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This Phenomenal Teen Has Been Accepted Into All 8 Ivy League Schools
Not everyone gets the opportunity to attend college, much less any Ivy League school they want. But that’s exactly the case for New Jersey high school senior Ifeoma White-Thorpe. The Morris Hills High School AP student and student government president applied to all eight Ivy League schools: Harvard, Yale, Columbia, UPenn, Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth […]
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Sessions orders Justice Department to review all police reform agreements
Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered Justice Department officials to review reform agreements with troubled police forces nationwide, saying it was necessary to ensure that these pacts do not work against the Trump administration’s goals of promoting officer safety and morale while fighting violent crime. In a two-page memo released Monday, Sessions said agreements […]
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Dr. Gerald Horne
Dr. Horne holds the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies. His research has addressed issues of racism in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights, international relations and war. He has also written extensively about the film industry. Dr. Horne received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia […]
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Sadiki Bakari
Sadiki Bakari is one of the preeminent visual lecturers of his generation. Armed with the ancestor’s primordial intelligence, he is able to invoke the genome of one’s DNA. His visual presentations bring forth a renewal of the spirit and cleansing of the soul. Bakari is also a published author, people’s advocate and explosive spoken word artisan. […]
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Big Sean becomes youngest person to receive key to Detroit
Big Sean received the key to his city, Detroit, on Saturday (April 1), making him the youngest person to receive the honor. The 29-year-old Kanye West collaborator was commended specifically for “inspiring Detroit youth” through his philanthropic work with his foundation, The Sean Anderson Foundation. “I’m the youngest person to receive this in the history […]
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Tech’s biggest players tackle climate change despite rollbacks
Some of America’s biggest tech companies say they’re still committed to battling climate change, Bloomberg reports, two days after President Trump signed a sweeping executive order that rolls back many Obama-era climate policies. Not only will it be good for the environment, they say, it will be good for their bottom line. Apple, Amazon, Google […]
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Lorie James
Lorie James is one of the “pioneers” the group of sojourners who traveled to Ghana in 2016 with Dominique. Following that life-changing journey, she decided to have her DNA tested by African Ancestry (www.africanancestry.com) Much to her surprise, she discovered her roots lay in the African nations of Cameroon and Nigeria. She will travel […]
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Mayor of Compton Aja Brown & Doug Sanders, City Treasurer
Mayor Aja Brown Mayor Aja Brown made history at 31 as the youngest mayor ever elected in the City of Compton. A national trailblazer, Mayor Brown’s ‘New Vision for Compton’ is a revitalization strategy centered on 12-key principles that focus on family values, quality of life, economic development and infrastructural growth. Mayor Brown is focused […]
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Tom Hamilton
Tommy Hamilton is Co-Owner of EsoWon Books. He helped start Eso Won 30-years ago. Tom enjoys working with and reading books. He hopes to be at EsoWon for a few more years. Address: 4327 Degnan Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90008 Phone: (323) 290-1048 http://www.esowonbookstore.com/ Twitter @EsoWon
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House Republicans Vote To Let Your Internet Service Provider Share Your Web History
WASHINGTON ― House Republicans jammed through a measure on Tuesday overturning the Obama administration’s rules that would have banned telecom and cable companies from sharing customers’ personal information, including web browsing history, without their consent. The House resolution passed 215-205, mostly on party lines. Its companion passed the Senate last week on a 50-48 vote. If President Donald Trump signs the […]
