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 If you don’t know the name Henrietta Lacks, you need to know it. Lacks is responsible for a long series of advances in the treatment of cervical cancer,…
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 Reported By: Britt L A California judge has ordered actor Terrence Howard to stay at least 100 yards away from his ex-wife Michelle Ghent on Tuesday after Ghent…
It appears that the efforts of activists are working. In an interview with NPR, Attorney General Eric Holder has finally admitted that there are too many Americans in prison…
People sometimes criticize Jay-Z and Beyonce for having almost no commitment to real social activism. But can you blame them? Maybe their behavior is just a reflection of the world in which we live, where a new haircut gets the attention of a pending nuclear holocaust. Beyonce’s army of loyal fans went nuts this week, […]
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 BY: John “Hennry Harris 19 year-old Josh Jackson showed the world just how real of a rapper he is, in kind of a scary way. Jackson was accused of threatening his roommates with a knife and was arrested while freestyle rapping about the events on YouTube as SWAT closed in on him. Jackson tagged as […]
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 By Aaron D. Johnson Paul Robeson was the definition of a Renaissance man. That is to say he had a broad, in depth, expertise in a plethora of areas. In short, he was a genius with many abilities. Robeson was a celebrated actor, internationally acclaimed singer, outstanding football player, a linguist, and a truly academically […]
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 by John Henry Could you imagine not having access to a library or any of its services they provide? The library is quietly one of America’s cornerstones if you believe that knowledge is power. In Ford Heights, Illinois they do not have to wonder what it is like to not have a library, because there […]
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 by Barry Burch Jr. It has now been five years since Rutgers University set off on its admirable experiment, called Rutgers Future Scholars, to place almost 200 low-income students into an intensive multi-year program to prepare them for college, offering them free tuition to Rutgers if they consistently participated. The results are impressive to say the least. […]
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Ebony Magazine’s tribute to slain teen Trayvon Martin for the September issue features four powerful covers. One of the covers features Miami Heat star Dwayne Wade and his…
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Following the racially tense verdict for George Zimmerman, bigotry seems to be at an all time high. NBC Sports reports police are currently searching for a vandal who…
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Dr. Boyce Watkins and Yvette Carnell discuss TI and Atlantic Records…
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The singer D’Angelo doesn’t seem to be doing very well. He was sent to the hospital and forced to miss a concert after…
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By: Kamara Taylor It’s amazing to me how individuals are perceived and judged on different criteria. As African Americans are still working…
Two white supremacists were sentenced on Wednesday for attacking two men of Egyptian descent on New Year’s Eve in New Jersey. Michal Gunar and Kyle Powell were convicted…
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Anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock knows that President Barack Obama’s mother was white and his father was Kenyan. What you may not have known, however,…
 By: Krystle Crossman When people are new to marriage, some may look to their friends for advice on how to have the healthiest relationship that they can while others may…
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 By: Krystle Crossman Many women believe that they must live up to the appearances of celebrities. Some will even go so far as to get black market or underground cosmetic…
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