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The task force has about 20 or so active volunteers who comb NamUs and newspaper archives for victims that may be trans. Of course, searching the exact term transgender rarely gets many hits, except for very recent cases. One volunteer, Jessica Veltstra, told me she’s learned to search outdated language. …

It has been a long time coming, but it’s finally here. According to CNN, New York awarded a $3.75 million state grant to help build The Universal Hip Hop Museum, dedicated to the preservation and celebration of hip-hop history and culture throughout the decades.  Presently, The Universal Hip Hop Museum …

Source: Nike / NIke Nike‘s partnership with Colin Kaepernick has delivered a dope merch collection, a poignant commercial and now a dope sneaker collaboration. Kaep took to Twitter to announce that his Air Force 1 is releasing today (December 23). The clean colorway is outfitted with an entirely black upper, …

“We would do things like host parties, and get no money, but free alcohol to have our name on the flyer,” Abascal remembers. “We were young and didn’t care. It was really a bizarre moment. We were essentially doing nothing. There was no music, there was no product, no regular …

Reporter and producer for WBRC, Beth Shelburne, is bringing attention to Willie Simmons, a man who has spent the last 38 years in prison for stealing $9. He was convicted of 1st-degree robbery and sentenced to life without parole in Alabama.  See her tweet below: THREAD: Today I talked to …

New Jersey becomes the nation’s third state to have a law that prohibits hair discrimination. The legislation surfaced Thursday after New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law making it unlawful to discriminate based on hairstyles related to race. New Jersey joins California and New York among states in America …

BREAKING: Missing Austin mother Heidi Broussard has been found dead in Houston, and her infant baby Margot was found alive, according to reports. A car at home where they were found registered to one of Heidi’s best friends. https://t.co/ImIzGKv3jY — CBS Austin (@cbsaustin) December 20, 2019 Friend Of Missing Texas …

Thanks to hard work, determination, and Ohio’s dual enrollment program that provides students in grades 7 to 12 with the opportunity to earn college credits, one ambitious teen is already a college graduate before his high school graduation in 2021.   Warrensville Heights High School student Cameron Ray proudly walked across …

Source: Tevarak Phanduang / EyeEm / Getty Congress Set To Raise National Tobacco Age To 21 Congress reportedly voted to raise the national minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to a much older 21. According to Fox News, the Senate approved the policy within an eight-bill package in the run-up …

If you stand with Kaep, then you will be elated to know that the release of Colin Kaepernick’s much-anticipated sneaker collaboration with Nike will be available just in time for the holidays. The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and activist, proudly announced that his “True To 7” Air Force 1 …