The death toll from multiple bomb blasts at two bus stations in the northern Nigerian city of Gombe on Wednesday has risen to 37, with 105 others injured, a Red Cross official said on...
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Andre Anderson named new interim police chief of Ferguson
Police commander Andre Anderson of Glendale, Arizona will assume the position of interim police chief in Ferguson....
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‘Light You Up’ Cop Threatens to Use Taser on Sandra Bland in New Dash-Cam Video
Things escalate when the officer becomes upset that Bland is smoking a cigarette....
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13 Inspirational Instagram Accounts That Prove That Black Yogis Rule
Turn your “na, I’ma stay in bed” to “namaste.”...
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NYC Swim Team Breaking Records and Busting Myths
They are called the Piranhas, and there is no doubt these swimmers are devouring the competition....
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Sandra Bland’s Death Will Be Treated Like A Murder Investigation
The death of an Illinois woman found hanged in her Texas jail cell in what local authorities said was a suicide will be investigated as thoroughly as a murder, the local district attorney said...
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Shalom’s ‘Simply Amazing’ holds No. 3 on Billboard Gospel Chart
“I’m trying to find a way to say something other than ‘simply amazing,’ but that’s what it is,” said Pastor F. James Clark, senior pastor of Shalom Church (City of Peace)....
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One-on-One With Afro-Cubans: What It Means to Be Black in Cuba
As U.S. relations with Cuba warm up, we turn to Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s exploration of blackness on the Caribbean island and how the revolution’s anti-racism stance failed to meet its promise....
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President Obama Meets With Emma Didlake, Oldest Living U.S. Veteran
Obama noted that she’s “110 years young.”...
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President Obama Reflects On His Own Mistakes During Historic Visit To Federal Prison
President Obama on Thursday became the first sitting president to visit a federal prison when he stepped through the doors of Oklahoma’s El Reno to talk to inmates and law enforcement officers about the...
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New record for African-American Primetime Emmy nods in 2015
Thursday’s announcement of the Primetime Emmy nominations came with a number of African-American nominees that was three shy of doubling last year’s record of 11....
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Mandela Day Celebrates The Legacy Of The Iconic Hero
Since 2008, Mandela Day has become an international celebration of public service....
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John Singleton on Why Black Filmmakers Need to Tell Black Stories
As the classic film Boyz n the Hood turns 24, its director sat down for an interview about what it took for him as a young director to convince Hollywood he could make the...
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The Artist Behind Controversial Michael Brown Sculpture Explains Her Motivations
How should we respond when a white artist appropriates a black body as art?...
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At least 80 black employees accuse American Airlines of racial discrimination
According to a Pennsylvania attorney, at least 80 African-American employees of American Airlines have been subjected to racial discrimination....
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Authorities say Sandra Bland died by suicide in a jail cell, Bland’s family suspects foul play
Twenty-eight-year old Sandra Bland was found dead Monday in a Waller County, Texas jail cell....
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Fearless Journalist Ida B. Wells Honored With Google Doodle
On July 16, Wells’ 153rd birthday, Google honored the “fearless and uncompromising” woman with a Doodle of her typing away on typewriter, a piece of luggage by her side....
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A 2nd Chance: How I Make Sure I Never Return to My 14-Year-Long Eating Disorder
Here are eight ways to confront issues with food, admit there’s a problem and forgive yourself for the struggle....
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Obama to Launch Program Increasing Internet Access for Low-Income Households
President Barack Obama will officially announce the ConnectHome initiative, which will launch in 27 cities and one tribal nation and reach more than 275,000 low-income households and nearly 200,000 children....
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