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 […]
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The Dallas Shootings Latest: Police: Micah Johnson, Dallas Suspect Had Bomb-Making Material
DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of police officers in Dallas (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Investigators leave the home of Micah Xavier Johnson in the Dallas suburb of Mesquite, Texas, Friday, July 8, 2016. A Texas law enforcement official identified Johnson, 25, as the sniper who opened fire on police officers in […]
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Details Emerge on Micah Johnson, Linked to Dallas Sniper Shootings
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 recent fatal police shootings of black men. An Army veteran, Johnson tried to take refuge in a parking garage and exchanged gunfire with police, […]
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The Dallas Shootings Latest: Friend: Dallas Attack Suspect Wasn’t Political
DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of police officers in Dallas (all times local): 25-year-old Micah Xavier Johnson, suspect in the deadly shooting of Dallas police officers. 1:55 p.m. A friend of a man suspected in the deadly attack on Dallas police officers says his friend was educated and “wasn’t really political.” Israel […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Friday, July 8.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u From 5-7 P.M. Tonight we devote both hours to the tragedies in St. Paul, Baton Rogue and Dallas. We’ll have a full report with guest hosts, “The Mod Squad,” Stephen Janis and Taya Graham of The Real News Network. Our panel of experts will include Dr. Kaye Wise Whitehead, […]
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“Two Minds One Heart”
Scholar Elijah Miles FIGHT” or “FLIGHT” is a natural response to grief, trauma, fear, and danger. “FLIGHT” is likely what caused Freddie Gray to run from Baltimore city police officers on April 12th, 2015. “FIGHT” is likely what happened during any moment of resistance before Alton Sterling was shot and killed by a Baton Rouge, […]
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HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK IN DALLAS, TEXAS
President Barack Obama makes a statement. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) As a mark of respect for the victims of the attack on police officers perpetrated on Thursday, July 7, 2016, in Dallas, Texas, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of […]
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The Dallas Shootings Latest: Former Republican Congressman Stands by ‘Watch Out Obama’ Tweet
DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of police officers in Dallas (all times local): ___ 11:45 a.m. A former Illinois congressman is standing by a Twitter post he sent after the fatal shooting of police officers in Dallas in which he warned President Barack Obama to “Watch out.” Joe Walsh told The Associated […]
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Family of Slain Louisiana Man Denounces Dallas Police Deaths
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The mother of the son of a man killed by Louisiana police on Friday denounced the killings of five police officers in Dallas during a protest over police shootings, including the one in which Alton Sterling died in Baton Rouge. Cameron Sterling, left, Alton Sterling’s son, cries, as his mother […]
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US Rep. Corrine Brown Indicted after Fraud Investigation
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown of Florida has been indicted after a federal investigation into a fraudulent charity with ties to the congresswoman. Florida’s 5th District Congresswoman Corrine Brown walks into the Federal Courthouse with attorney Elizabeth White in Jacksonville, Fla., on Friday, July 8, 2016. Brown was indicted Friday by a […]
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Official: 25-Year-Old Micah Johnson, Dallas-Area Man Identified as Shooting Suspect
25-year-old Micah Johnson DALLAS (AP) — A law enforcement official has told The Associated Press that the dead suspect in the shooting attack on Dallas police was 25-year-old Micah Johnson. Dallas police killed the suspect with a robot-delivered bomb after hours of overnight negotiations in a parking garage had failed. The law enforcement official spoke […]