Jonathan Fleming had proof that he was vacationing at Disney World in Florida when his friend was shot to death in Brooklyn....
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Meet The 63rd Black Woman With A Physics Ph.D. In American History
Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is a 32-year-old theoretical astrophysicist. Her academic home is arguably the nation’s most elite physics department, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology....
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Hillary Clinton engages in conversation on race at Christ The King
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton got a roaring applause from the majority black audience at Christ the King United Church of Christ in Florissant when she told them that the Confederate battle flag, “shouldn’t...
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Wal-Mart to remove any items on shelves or online that feature Confederate flag
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (AP) — For 15 years, South Carolina lawmakers refused to consider removing the Confederate flag from Statehouse grounds, insisting renewing the debate would unnecessarily expose divisive wounds....
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New Nina Simone Documentary Recalls Past Struggles While Echoing Present
While watching “What Happened, Miss Simone?” — a new documentary about the legendary singer-songwriter Nina Simone — it’s almost impossible not to think about two attacks on black churches that happened 52 years apart....
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‘Southern Pride’ or Jim Crow’s Death Rattle? Everything You Need to Know About the Confederate Flag
Currently flying high over the state grounds in South Carolina, the Confederate flag has a long, controversial history....
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‘We Stand United’
Thousands Walk Hand In Hand Across Ravenel Bridge To Show Support For Mother Emanuel Church...
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11 Images That Capture The True Beauty Of Black Fatherhood
Too often, black fathers are either subjected to harmful stereotypes or held to unrealistically high expectations and aren’t offered the leisure of living life without falling victim to these tropes....
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‘Black Lives Matter’ Spray-Painted on Confederate Monument in Charleston, S.C.
City workers covered with a tarp some graffiti that was spray-painted on a 1932 memorial in White Point Garden in Charleston, S.C., and police said the stone pedestal would be cleaned....
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David Oyelowo: I won’t play a ‘black best friend,’ other black stereotypes
When David Oyelowo’s parents told him that he had a royal background, he dismissed their claims as fairy tales – until he moved to Nigeria and lived on a street named after his family....
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Gun Control Voices in Congress All but Silent After Charleston Shooting
WASHINGTON — After the fatal shootings at a landmark black church in Charleston, S.C., Senator Joe Manchin III, who sponsored gun safety legislation that failed in Congress two years ago, released a statement lamenting...
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Black America ‘suffering from racial battle fatigue’ after barrage of incidents
WASHINGTON (AP) — The weariness, the rage, the depressing conviction that black life is stuck in a murderous loop fueled by racism — these emotions resounded in black America after the deadly shootings at...
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Michelle Obama Promotes Education Initiative For Young Girls Around The World
Hundreds of students greeted first lady Michelle Obama with applause, cheers and singing when she stopped by the Mulberry School for Girls in East London on Tuesday as part of her efforts to promote...
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Black Churches Have Always Been Targets of Domestic Terrorists
But like all the churches before it, South Carolina’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church will rise again....
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Victims’ Families Meet Dylann Roof: ‘I Forgive You, And Have Mercy On Your Soul’
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Dylann Roof heard his charges — nine counts of murder — at his first court appearance in South Carolina on Friday afternoon....
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Charleston Shooting Reignites Debate About Confederate Flag
On Thursday, hours after a white gunman killed nine people in a black church in Charleston, S.C., a Confederate flag continued to fly over the grounds of the state’s Capitol....
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Juneteenth Is for Everyone
As meaningful as Independence Day itself, Juneteenth completes the circle, reaffirming “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” as the rights of all, not a select few....
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Dylann Roof Was Planning Charleston Shooting ‘For Six Months,’ Roommate Says
Dylann Roof’s roommate says the suspect was planning something big leading up to the alleged shooting at a South Carolina church Wednesday that left nine people dead....
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Jon Stewart opts against jokes, calls Charleston shooting ‘terrorist attack’
Comedian and Daily Show host Jon Stewart could not find anything to joke about in the opening to Thursday night’s show following the tragic shooting at a Charleston church....
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Juneteenth: 150 Years Ago, Black America Got Its Own Independence Day
What better way to celebrate the start of summer than marking the day when the last slaves in the nation gained their freedom?...
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Charleston Church Shooter Is Arrested In North Carolina
Police have described the attack as a “hate crime” and the suspected shooter, Dylann Roof, 21, was arrested during a traffic stop in North Carolina....
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12 Crucial Messages To Remember In Light Of The Charleston Church Shooting
As the nation grapples with the horrific shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, The King Center — a community institution inspired by and honoring Dr. Martin Luther King’s...
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Board replaces founder of charter school
Shocking many parents and students, the St. Louis Language Immersion Schools Board of Directors announced Saturday, June 13 that they had replaced school president Rhonda Broussard, who founded the charter school in 2009....
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