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Family: Dallas Suspect Changed after Military Service
DALLAS (AP) — Military service changed the Dallas gunman from an extrovert into a hermit, his parents said in an interview excerpt published Monday. This undated photo shows Micah Johnson, who was a suspect in the sniper slayings of five law enforcement officers in Dallas Thursday night, July 7, 2016, during a protest over two […]
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Black Women Encouraged to “PrEP” for HIV Exposure
Facts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are clear: African Americans make up 44 percent of new HIV/AIDS infections in a country in which only 12 percent of the population is Black. Of the approximately 8,000 new infections among women in 2014, six in 10 were Black women. Organizations and agencies nationwide are […]
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Black Lives Matter Activist DeRay McKesson Released from Jail after Protest
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A prominent Black Lives Matter activist, three journalists and more than 120 other people were taken into custody in Louisiana over the weekend, authorities said Sunday, in connection with protests over the fatal shooting of an African-American man by two White police officers in Baton Rouge. Black Lives Matter activist […]
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Black Lives Matter Activist DeRay Mckesson Again in the Limelight
BALTIMORE (AP) — Prominent Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson was jailed Saturday night after police arrested him in Baton Rouge while protesting the shooting death of a Black man by police outside a convenience store. Police officer arrest a man for blocking Airline Highway, a major road that passes in front of the Baton […]
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Another Baltimore ‘Up Da Hill’ Gang Member Given Long Prison Sentence
Another member of a gang operating in Baltimore’s Cherry Hill neighborhood faces a lengthy prison sentence for his role in the organization’s activities, including his murder of a rival gang’s member. Gregory Sykes-Bey, 22, was sentenced July 8 to 24 years in prison on federal racketeering charges for activities connected to Cherry Hill’s UDH, or […]
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Baltimore Black Lives Matter Activist, DeRay McKesson, Among Protesters Arrested in Baton Rouge
Police arrest activist DeRay McKesson during a protest along Airline Highway, a major road that passes in front of the Baton Rouge Police Department headquarters Saturday, July 9, 2016, in Baton Rouge, La. Protesters angry over the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling by two white Baton Rouge police officers rallied Saturday at the convenience store […]
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Survey: Blacks, Whites Remain Deeply Divided in Views on Racial Equality
Blacks and Whites are deeply divided on their views of racial equality and the state of race relations, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. About six in 10 Blacks say race relations are generally bad, rather than good. White Americans, however, are evenly divided, with 46 percent saying the relationship between the races […]
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D.C. Protestors Affirm “Black Lives Matter” in March to the Capitol
A Black Lives Matter sign is held up near the Capitol as a protest march about police brutality arrived after having started near the White House, Thursday, July 7, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Paul Holston) Nearly 1,000 protestors of all ages and races marched from the White House to the U.S. Capitol on July 7, […]
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Prince George’s County, Md. School Aide Indicted on 270 Counts of Sex Abuse
A former Prince George’s County, Md. teacher’s aide who allegedly enticed young children to perform sex acts with him and on each other was indicted by a grand jury June 28 on 270 counts of sex abuse charges. Deonte Carraway (Photo/Prince George’s County Police Department) Deonte Carraway, 22, a former staff member at Judge Sylvania […]
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Parade Float of Obama Effigy in a Toilet with Words “Lying African” Draws Fire
The Fourth of July celebration in the town of Sheridan, Ind. drew national attention after it featured a float in which an effigy of President Obama in a toilet was depicted with the words “Lying African.” The float prompted widespread outrage among the town’s officials, some residents and online users, who have called the display […]
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Angela Bassett to Launch Skin Care Line for Women of Darker Skin
Golden Globe Award-winning actress Angela Basset. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) Film and TV powerhouse Angela Basset has launched a new skin care line aimed at women of darker skin tones. The Golden Globe Award-winning actress has teamed up with German skin-care specialist Dr. Barbra Sturm to produce “Darker Skin Tones,” a line of skin regiments specifically targeted […]