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The Zulu Nation Cuts Ties to Afrika Bambaataa
The Zulu Nation moved to distance itself from its founder, Afrika Bambaataa, by announcing that it will change its leadership and focus on victims of abuse, according to the New York Daily News. Initially the group rushed to Bambaataa’s defense when accusations of child molestation surfaced in late March. He himself claimed that the allegations…
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President Obama’s Commencement Address to Howard University (Full Transcript)
President Barack Obama: Thank you! Hello, Howard! [Applause.] H-U! Audience: You know! Obama: H-U! Audience: You know! Obama: [Laughter.] Thank you so much, everybody. Please, please, have a seat. Oh, I feel important now. Got a degree from Howard. Cicely Tyson said something nice about me. [Laughter.] Audience member: I love you, President! Obama: I…
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15-Year-Old Memphis, Tenn., Student Gets Perfect ACT Score
A 15-year-old high school sophomore got a perfect score on the ACT exam, reports Blavity.com. Dwight Moore, a student at Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Tenn., scored a 36 out of 36 on the college-entrance exam, putting him in rare company: Less than 1 percent of the 1.9 million test takers received a perfect score…
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Lauryn Hill Shows Up Late for Concert Again, Is Dragged (and Defended) on Twitter
The good news is, the fact that “Lauryn Hill” was trending on Twitter Saturday morning did not mean that she has left this earthly plane. The bad news is that she showed up hours late for a concert … again, and was subsequently dissed, dismissed and defended on the social media platform. Many took to…
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Despite Racist Smears, London Gets 1st Muslim Mayor
London elected its first Muslim mayor on Friday. He is a 45-year-old first-generation Englishman and former human rights lawyer. Sadiq Khan, 45, of the Labour Party, won with over 57 percent of the total vote, according to The Independent. Khan ran on a platform of building more affordable housing (he grew up in “subsidized housing”…
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NC High Schooler Who Passed Drug Test Suspended for Smelling Like Weed
A North Carolina mother is furious after her 15-year-old was suspended from school for possession of drugs, even though the student was only accused of smelling like marijuana and later passed a drug test, WNCN reports. Jakayla Johnson was in Chinese classes at Garner Magnet High School with about 30 other students when a school…
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Shooting Suspect in Custody After Attacks at 2 Md. Malls
Authorities have a suspect in custody after shootings at two different Maryland malls Friday, NBC News reports. According to the report, two people were killed in the attacks, while two others were injured. The suspect, 62-year-old Eulalio Tordil, who is a federal law-enforcement officer, is also accused of killing his estranged wife in a school…