BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A White Louisiana man accused of shooting two Black men to death and of firing into the home of a Black family in three separate incidents in September has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him. The Advocate reports that Kenneth James Gleason, 23, entered the plea Wednesday […]
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Omarosa’s Departure Highlights Lack of White House Diversity
WASHINGTON (AP) — With Manigault Newman’s departure, the White House has lost arguably its most prominent and visible African-American senior staffer, serving as a reminder of the lack of diversity at the upper echelons of the Trump administration. Omarosa Manigault is director of communications for the White House Office of Public Liaison. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) Manigault […]
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Entrepreneur Development Day
The Presidents Roundtable (PRT) in conjunction with the PRT Reach Foundation are hosting workshops to help entrepreneurs grow their businesses on December 18th from 8 a.m. to 4p.m. Members of PRT developed the program to encourage and inform business owners and future business leaders, on how to be strategic in business matters. Register today! For […]
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Simmons Says He Will ‘Defend’ Himself Following Rape Claims
NEW YORK (AP) — Music mogul Russell Simmons said on Instagram that he plans to defend himself a day after a New York Times story published claims by three women saying he raped them. The allegations in the Times’ Wednesday report stem from the 1980s and 1990s. Simmons denied the allegations Wednesday and again on […]
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Suspect in Charlottesville Car Attack Faces New Charge: First-Degree Murder
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The man accused of driving into a crowd protesting a White nationalist rally in Charlottesville faces a new charge of first-degree murder after a court hearing Thursday in which prosecutors presented surveillance video and other evidence against him. This photo provided by the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail shows James Alex Fields Jr., […]
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DeRay McKesson Sues Fox News Host Jeanine Pirro for Defamation
NEW YORK (AP) — A civil rights activist is suing Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, claiming she defamed him while discussing a lawsuit against the Black Lives Matter movement that was later dismissed. Civil rights activist DeRay McKesson is suing Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, claiming she defamed him while discussing a lawsuit. (AP Photos/Patrick […]
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FCC Votes Along Party Lines to End ‘Net Neutrality’
The Federal Communications Commission repealed the Obama-era “net neutrality” rules Thursday, giving internet service providers like Verizon, Comcast and AT&T a free hand to slow or block websites and apps as they see fit or charge more for faster speeds. In a straight party-line vote of 3-2, the Republican-controlled FCC junked the long-time principle that […]
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Revised Plan Underway for New FBI Site
After planning that began in the George W. Bush administration, officials from Maryland at the national and state level are cautiously optimistic the latest push for a new FBI complex located outside the District of Columbia will come to fruition after a five-month delay. “This project has been going on for more than a decade,” […]
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PBS Suspends Distribution of Smiley Show for Misconduct
LOS ANGELES (AP) — PBS says it has indefinitely suspended distribution of Tavis Smiley’s talk show after an independent investigation uncovered “multiple, credible allegations” of misconduct by its host. FILE – In this April 27, 2016 file photo, Tavis Smiley appears at the 33rd annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards in Los Angeles. PBS says it […]
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In Alabama, an Unusual Alliance Yields a Democratic Upset
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (AP) — Democrat Doug Jones assembled an unusual Deep South alliance to claim a Senate seat Tuesday in Republican-dominated Alabama, combining strong turnout among African-Americans and White liberals with enough crossover support from conservatives who couldn’t stomach scandal-ridden Republican nominee Roy Moore. Among those disaffected GOP voters was the state’s most powerful Republican, […]
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Jones Wins in Stunning Alabama Upset
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In a stunning victory aided by scandal, Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama’s special Senate election on Tuesday, beating back history, an embattled Republican opponent and President Donald Trump, who urgently endorsed GOP rebel Roy Moore despite a litany of sexual misconduct allegations. It was the first Democratic Senate victory in a […]
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Review: Robert Finley’s Deep Soul Validates ‘Goin’ Platinum’
Robert Finley, “Goin’ Platinum!” (Easy Eye Sound) History repeating, Robert Finley is another exceptional blues and soul musician getting well-deserved attention at an age when talent contests aren’t likely to consider him, whether it’s his hair that’s gone platinum or his new album, “Goin’ Platinum!” This cover image released by Easy Eye Sound shows “Goin’ […]