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Black-Owned Craft Beer Company Gets Premium Placement in Wal-Mart
Harlem has a special place in the American imagination when it comes to culture, art and music. But would you also imagine small-batch beer? Well. The Harlem Brewing Co. is a 15-year-old microbrewery founded in its namesake New York community. In March the company will be stocking its wares front and center in 39 Wal-Mart stores…
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Kweisi Mfume Endorses Hillary Clinton for President
The Hillary Clinton campaign announced Monday that former NAACP president and current Morgan State Chairman Kweisi Mfume is backing her for president, according to the Baltimore Sun. “For decades, Hillary Clinton has demonstrated her commitment to fighting for Black and Latino communities in both deed and action,” Mfume said in a statement released by the Clinton…
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Acccused Kalamazoo, Mich., Shooter Picked Up at Least 1 Fare as Uber Driver During Spree: Report
Authorities are looking into a report that Kalamazoo, Mich., shooting-spree suspect Jason Dalton picked up at least one Uber fare between killings during the random spree, the Associated Press reports. Dalton, 45, had no criminal record but was apprehended in connection with the hourslong rampage Saturday that left six dead in western Michigan. According to…
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Ohio Teen Charged With Impersonating a Senator Speaks Out: ‘They Could Easily Have Googled Me’
An Ohio teen charged with impersonating a state senator was trying to make a political statement, his lawyer, Andrew Wick, says, the Washington Post reports. Wick described his client Izaha Akins as an “ambitous young person” who was attempting political activism by raising awareness about security risks in small-town schools. Wick says Akins, a student…
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Business-Savvy Ore. Girl Scout Sold Cookies Outside Marijuana Dispensary
One particularly business-savvy Oregon Girl Scout is making headlines after selling her cookies outside a marijuana dispensary, smartly targeting those picking up their fix who wanted to do some smart planning for when the munchies hit, KATU reports. The girl set up shop, under the supervision of an aunt, outside Foster Buds Marijuana Dispensary in…
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Jamaican Gynecologist Drops Dancehall Song to Educate About the Zika Virus
One Jamaican doctor is using a rather unorthodox way to educate the public about the Zika virus, which is currently spreading through the Caribbean and Latin America, BBC World News reports: through a dancehall-style song. Gynecologist Dr. Michael Abrahams produced the YouTube video “We Nuh Want Zik V” in hopes of appealing to as wide…
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Coalition of Black Clergy to Call on Senate to Consider Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee
A coalition of black clergy, consisting of leaders of the National African American Clergy Network and 17 African-American religious leaders, are demanding that the U.S. Senate fully consider the nominee whom President Barack Obama may pick to fill the seat of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died Feb. 13. In a brief letter sent…
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American Girl Debuts African-American Doll From the Civil Rights Era
American Girl will be releasing a new historical doll this summer, the company’s third African-American doll in its BeForever historical line, CBS News reports. Melody Ellison’s story details her as a 9-year-old growing up in Detroit during the 1960s civil rights era. She loves to sing and uses her voice to help make a difference,…
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Report: Miami Woman Beaten Into Coma by Roommate She Found on Craigslist
Twenty-three-year-old Danielle Jones is fighting for her life after authorities say a roommate she found on Craigslist beat her into a coma only a week after moving into her Miami apartment. According to ABC 10, police arrested Byron Mitchell, 35, who authorities say claimed to be a health-and-fitness business owner when he replied to Jones’ posting…
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Indianapolis Mom and Teen’s Homework Help Police Nab Alleged Shoplifter
Indianapolis teen Jonathan Ratcliff had three things working against him when authorities say he shoplifted at a convenience store: surveillance footage, a responsible mom and his homework. According to Fox 29, Ratcliff, 18, was one of several suspected shoplifters who raided area stores, taking candy, snacks and anything they could jam into a bag before…