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Federal Judge Settles 15-Year Legal Battle, Awards $577 Million to Maryland’s HBCUs to Combat State’s ‘Dual and Segregated Education System’

May 20, 2021
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Last week a federal judge approved a $577 million settlement in a lawsuit over underfunding at Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Maryland. U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake announced the approved settlement on Wednesday, May 12, and said it adequately addressed what she previously described as “a dual and segregated education system” maintained by…

New York man charged for participating in Capitol riot after bragging at dentist’s office

May 20, 2021
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Daniel Warmus also allegedly played video footage he captured while inside the U.S. Capitol A New York man is now facing charges for participating in the January 6 Capitol riot in Washington DC after being overheard bragging about his involvement during an appointment at the dentist’s office. According to NBC News, a Department of Justice court document revealed…

Personal Days With Kayla Smith Owens

May 20, 2021
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Kayla Smith Owens is a fighter committed to meeting challenges as an advocate for her own health and people like her. This strong young woman is not backing down. She has a vision that she wants to see become reality. Glimpse her strength and inspiring story in Personal Days, brought to you by Novartis, manufacturer…

Stacey Abrams evokes ‘Trust Black Women’ with new book ‘While Justice Sleeps’

May 20, 2021
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OPINION: Political star Stacey Abrams’ new legal thriller is not so much ripped from the headlines as it is the stuff of our most vivid nightmares A literary roller coaster with social insight With all the talk about landmark Supreme Court decisions in jeopardy, retirements, nominations and their consequences, Stacey Abrams’ new legal thriller While…

Olympic champion Lee Evans dies at 74

May 20, 2021
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“I feel I won this gold medal for the black people in the USA, and all black people all over the world.” The 1968 protest photo of Olympic track stars Tommie Smith and John Carlos is so widely cited it is practically seared in our public consciousness. Many of us can easily visualize the black and white picture from…

‘Somebody’s Going to Hell for This’: Tracee Ellis Ross’ Fashion Struggles Leave Fans In Tears

May 20, 2021
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Tracee Ellis Ross’ fashion faux pas on May 17 had fans dying of laughter following the “black-ish” actress’s revelation on her Instagram page that the latest look sported for her Marie Claire cover shoot came with some behind-the-scenes struggles. In the clip, an out-of-breath Ross — with the help of the shoot’s stylist Shiona Turini —…

Family, advocates of Mikayla Miller dispute suicide ruling

May 20, 2021
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“I know the truth, and it’s not what they say.” Relatives of Mikayla Miller have rejected the state medical examiner’s ruling that the Massachusetts teenager died by suicide. As theGrio reported, Miller, 16, was found dead by a jogger on April 18 in a wooded area near her residence in Hopkinton. The teenager was reportedly…

Jemele Hill draws ire of Kwame Brown as former NBA player unleashes on critics

May 20, 2021
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Hill is just the latest to find herself on the wrong side of the much maligned former NBA player Kwame Brown is mad as hell and he’s not taking it anymore. The former Washington Wizard and Los Angeles Laker player is tired of being the butt of jokes and he’s let quite a few people…

Washington D.C. will stop sending police for some mental health calls

May 20, 2021
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D.C. receives about 90 calls a day in regards to mental health The Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia is making big changes to their department this summer. The United States Capitol is the latest place to make changes to its police department, but they are not calling it police reform. Starting in…

Good Deeds: Charles Barkley Donates $1,000 to Employees at His Former Alabama High School

May 20, 2021
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Charles Barkley is in the mood to give back. On Tuesday, May 18, the “Round Mound of Rebound” donated a generous amount of money and school supplies once again to his alma mater, Leeds High School, in Alabama. The announcement of the gift was made on the Leeds City Schools Facebook page, and it revealed…