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Howard University is known for the many prominent and prestigious alumni. The latest making his mark is Lawrence Blackmon, a civil rights attorney. A troubling encounter he experienced while attending the D.C. institution, paved his path to his greatness:  Blackmon’s mind was set to take up causes close to his …

LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 17: Actor Sterling K. Brown, winner of Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for ‘This Is Us’, poses in the press room during the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. …

Updated at 4:10 p.m. ET on November 24, 2021. North America’s Indigenous peoples carry a painful past. This truth was laid bare when the mass graves of hundreds of Native children who died while attending residential schools were discovered in Canada this summer. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, thousands …

Jussie Smollett is headed to trial in Chicago after a judge denied his latest motion to dismiss disorderly conduct charges from his alleged 2019 hate crime hoax.  According to USA Today, Smollett will stand in front of a jury beginning on Nov. 29, which will be open to the public …

The REVOLT Summit x AT&T marked its in-person return earlier this month in Atlanta, Georgia with a bevy of panels, workshops, and one-on-one mentorship sessions aimed at empowering the next generation of Black artists and leaders. A number of entertainers, activists, athletes, and financial experts spoke at the three-day music …

White nationalist Jason Kessler, center, walks to the White House to rally on the one year anniversary of the Charlottesville “Unite the Right” rally on Aug. 12, 2018, in Washington. A jury ordered white nationalist leaders and organizations to pay more than $25 million in damages Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, …

Jayson Lusk’s Thanksgiving tradition, if you could call it that, is to talk with reporters about the prices of Americans’ holiday groceries. The media requests “seemed to start even earlier this year than usual,” Lusk, an agricultural economist at Purdue University, told me recently. “But it’s a more interesting story …

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After being charged with 5 counts of homicide in a tragedy that happened at a Christmas parade in Wisconsin last week, prosecutors announced that a 6th victim passed away as the suspect appeared in court for the first time to face the judge. Darrell Brooks has been charged with five …

Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos speaks after receiving the 2019 International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Excellence in Industry Award during the the 70th International Astronautical Congress at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC on October 22, 2019.Photo: Mandel Ngan (Getty Images) Billionaire spaceman Jeff Bezos donated $100 million …