The National Championship match has been set: No. 1 seeds North Carolina and Gonzaga will square off in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament final on Monday, April 3. North Carolina’s Theo Pinson (1) celebrates as Oregon’s Payton Pritchard (3) walks off the court after the semifinals of the Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, April […]
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Survey Finds Race is Key Factor in Opinions on Trump Agenda
A new survey shows that race is a significant factor in Americans’ stance on leading White House policies. Researchers at UCLA, University of Maryland and the University of Wisconsin-Madison interviewed more than 10,000 U.S. adults about the 2016 election and ongoing public policy issues such as immigration, taxes, health care reform, climate change, federal spending, […]
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Fisk University Names New President
Fisk University, the private HBCU based in Nashville, Tenn., known for the famed Jubilee Singers, has named its 16th president. After a nearly eight-month search, the university’s Board of Trustees recently hired Kevin D. Rome Sr., who currently serves as president of Lincoln University of Missouri. Rome will take up his duties at Fisk on […]
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Chance the Rapper Donates to More Schools; Bulls Kick in $1M
CHICAGO (AP) — Grammy winner Chance the Rapper is again championing public education in Chicago by announcing more money has been raised for his art fund. The Chicago native stopped at a high school Friday to announce he’s secured an additional $1 million from the Chicago Bulls for his New Chance Arts and Literature Fund. […]
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William Coleman, Lawyer, Former Sec. of Transportation, Ex-Cabinet Member, Dies at 96
WASHINGTON (AP) — William T. Coleman Jr., a civil rights lawyer from Philadelphia who prevailed in several landmark Supreme Court cases, broke a number of racial barriers in his own right and was the second African-American to lead a Cabinet-level department, has died. Transportation secretary during the Ford administration and co-author of the main brief […]
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Roger Wilkins, First Black Assistant Attorney General and Pulitzer Winner, Dead at 85
Roger Wilkins, the first Black assistant attorney general, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and a professor at George Mason University, died in Kensington, Md. on March 26 from complications of dementia. He was 85 years old. Roger W. Wilkins when he was chosen by then-President Lyndon Johnson to direct the Community Relations Service, on December 27, […]
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For Wizards Fans, Winning a Division Title Matters
For the first time in 38 years, the Washington Wizards can call themselves division champions. Washington Wizards’ John Wall (2), Marcus Thornton (15), Wizards center Marcin Gortat (13), of Poland, Markieff Morris, third from left, Bradley Beal, in red, and Washington Wizards forward Kelly Oubre Jr., back right, react during the second half of an […]
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Paris Exhibition Explores Racism Amid Tensions in France
PARIS (AP) — A UNESCO-backed Paris exhibition exploring the psychology behind racism aims to shed light on why racist acts in France are on the rise, and to educate against prejudice. A visitor looks at a screen during a press visit of a prescient exhibit exploring the psychology behind racism at Paris’ Museum of Mankind, […]
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Famed Tuskegee Airman John L. Harrison Jr., dies at 96
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — John L. Harrison Jr., who served as a World War II pilot with the famed all-Black Tuskegee Airmen, has died. He was 96. Mourners pay their respects ahead of a funeral mass for John L. Harrison, Jr., at the Chapel of the Four Chaplains in Philadelphia, Friday, March 31, 2017. Harrison Jr. […]
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Rhodes Scholar, Former NFL Defensive Back Chooses Neurosurgery Career
Myron Rolle is a 6-foot-2-inch, 215-pound former NFL defensive back who is making the rather bold and unheard of transition from pro football to neurosurgery. Rhodes Scholar and Former NFL Defensive Back, Myron Rolle. (Twitter Photo/@MyronRolle) Rolle, who graduated from Florida State University with a degree in science and a 3.75 GPA, exhibited a passion […]
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In Remembrance: Milton Ree Henderson
Milton Ree Henderson was called to eternal rest on March 11 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Washington, D.C. He was born on Dec. 9, 1931, in Mansfield, N.C. In 1953, he was drafted into the U.S. Army where he served in the Korean War. He received the United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service […]
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Sasheer Zamata Finds Her Voice Away from ‘SNL’ in New Show
FILE – In this Aug. 28, 2016 file photo, Sasheer Zamata arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York. Zamata, a former member of the Upright Citizens Brigade who plays a mean Beyonce and Rihanna on “SNL,” is debuting her first special, called “Pizza Mind,” on the internet platform Seeso on Thursday, March […]