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Miss. Gov. Declares April ‘Confederacy Heritage Month’
As Confederate flags and memorials are being taken down or moved from places of prominence across the country, the governor of Mississippi has dug in his heels and proclaimed April to be “Confederate Heritage Month” in the state. Gov. Phil Bryant issued the proclamation in response to a request from the Sons of Confederate Veterans,…
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Kan. Shooter’s Ex-Girlfriend Charged With Providing Guns to Him: Report
An ex-girlfriend of the man accused of killing three and wounding 14 others in a Kansas shooting spree has been charged with providing the ex-convict with the weapons, reports ABC News. A criminal charge filed Friday alleges that Sarah Hopkins, 28, gave Cedric Larry Ford an Zastava Serbia, which is an AK-47-type semi-automatic rifle, and…
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Police: No Evidence of Hazing in Buffalo State Student’s Death
A published report released Tuesday, citing unnamed police sources, says that there is no evidence of hazing in the death last week of a student at Buffalo State College in New York, according to the Buffalo News. The sources, at the Buffalo Police Department, cited preliminary autopsy findings. The lawyer for the young man’s family,…
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Ava DuVernay, Ryan Coogler, Janelle Monáe, Jesse Williams to Host Free Event in Flint, Mich., Oscar Night
Looks like a good smattering of black Hollywood’s best and brightest will not be in Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium come Oscar night, but instead will be fellowshipping with the residents of Flint, Mich., to raise money and awareness for the beleaguered city struggling through an odious water crisis. Director Ava DuVernay, singer Janelle Monáe, actor Jesse…
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Half of Black Gay or Bisexual Men Will Be Infected With HIV: New Study
In truly sobering news, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday that 1 of every 2 African-American gay or bisexual men will be diagnosed with HIV in their lifetimes if current trends continue, according to Stat. Using death data from 2009 to 2013, CDC researchers estimated a person’s lifetime risk of HIV diagnosis…
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Black-Owned Craft Beer Company Gets Premium Placement in Wal-Mart
Harlem has a special place in the American imagination when it comes to culture, art and music. But would you also imagine small-batch beer? Well. The Harlem Brewing Co. is a 15-year-old microbrewery founded in its namesake New York community. In March the company will be stocking its wares front and center in 39 Wal-Mart stores…
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Kendrick Lamar Will Induct N.W.A Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced on Twitter Monday that Kendrick Lamar will induct N.W.A into the organization at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., this April. N.W.A will join Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple and Steve Miller as this year’s inductees. K. Dot will join presenters Kid Rock, the Black Keys, Metallica’s…
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Kweisi Mfume Endorses Hillary Clinton for President
The Hillary Clinton campaign announced Monday that former NAACP president and current Morgan State Chairman Kweisi Mfume is backing her for president, according to the Baltimore Sun. “For decades, Hillary Clinton has demonstrated her commitment to fighting for Black and Latino communities in both deed and action,” Mfume said in a statement released by the Clinton…
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Duke Students Protest Annual Prison-Themed Party on Campus
Protesters from Duke University and Durham, N.C., residents gathered Friday evening in front of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity to protest an annual incarceration-themed party held by the fraternity and Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, reports the Duke Chronicle. According to a Tumblr page put up by a group calling itself #DukeEnrage, the party, dubbed “Kappa Kops,” was held…
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6 Dead, 2 Wounded After Gunman Opens Fire in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Six people were killed and two others wounded in a series of apparently random shootings throughout Kalamazoo County, Mich., on Saturday evening. Initial reports said that a 14-year-old girl was killed, but she is critically injured but alive. NBC News reports that alleged shooter Jason Brian Dalton, 45, was taken into custody early Sunday morning…
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