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CREDIT: Facebook/Doug Peterson via Dallas News Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson shared the stage at the anti-LGBT Heritage Foundation in 2015. Nearly half the states in the country are now fighting to make sure that transgender students can be discriminated against in schools. On …

After our first pass through Dodge City two weeks ago, I reported that the mood there, in a part of the United States that is very heavily affected by Latino immigration, was at strong variance with the “build a wall” / “take our country back” tone of Donald Trump’s campaign. …

New research, led by Queen Mary University of London in the United Kingdom, uncovers how a mother’s diet during pregnancy could permanently affect her child’s attributes, and it could explain how diseases such as type 2 diabetes and obesity are inherited. What pregnant women eat during pregnancy could determine …

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Focusing on the intersection of technology, politics, and social issues from an African American perspective. The rumors have been flying fast and furiously: Post-presidency, President Obama may head to Silicon Valley as a venture capitalist (VC). He set the rumors abuzz after an interview with Bloomberg, “The conversations I have with …

On Tuesday morning, Alton Sterling, 37, was shot to death by Baton Rouge police officers, as shown in a 48-second cellphone video that has since gone viral. On Tuesday morning, Alton Sterling, 37, was shot to death by Baton Rouge police officers; as shown in a 48-second cellphone video …

Columbus Short has remained mum on the recent police brutality cases that occurred over the past week, until now. With the killing of five Dallas police officers during a recent protest, the former Scandal star took to Twitter to share his thoughts, declaring confidently that he believes #AllLivesMatter. The actor …

Kim Kardashian-West is the latest celeb coming forward to speak out on the recent unjust killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. In an essay posted to her website and app titled “#BLACKLIVESMATTER,” the reality star touched on raising two Black children in a climate such as today’s. “This week …

CREDIT: AP Photo/Jim Mone Hundreds gather at the JJ Hill Montesorri School Thursday, July 7, 2016, in St. Paul, Minn. for a vigil following the shooting death by police of Philando Castile Wednesday night in Falcon Heights, Minn. In light of recent police violence against black men in the United …

Nurturing an independent black economy and a strong institutional resource base for black survival in the 21st century As we mourn the death of Alton Sterling, engage in an honest and robust conversation about the value of black lives in America, and demand accountability from the men and women who …