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New Orleans Teen Shatters Record with $10M in Scholarship Offers
In shattering the previous record of $8.7 million, Barnes received 170 acceptances from 200 applications. […]
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Judge Finds Officer Guilty of Aiding the Murder of George Floyd
During the state case, Thao chose a stipulated evidence trial in October 2022. He opted not to have a jury decide his fate but rather to allow Judge Cahill to decide in light of the arguments made by both sides. […]
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Entertainment Icon & Human Rights Activist Harry Belafonte dies at 96
His publicist confirmed that the beloved icon died of congestive heart failure at his home in New York. […]
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Department of Health – Broward Advises on Mosquito Control
The Florida Department of Health in Broward County reminds everyone to do their part in preventing mosquito breeding and mosquito-borne illness. All Florida residents and visitors are asked to Drain and Cover to help keep our families and neighbors safe. DRAIN standing water to stop mosquitoes from multiplying. […]
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DeSantis Signs Major Death Penalty Change
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a bill eliminating a requirement for unanimous jury recommendations before judges can impose death sentences. […]
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Family of 16-Year-Old Shot in Alleged “Wrong House” incident Retain Attorneys Ben Crump and Lee Merritt
“This was not an ‘Error’; this was a hate crime. You don’t shoot a child in the head because he rang your doorbell. The fact that the police said it was an ‘error’ is why America is the way it is,” Dr. Faith Spoonmorethe told the Kansas City Defender = Spoonmorethe is an aunt of Ralph Yarl. […]
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas moves to reverse the legacy of his predecessor, Thurgood Marshall
Thomas’ predecessor on the court, Thurgood Marshall, was a civil rights lawyer before becoming a justice. In 1991, in his final opinion before retiring after a quarter century on the court, Marshall warned that his fellow justices’ growing appetite to revisit – and reverse – prior decisions would ultimately “squander the authority and legitimacy of this Court as a protector of the powerless.” […]
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Senate Panel Backs Ending Higher Ed ‘DEI’
Senate Panel Backs Ending Higher Ed ‘DEI’ […]
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The State of Black America Reveals How Hate Continues to Rise in the U.S.
The State of Black America, which also drew from information from the Brennan Center, noted that the FBI reported that white supremacists posed a “persistent threat of lethal violence” that has produced more fatalities than any other category of domestic terrorists since 2000. […]
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White Man Arrested in Shooting of 16-year-old who Rang Wrong Doorbell
A White 84-year-old homeowner who allegedly shot and wounded Ralph Yarl, a Black teen, after the 16-year-old went to the wrong home to pick up his siblings will face two felony charges, Clay County attorney Zachary Thompson announced early Monday evening. […]