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Winning the Race to the Top
I graduated from Istrouma Senior High School in Baton Rouge, La., that, according to GreatSchools.com, is currently 98 percent African American and where 90 percent of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. As a student there, I became aware that Louisiana State University (LSU) required physics for admission. Though physics was not […]
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Urge Congress to Protect Struggling Americans
I am writing in regard to the hearing that will be held on July 31 in Washington D.C. This hearing will take place as a way to assess anti-poverty programs and the progress of the War on Poverty. Government programs are essential in helping those who are trying to escape poverty. I am worried that […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
Southern Baptists Meet to Elect New President
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Southern Baptists are electing a new president to succeed the Rev. Fred Luter Jr., who became the denomination’s first African-American president in 2012. Contenders include the Rev. Dennis Kim, pastor of a Korean church in Silver Spring, Maryland, and the Rev. Ronnie Floyd, pastor of Cross Church, with several locations […]
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Police Probe Ties Between Vegas Shooters & Cliven “Blk People Better off as Slaves” Bundy
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Investigators are looking into whether the husband and wife who shot and killed two Las Vegas police officers over the weekend had been at Cliven Bundy’s Nevada ranch during a standoff earlier this year, police said Monday. Assistant Sheriff Kevin McMahill said the two suspects, Jerad Miller and his wife, Amanda, […]
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Tracy Morgan Recovering after Surgery Following Deadly Crash
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Tracy Morgan was recovering Sunday, but was expected to remain hospitalized for several weeks after having surgery on a broken leg suffered in a deadly chain-reaction crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that left two others critically injured and another man dead. The 45-year-old actor and comedian, a former “Saturday Night […]
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UNCF to Receive $25 Million Koch Gift
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United Negro College Fund announced a $25 million grant Friday from Koch Industries Inc. and the Charles Koch Foundation — a large donation from the conservative powerhouse Koch name that Democrats have sought to vilify heading into the 2014 midterm elections. The UNCF, known for its iconic motto, “A mind is […]
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Fla. 9-Year-Old with Leukemia Becomes Superhero for Day
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — When Jaylen Hyde woke up on Friday — his 9th birthday — and turned on the TV, his jaw dropped. A phony breaking news segment — recorded just for him by the local NBC station — called on Jaylen to become superhero “Striker Boy” and save South Florida from the […]
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Witnesses: Boko Haram Militants Slaughter Hundreds in NE Nigerian Villages
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Boko Haram militants dressed as soldiers slaughtered at least 200 civilians in three villages in northeastern Nigeria and the military failed to intervene even though it was warned that an attack was imminent, witnesses said on Thursday. A community leader who witnessed the killings on Monday said residents of the Gwoza […]
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Spurs Disagree with James, Say they Respect Heat
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — LeBron James has it all wrong. Gregg Popovich is a people person. “I like everybody,” the San Antonio Spurs coach said. Sideline reporters might disagree, but that’s what Popovich said in response to James’ comments that the Spurs don’t like the Miami Heat. Immediately after San Antonio beat Oklahoma City in […]
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The Federal Government’s Image Problem
I think we can all agree that the federal government and federal employees have an image problem. But that wasn’t always the case. Once believed by many to be the most secure jobs to have, positions within the federal government were highly sought after. Superior retirement and health benefits, reasonable hours, and a family friendly […]
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Putting America Back to Work
A recent study from a group of researchers at the Urban Institute, the University of Maryland, and UCLA found that giving families access to greater opportunity in stable housing and high-quality neighborhoods wasn’t enough to help them escape the grip of poverty. Interestingly, one of the challenges these families faced was the lack of a […]