California Democratic Senator Kamala Harris has been dropping major hints that she’s running for president, from appearing on talk shows like “Ellen” to increasing funding for HBCUs from $244.7 million to $279.6 million. But her latest move may be the biggest sign yet that she is aiming to be Madam President. Harris has refused to speak at this weekend’s University of […]
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CBC announces 1,300-page bill calling for free tuition at Community College; $15 minimum wage
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has announced a 1,300-page bill to improve the lives of black people in the United States. The CBC announced the plans for the Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 during a press conference on last Thursday. According to NOLA, the bill calls for a $15 minimum wage, two years of free community college, funding […]
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Suggs: In the past, the number three pick has been good to the Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks ping pong-balled their way to the third pick in this year’s NBA draft lottery last night and with that comes the decision of whom to draft or whether to trade the pick and leave that potential franchise-changing decision to another team. The Atlanta Hawks (For all of the young people out there, […]
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Parkland school resource officer decried as coward gets princely pension of $8,702 a month
The former school resource officer criticized for his response to the Parkland school massacre is receiving more than $8,700 a month in state pension, Florida Department of Management Services spokeswoman Nina Ashley said Wednesday. There are no charges or circumstances that would affect Scot Peterson’s pension, according to a March 28 department letter requesting local […]
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America’s suburbs shifting in Democrats’ favor since Trump took office
Democrats flipped their 41st state legislative seat of Donald Trump’s presidency, winning a special election Tuesday night in the Philadelphia suburbs. Democrat Helen Tai bested Republican Wendi Thomas in the Bucks County race — notching a 96-vote victory in a district that has previously favored Republicans, with Trump winning there by 3 percentage points in […]
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NASA sending helicopter to Mars, aiming for an aviation first
NASA has long been able to check out Mars on the ground with rovers and landers and from far above with orbital spacecraft. Now, it wants to prove that it can sustainably fly around the planet’s thin atmosphere at low altitude — with a tiny helicopter. NASA announced Friday it will send the Mars Helicopter […]
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Sentencing in Bill Cosby’s sex assault case set for Sept. 24
Bill Cosby will be sentenced Sept. 24, almost five months to the day after he was convicted of sexual assault, a judge said Tuesday. Lawyers for the comedian, who turns 81 in July and faces the prospect of the rest of his life in prison, had asked Judge Steven O’Neill to delay sentencing until the […]
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Fox News to settle group of discrimination lawsuits for about $10 Million
Fox News settled lawsuits with several plaintiffs suing the network for racial and gender discrimination in a deal worth about $10 million, the New York Times reported Tuesday. The settlement is far lower than the $60 million figure the network was approached with last summer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Among the cases reportedly settled was […]
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Civil rights leader’s home closer to being national monument
The Mississippi home of a slain civil rights leader is one step closer to becoming a national monument. The U.S. House voted Tuesday to pass a bill that would establish the Medgar Evers National Monument in Jackson. The Senate must still vote on the measure filed by Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi. As Mississippi’s […]
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Trump draws rebuke for ‘these are animals’ remark at immigration talk
WASHINGTON — While railing against California for its so-called sanctuary immigration policies, President Donald Trump referred to some people who cross the border illegally as “animals” — drawing a sharp rebuke from Democratic leaders for the harsh rhetoric. Trump’s remark at a meeting with local leaders was in response to a complaint about gang members. […]
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Building character through the Arts with Pat Martin and the K.I.D.D.S. Dance Project
“Naked and Unashamed” is a column designed to encourage others to be vulnerable, shift their perspective and increase their faith through real stories of hope, faith, struggles and triumphs of extraordinary people in the community. Over the past few weeks, I have shared a number of personal struggles and triumphs that I have overcome. Now, […]
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LOOKING BACK: ‘No Justice, No Peace’: The battle of Fair Street Bottom, 20 plus years later
The Korean-owned grocery store located in Atlanta’s Fair Street Bottom closed early in anticipation of trouble. And like storm clouds on the horizon trouble showed up as expected. The garage-style steel door, typical of many small businesses in economically depressed communities around the nation, however, was not enough to stop the looters from breaking the […]
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Brown: There is serious need for more ‘role models’
I was shocked when I read statistics revealing that in today’s world black boys are still facing tremendous racial and financial disparities. What is more alarming is the fact that these statistics are worse than they were fifty years ago. How did we fail our youth? With so many affluent and educated black men, how […]
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Facebook’s new dating service may know us better than we do
Think what you will about Facebook’s intrusions into your privacy, but the all-knowing social media network appears to have hit on a feature that could use that power for good, and help a significant cohort of its users: singles. On Tuesday, the social network announced it has started a matchmaking service. Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said […]
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Up close and personal with Lucinda Cross
Naked and Unashamed is here to encourage others to be vulnerable, shift their perspective and increase their faith through real stories of hope, faith, struggles and triumphs of extraordinary people in the community. It is my hopes that someone’s life is impacted, changed, shifted, healed and brought closer to the Father through the stories presented […]