Former Milwaukee sheriff David Clarke is taking a position with the America First Action Network, a conservative-leaning super political action committee targeting GOP lawmakers who don’t vote in line with President Donald Trump’s agenda. On Tuesday, Clarke announced in an email that he would be moving on from past endeavors, which included a position in […]
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College Student Accidentally Gets $1 Million In Financial Aid, Balls Outta Control, And Here’s What Happened
The costs of higher education have reached epic proportions. Most students have to take out loans and work just to pay for tuition, books, and living expenses. So, if you accidentally got $1 million transferred into your financial aid account, what would you do? South African student Sibongile Mani. (Twitter Photo) The Mistake […]
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Naomi Osaka: 19-Yr-Old Haitian-Japanese Tennis Star Defeats U.S. Open Champion
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NEW YORK — On Tuesday, Naomi Osaka — born to Haitian father and Japanese mother — defeated U.S. Open defending champ Angelique Kerber at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Naomi Osaka, of Japan, returns a shot from Denisa Allertova, of Czech Republic, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, in […]
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Even With Affirmative Action, Blacks and Hispanics Are More Underrepresented at Top Colleges Than 35 Years Ago
Even after decades of affirmative action, black and Hispanic students are more underrepresented at the nation’s top colleges and universities than they were 35 years ago, according to a New York Times analysis. The share of black freshmen at elite schools is virtually unchanged since 1980. Black students are just 6 percent of freshmen but […]
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3 Florida Teens Charged in MMA Fighter’s Shooting Death
Three people accused in the murder of MMA fighter “The Matzoh Brawler” – including a 16-year-old girl – were denied bail Saturday after being charged in the killing during a Florida home invasion in July. Mug shots for Jace Swinton, 18, Summer Church, 16, and Roberto Ortiz, 18, charged with July murder of MMA’s Aaron […]
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Slave’s daughter who helped open the African American Museum dies at 100
Ruth Odom Bonner was 99 when she grasped the rope of the old Baptist church bell and started it tolling across the Mall last fall before a gathering of thousands. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, with members of the Bonner family, including 99-year-old Ruth Odom Bonner, center, at the dedication ceremony for […]
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Activists Face Rain and Security Threats as 10-Day March Against White Supremacy Continues
Braving the rain, threats of violence and uncertainty over police permits, dozens of civil rights activists set out on the sixth day of their 118-mile trek from Charlottesville, Virginia, to Washington, D.C., on Saturday to protest the white supremacist ideas that inspired deadly violence in Charlottesville a few weeks ago. The 10-day journey, which organizers […]
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Lockheed Martin Promotes Stephanie Hill to Lead Corporate Strategy
Lockheed Martin has promoted Stephanie C. Hill, who heads its Middle River plant, to lead the Bethesda defense giant’s global corporate strategy and business development. Stephanie C. Hill (LinkedIn Photo) Hill, 52, is well-known locally as chair of the Greater Baltimore Committee, the region’s business advocacy group. She earned a bachelor’s of science in computer science and […]
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Shades of Consolidation for Coppin State
Coppin State University earlier this month announced a new initiative to give graduates of a nearby community college admission pathways and free tuition at the four-year HBCU. To most, the program appears an obviously overdue partnership which can benefit Baltimore City’s marginalized communities in great ways. But to those of us high-level cynics of the University System […]
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Amid Controversy, White House Postpones HBCU Conference
White House officials today announced the postponement of its annual HBCU conference, as presidents, advocates and students called for the event to be delayed in the wake of needed leadership appointments to its initiative on black colleges, and following racially controversial remarks and actions by President Donald Trump in recent weeks. In a release, organizers […]
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Report–Serena Williams Gives Birth to Baby Girl
Serena Williams gave birth to a 6-pound, 13-ounce baby girl on Friday, ESPN confirmed. Serena Williams (Photo: Aaron Favila, AP) Moments before her match at the U.S. Open, sister Venus Williams was asked about becoming an aunt. “Obviously I’m super excited. Words can’t describe,” she told ESPN. Serena Williams had the baby in West Palm Beach, Fla., […]
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Stranded Nationally Acclaimed Houston Ballet Instructor Teaches Montana Kids
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Renowned ballerina Lauren Anderson, a Houston native, was supposed to return home on Sunday. But after Hurricane Harvey left the nation’s fourth largest city under water and Anderson stuck in Helena without her family, she decided to put her extra time to good use for local children. In this Tuesday, Aug. […]