Floridian Ashley Adirika Accepted Into All Eight Ivy League Schools
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Mayor Eric Adams Announces Juneteenth Is Now An Official Holiday In NYC
Juneteenth — a commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States — is now an official New York City holiday, Mayor Eric...
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54 years after his assassination, Memphis clergy and community members plan to honor the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Congress failed to pass...
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The feeling I had was mixed. Here's why. I respect them both deeply. Will Smith has changed and grown over the years, he is becoming a better man in many ways and he is still in that transition. I don't know Chris rock so well, but from what I've heard he is generally a cool guy.
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Every February, the U.S. honors the contributions and sacrifices of African Americans who have helped shape the nation. Black History Month celebrates the rich...
Howard University And At Least 6 Other HBCUs Receive Bomb Threats, Triggering Lockdown And...
At least seven historically Black colleges and universities received bomb threats Tuesday, January 4, 2022, school officials said, triggering abrupt evacuations of students and...
The Seven Principles Of Kwanzaa
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MLK Family: No MLK Day Holiday Without Voting Rights Legislation
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Federal Marshalls Decline Security Detail To First Black Woman U.S. Attorney After Right-Wing Death...
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TikTok Ban Is Being Fast-Tracked In Congress. What Does That Mean?
TikTok may face a crossroads sooner than later, with a divest-or-ban bill getting fast-tracked in Congress.
The bill, which would require TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance...
Organizers Say Colorado Abortion Access Amendment Has Enough Signatures To Make 2024 Election Ballot
The Coloradans for Protecting Reproductive Freedom coalition, which is working to get a constitutional amendment on the state's ballot that would enshrine abortion access,...
NAIA Bans Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports
Athletes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) will only be allowed to compete in women's sports if they were assigned the female...