Woodland Hills High School Monday afternoon. Pittsburgh attorney Todd Hollis said that…
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San Francisco Police Looking Into Pepsi Commercial Over Logo Use
Not only was the Pepsi commercial featuring Kendall Jenner a load of crock, but it now seems the company may have some legal issues coming from the San Francisco Police Department over logo usage. Apparently the police depicted in the commercial were supposed to be San Francisco police officers, even though the commercial was filmed…
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Ark. Ready to Execute 8 Men in 10-Day Period as Lethal-Injection Drug Set to Expire
The state of Arkansas is moving quickly to pull off eight executions in 10 days during the month of April as it tries to beat the clock on an expiring supply of a controversial sedative used during the lethal-injection process. The state plans to carry out two executions a day on four days between April…
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US Strikes Syrian Airfield in Response to Chemical Attack Earlier This Week
Cruise missiles reportedly cost $1.59 million each, and your president, who claims we don’t have enough money to fund health care, education or Meals on Wheels, just launched 50 of them at once at a Syrian military airfield Thursday. This is the first direct U.S. assault on the government of President Bashar Assad since Syria’s…
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Black Deliveryman Says NYC Butcher Gave Him Noose, Said He’d Help Him Hang Himself
A well-known New York butcher is being investigated for a hate crime after he was accused of giving a noose to a black deliveryman along with a hateful message, according to police sources. The New York Daily News reports that according to its police sources, Joe Ottomanelli, of Manhattan’s Ottomanelli & Sons Meat Market, fashioned…
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Shonda Rhimes Joins National Board of Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Black superwoman, television dynamo and queen of Thursday nights on ABC Shonda Rhimes will add another title to her résumé as she joins the national board of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Rhimes has never shied away from broaching difficult topics on her shows, including those involving women’s reproductive rights, and the topic of abortion…
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Rep. Elijah Cummings Dissed the Donald, but Trump Thought It Was a Compliment
Apparently our Creamsicle-colored commander in chief has spent so much time basking in the artificial glow of tanning beds that he can’t even understand when someone is throwing shade at him. In a conversation with the newspaper he calls “the failing New York Times,” Donald Trump boasted that Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.)—who has repeatedly demonstrated…
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Springfield, Mass., Internal-Affairs Report Reveals Missing Video, Contradictory Testimony by Officers in Alleged Police Beating
An internal-affairs investigation into an alleged fight outside a bar in Springfield, Mass., involving off-duty Springfield police officers, resident Paul Cumby and three other men has brought to light new information, including missing video footage, contradictory testimony by officers and the fact that patrolmen responding to the fight could not explain why they did not…
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Democrats Filibuster Supreme Court Nominee Gorsuch in Pettiest Senate Fight Ever
Senate Democrats successfully filibustered the confirmation of Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, sparking a series of contentious moves that will likely result in … well … the confirmation of Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch. Senate Republicans failed to get the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster, landing 55 votes in…