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Photo: Melina Mara-Pool (Getty Images) A building at Troy University in Alabama, once named after a former governor with ties to the Ku Klux Klan, has been renamed in honor of late congressman John Lewis. CNN reports the university’s board of trustees voted unanimously to change the name of Bibb …

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Read: Did climate change intensify Hurricane Harvey? All those disasters followed an early-August derecho, or straight-line windstorm, in Iowa that subjected the eastern half of the state to sustained winds of 70 miles per hour, destroying homes, power lines, and grain silos; it wrecked so many corn and soybean fields …

Players with the L.A. Lakers and L.A. Clippers voted not to continue with the remainder of their NBA season in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, ending a day in which other teams in the league also opted not to play games on Wednesday night (Aug. 26). Other …

Photo: Drew Angerer (Getty Images) I don’t think we ever discussed the similarities between President Trump and boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. Both men are at the top of their game: one a pugilist and the other a racist. Both men have trouble reading big words. Both men have more money …

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In early 1953, the photograph of a prominent nun being arrested was splashed across the front pages of French newspapers. Over the next several weeks, other French clergy—monks and nuns—would also be arrested. The charge: kidnapping two young Jewish boys, Robert and Gérald Finaly, whose parents had perished in a …

BET’s 2020 Republican National Convention Coverage Day 4: Thursday, August 27, 2020: Follow BET’s coverage with our live blog for the latest updates from the Republican National Convention. We’ll feature news about the event, speeches, performances and commentary from August 24 to 27.  Each night, the convention will include speeches from Party leaders, real people …

Entrepreneurship Lifestyle 0 (Image via @metierbrewing/Instagram) The craft beer industry has long had issues with diversity and inclusion, with many Black entrepreneurs fighting for representation to show that faces from all different walks of life that enjoy beer culture. One entrepreneur’s journey to creating his beer brand was no easy …

“It takes a village,” Bryant captioned in her post. “Thank you all to my loving family, amazing friends and wonderful fans for your love and support. One day at a time.” Vanessa’s heartfelt post came after what would have been Kobe Bryant’s 42nd birthday on Aug. 23. A Los Angeles …