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‘A Powerful Moment.’ Family Advisors React to Life Sentences for Men Convicted of Ahmaud Arbery Murder
U.S. District Court Judge Lisa Wood handed down life sentences to Travis and Greg McMichael and gave Bryan 35 years. […]
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DOJ Charges 4 Police Officers in Deadly Breonna Taylor Raid
The Department of Justice on Thursday charged four current and former police officers in Louisville, Kentucky, in connection to the death of Breonna Taylor and the fatal March 2020 raid on her apartment. […]
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Historic Climate Legislation Called a Game Changer for Black America
As the U.S. House of Representatives takes up the more than $700 billion economic package that includes healthcare, tax, and climate change, White House officials and climate justice activists said the bill would greatly benefit people of color. […]
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Inflation Slamming Black American Hard as Families Struggle with Necessities
The differences, while not overwhelming, are not trivial either, the study authors wrote. […]
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OMEGA PSI PHI CONVENTION brought big business TO CHARLOTTE’S HOTELS, RESTAURANTS AND BARS
Not since 2014 has a larger convention been held in Charlotte, according to the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority (CRVA). That was the year Charlotte hosted more than 10,000 women who came to attend the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s 66th Boule, an event remembered for serving a three-course, sit-down meal to 10,450 sorority sisters, at the time the largest dinner event ever held at the Charlotte Convention Center. […]
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Biden Admin Announces New Actions to Address Mental Health in Schools
President Joe Biden secured the funding through the bipartisan omnibus agreement to expand access to school mental health services. […]
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Clarence Thomas Quits Teaching Law School Seminar After Students Demand His Removal
Supreme Court Justice and Uncle Fruckus prototype Clarence Thomas has canceled plans to teach a seminar this fall at George Washington University’s law school after he was “canceled” by students that didn’t want him there because of the way he helped “cancel” women’s reproductive rights and suggested the cancellation of other civil rights protections—not including the one that allows him to stay married to his QKaron wife. […]
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What happens to Black kids when record numbers of teachers quit?
What happens to Black kids when record numbers of teachers quit? […]
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Biden Administration Offers ‘Merchant of Death’ in Exchange for Brittney Griner, Paul Wheelan
Several reports said the United States government has offered to swap the so-called “Merchant of Death” Viktor Bout for Griner and another imprisoned American, Paul Whelan. […]
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Will Smith Issues Apology to Chris Rock and Family for Oscars Slap
While Rock presented the Oscar for best documentary at the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony, Smith took exception to the comedian’s comments about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. Pinkett Smith had revealed she has alopecia. […]