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Video Released Of Police Shooting, Killing A Paraplegic Man

On Thursday (February 20), police in Federal Way, Washington released video of the police shooting of 23-year-old Malik Williams, who died in the early morning hours of December 31. Investigators with the Valley Independent Police, say a caller reported the sounds of a woman screaming outside of an apartment complex …

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Activist Jodie Patterson Thanks Her Way Through Hard Times

Featuring a broad cross-section of women who have distinguished themselves across a rich variety of careers, our Portraits of Power series is a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of BLACK ENTERPRISE and of black women. It’s a place for today’s businesswomen to share their own favorite images and their own stories, …

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Supreme Court To Hear Case Regarded Same-Sex Adoptions

Photo: Daniel Slim (Getty Images) Attacks on LGBTQ adoptions feel like they’ve been steadily increasing. It seems like things will come to a head during the Supreme Court’s next term. CBS News reports that the Supreme Court will hear a case between the city of Philadelphia and a Catholic foster …

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The Legacy of a Hidden Figure

By 1958, the year NASA was formally established, Johnson was known for her keen eye and precision. As engineers considered what it would take to send the first American beyond the edge of space, she volunteered for work behind the scenes. “Tell me where you want the man to land, …

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Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Reflects Charleston Political Climate

The church on Calhoun Street near downtown Charleston, South Carolina sits quietly, almost unassuming as worshippers walk in. Older ladies wearing colorful chapeaus walk arm in arm with younger women who might be wearing African-inspired garments. They smile, wishing “good morning” to one another while noting the nice weather as …

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It Doesn’t Matter If Anyone Exists or Not

Over time, the alienation associated with modern, city life only deepened in its appeal. In 1996, the writer Vivian Gornick characterized the “endlessly advancing crowd” that jostled against her in New York City as both relaxing and energizing. An overheard conversation among young professionals; a fragment of an older couple’s …

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