The federal judge who blocked the newest version of North Carolina’s voter identification law cited the state’s “sordid history of racial discrimination and voter suppression” as she ordered officials not […]
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Machete-Wielding Suspect Captured In NYC After At Least 5 People Wounded In New York Synagogue Attack
At least five people have been stabbed in an attack at a synagogue in New York’s Rockland County. That attacker is now reportedly in custody after fleeing the scene. A […]
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Nick Gordon, Bobbi Kristina Brown’s Ex-Partner, Dies at 30
Nick Gordon, the ex-partner of the late Bobbi Kristina Brown, has died at the age of 30. Gordon’s attorney Joe S. Habachy confirmed his client’s death in a statement, but […]
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Lack of African-American MLB Managers Continues ‘very Dangerous Trend’
On the ever-growing list of problems Major League Baseball is facing, a “dangerous trend” is one major issue that has seemingly outlasted them all. Teams are still not hiring African-American […]
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Families of Cameron Lamb & 2 Other Fathers Murdered by Police Have Retained Attorney Lee Merritt
The families of three Black fathers murdered by police in one week in early December have all retained the services of civil rights attorney Lee Merritt, who recently represented the […]
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Research Study Can Help People Get Healthier in Kansas City
Everyone who participates will receive a free Fitbit, and, for free, a lifestyle-change program that can cost upwards of $500. Many who set goals for the new year place top […]
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KU Adds Degree in Diversity and Inclusion Leadership
The University of Kansas has created a new graduate degree to help students acquire the skills to lead and develop diversity efforts in their workplace and other organizations. A new […]
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Reparations and Religion: 50 years after ‘Black Manifesto’
On a Sunday morning in May of 1969, as clergy processed into the sanctuary of New York’s august Riverside Church, civil rights activist James Forman vaulted into the pulpit to […]
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Who Inspired You? Wichita Black Educators Hall of Fame is Taking Nominations
Wichita residents: Who was your favorite teacher? Each year during Black History month, the Wichita non-profit Art That Touches Your Heart inducts new members into their Black Educators Hall of […]
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Students Scammed by University of Phoenix Can Apply for Payback
The University of Phoenix one of the nation’s largest for-profit colleges will pay a record $191 million settlement to resolve charges stemming from a five-year investigation by the Federal Trade […]