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For the first time, an African-American will board the International Space Station
More than 100 astronauts have visited the International Space Station since it was first launched in 1998. Of the 101, the U.S. has accounted for 49 of those visitors, a fraction of the hundreds of astronauts NASA has sent into space over the decades. But now, for the first time ever, an African…READ MORE
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Billionaire To Sponsor Education Of 21 Girls Freed From Boko Haram
Nearly two dozen Chibok, Nigeria schoolgirls who were released from Boko Haram’s captivity will have the opportunity to get an education courtesy of black American billionaire Robert Smith. Smith, who founded a private equity firm, is offering scholarships to 24 Nigerian girls, 21 of which were abducted by the terrorist group two years ago. READ […]
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NAACP Stages Sit-In To Protest Attorney General Nominee Jeff Sessions
UPDATE: 1/3 ― Several NAACP leaders including president Cornell William Brooks were arrested Tuesday evening after one day of protest, according to the organization. The six protesters were charged with criminal trespass in the second-degree, CNN reported. Previously: The NAACP is staging a sit-in protest at the office of U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions in […]
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Goods trade deficit widens; labor market near full strength
A drop in U.S. exports last month pushed the country’s trade deficit in goods higher while the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week in a positive sign for the labor market. The two reports released on Thursday suggested that when Donald Trump becomes president next month, the labor market will likely […]
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Executions and death sentences plummeted this year as capital punishment declined nationwide
A year that began with the U.S. Supreme Court striking down the death penalty in one of the most active capital punishment states ended with the country reaching modern lows in executions and death sentences, the most glaring signs yet about how the practice has dwindled in America today. Still, even as capital punishment has […]
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Detroit Just Named A Street After Stevie Wonder, And He’s Thrilled
Stevie Wonder moved out of Detroit years ago, but he’ll always have a home in Motown ― and now he can also lay claim to his very own street. The legendary musician joined Mayor Mike Duggan Wednesday for the public unveiling of “Stevie Wonder Avenue,” a renamed portion of Milwaukee Avenue north of downtown. The new […]
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Obama ‘Indefinitely’ Bans Drilling in Parts of Arctic, Atlantic Oceans
Looking to cement his environmental record, President Barack Obama took new action Tuesday barring offshore drilling in areas of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans indefinitely. Obama relied on a 63-year-old law to make his moves, which will prevent future leasing of certain offshore areas for oil rights. His successor, Donald Trump, who has promised a […]
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Serena Williams Won’t Apologize For Being Black And Confident
Serena Williams is one of greatest athletes of all time ― if not the greatest ― and she knows it. The tennis champion sat down with friend and ex-boyfriend Common for a candid discussion about race, activism, body image and Williams’ athletic legacy in a one-hour special that aired Sunday night on ESPN’s “The Undefeated.” […]
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The electoral college is poised to pick Trump, despite push to dump him
Donald Trump’s improbable-then-unstoppable run for the presidency takes its last, formal step Monday as the electoral college meets to officially seal his victory. The usually overlooked, constitutionally obligated gathering of 538 electors in 50 states and the District of Columbia has earned special scrutiny and intense lobbying this year by Trump’s opponents, including last-minute weekend […]
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Dylann Roof found guilty on all counts in Charleston church massacre trial
CHARLESTON, S.C. — After nearly a week of painful testimony that vividly re-created the massacre at this city’s famed Mother Emanuel church, it took jurors about two hours Thursday to convict Dylann Roof in his federal hate crimes trial. Roof was charged with 33 counts in his federal indictment. He was found guilty on every single one. […]
