WASHINGTON—More than 90 years ago, the U.S. government, fearful of his considerable influence, railroaded Black Nationalist and Pan African visionary Marcus Mosiah Garvey in a case widely considered to have been racially and politically motivated.
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Posted Thursday, August 25th 2016 at 2:54PM
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NPR--In the small flood-ravaged town of Springfield, La., Rachel Moriarity waited more than a week for a center where she could apply for emergency food stamps to finally open in the Am-Vets hall — but she's been turned away at the door.
This we ...
Posted Thursday, August 25th 2016 at 2:50PM
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MONROE, La. — Rescue efforts intensified Sunday as a break in the weather allowed State Police helicopters to deliver food and water to some of the more than 1,000 motorists stuck in floodwaters on Interstate 12 near Baton Rouge.
More than 7,000 ...
Posted Sunday, August 14th 2016 at 2:44PM
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GhanaStar.com--A young lady has met her death after a failed miracle attempt by her South African pastor.
According to wire reports reaching GhanaStar.com a South African pastor in a bid to perform a miracle, caused the death of the young lady af ...
Posted Saturday, August 13th 2016 at 8:53PM
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Famed herbal healer, pathologist, and naturalist Dr. Sebi reportedly has died while in custody. While details surrounding Sebi’s death are slowly developing, Twitter has reacted with a wave of condolences.
According to Dr. Sebi’s homepage, he ...
Posted Saturday, August 13th 2016 at 8:36PM
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PHILADELPHIA— Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic Party nomination for president becoming the first woman in U.S. history at the top of a major-party presidential ticket.
“Tonight, we’ve reached a milestone in o ...
Posted Tuesday, August 2nd 2016 at 9:42PM
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A young suburban Baltimore mom was shot and killed by police and her 5-year-old son was wounded Monday after an hours-long standoff at her Maryland apartment ended in gunfire.
The incident involving Korryn Shandawn Gaines became a flash point on ...
Posted Tuesday, August 2nd 2016 at 9:38PM
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A Louisiana restaurant has begun offering a discount to customers carrying concealed weapons.
The Little Pizza Joint, in Denham Springs, Louisiana, invites customers to bring their guns to the restaurant, offering a 10 percent discount for those w ...
Posted Tuesday, August 2nd 2016 at 9:31PM
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True Products LLC, the makers of “True Detergent” is a black owned company which created a product that all of us need. This is a company focused on making one of the most effective laundry detergent currently available. It’s a truly safe deter ...
Posted Friday, July 29th 2016 at 7:11PM
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Current NBA stars Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade are among the many professional athletes who have spoken out about the recent police-related shootings and the importance of ...
Posted Wednesday, July 27th 2016 at 11:10AM
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The Trump supporter goes on a tirade when he was not able to get a seat on the usually packed L train, shows support to the republican presidential nominee and yells "Donald Trump 2016, put them back in the f***ing fields where they belong!!" ...
Posted Wednesday, July 27th 2016 at 11:06AM
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An investigation has been launched in Texas after the emergence of video that shows police officers violently arresting a school teacher, slamming her repeatedly to the ground and then telling her that black people have “violent tendencies”.
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Posted Wednesday, July 27th 2016 at 10:59AM
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When Tina Charles heard the news about a caregiver being shot in North Miami while he reportedly was trying to help an autistic man, she knew she couldn’t be silent.
So when she went to accept her award for the league’s Player of the Month, sh ...
Posted Thursday, July 21st 2016 at 8:53PM
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Talk show host Montel Williams ripped Fox counterpart Bill O’Reilly after a disagreement concerning Williams’ scheduled appearance on The O’Reilly Factor prompted O’Reilly to make fun of him on-air.
“You have to take it to another place, ...
Posted Thursday, July 21st 2016 at 8:44PM
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Hear how a series of renowned changemakers define the central mission of their lives around the passion and purpose of social justice, change and artistic activism, bringing insights into how we can revitalize and focus our mission with renewed p ...
Posted Thursday, July 21st 2016 at 8:37PM
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July 19, 2016, 11:12 AM
Larry Mitchell has a retort for every white supremacist, racist and Internet troll who has ever told him to go back to Africa.
Well, technically, he has a hyperlink.
The chef from Kokomo, Ind., launched a GoFundMe ca ...
Posted Wednesday, July 20th 2016 at 1:24PM
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The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is probing the disturbing circumstances surrounding a police shooting that left an unarmed Black man dead and disfigured by a K-9 dog.
Antwun “Ronnie” Shumpert, 37, was pulled over by an officer for a ro ...
Posted Wednesday, June 29th 2016 at 12:00PM
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Between all the performances, the BET Awards also found time to fit in one of the most remarkable acceptance speeches since Sacheen Littlefeather. Actor and activist Jesse Williams was this year’s recipient of the BET Humanitarian Award, joining ...
Posted Monday, June 27th 2016 at 8:47PM
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A woman filed a federal lawsuit in New York on Monday alleging that presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump raped her in 1994 before threatening to harm her and her family if she talked, the Gothamist reported.
According to the woman, id ...
Posted Wednesday, June 22nd 2016 at 11:44AM
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MOBILE--Residents in Mobile, Ala. are looking for answers to a shooting that resulted in the death of 19-year-old by a police officer.
According to Fox 10, the incident happened on Monday (June 13,) when Michael Moore was pulled over for a routine ...
Posted Tuesday, June 21st 2016 at 2:42PM
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TEXAS--The Dallas Cowboys lead attorney Levi McCathern will now represent the family of a sixth grade black girl who alleges to have been dragged by three white boys who placed a rope around her neck.
The $3 million lawsuit accuses Live Oak Classi ...
Posted Tuesday, June 21st 2016 at 2:36PM
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