by Sharelle Burt April 2, 2024 Anything to stop Black students from having an opportunity…. The George Floyd Memorial Scholarship offered at a college in Minnesota is facing a lawsuit after being accused of violating the Civil Rights Act. According to a complaint filed by the conservative nonprofit Equal Protection …
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Photo: Tomas Herold (Getty Images) Following the raids of his Los Angeles and Miami properties by Homeland Security agents last week, the spotlight has become a bit brighter for Sean “Diddy” Combs as well as his associates. Keep Lizzo’s Name Outcha Mouth! Since November 2023, he has faced five civil …
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Around the year 1300, the Huhugam great chief Siwani ruled over a mighty city near what is now Phoenix, Arizona. His domain included adobe-and-stone pyramids that towered several stories above the desert; an irrigation system that watered 15,000 acres of crops; and a large castle. The O’odham descendants of the …
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by Stacy Jackson April 2, 2024 Small businesses and private nonprofit organizations affected by the collapse are welcome to apply for SBA’s federal EIDLs. In the wake of the tragic Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse on March 26, 2024, SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman announced on March 30 that impacted …
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by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton April 2, 2024 “Sorry! I’m just trying to get to school.” A 9-year-old boy in California took the keys to the family car and decided to drive himself to school. After leading a police officer on a brief chase, he ended up hitting his patrol …
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Photo: Frazer Harrison, Kevin Winter (Getty Images) The iHeartRadio Music Awards rarely provide any big surprises. It’s usually pretty clear who the winners are before the show even starts. Hip-hop legend Ludacris hosted the big event, which featured special honors for TLC and Beyoncé. In case you missed all the …
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If you listen to the experts, much of the place I’m from is not a place at all. Suburban Michigan is full of winding roads dotted with identical houses, strip malls stuffed with chain restaurants and big-box stores, and thoroughfares designed for cars, with pedestrian walkways as an afterthought. The …
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by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton April 2, 2024 A 12-year-old and two 13-year-old girls were charged for an October 2023 attack on 64-year-old Reggie Brown that resulted in his death Three teenage girls have just been charged with murder after the girls, all under the age of 13, were accused …
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by Rafael Pena April 1, 2024 Data from the Common Application reveals a 6% increase in applicants for fall 2024 admissions compared to the previous year. In a notable uptick in college application numbers, data from the Common Application reveals a 6% increase in applicants for fall 2024 admissions compared …
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Collard greens, purse etiquette, money dreams – all of these are associated with the superstitions and don’t-split-the-pole ol’ sayings passed down through generations of Black families. Allegedly they determine whether you can keep money in the bank or not. Small Town Horror Story: Sabeion Dowell’s Mysterious Disappearance Many of these …
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