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Black Off-Duty St. Louis Tries to Assist Colleagues Following Stolen Car Chase, Is Shot by Fellow Cop
By Breanna Edwards, TheRoot.com An off-duty police officer who was just trying to help his colleagues after a car chase ended in a shootout near his home, ended up being shot by a fellow cop who did not recognize that they were on the same team. According to the report, two officers initially encountered the…
Read MoreTracy K. Smith Named 22nd U.S. Poet Laureate
Smith, a 2012 Pulitzer Prize winner, is now named the 22nd U.S. poet laureate. Read all about her and her accomplishments here.
Read MoreWhere Are the Police? Another Noose Found on National Mall
By: Angela Helm, theroot.com Surely, with all of the camera surveillance as well as several branches of police (federal, local, military, etc.) patrolling one of the most tourist-laden places in these United States, one would think that there would be an arrest or some movement in this noose-hanging frenzy going on all over the National Mall….…
Read MoreCelebrating Juneteenth with Remembrance and Resistance
In honor of Juneteenth, the African American holiday celebrating the freeing of slaves within the Confederate states on June 19th, 1865, black groups celebrated in different ways. Find out how some chose to commemorate this day.
Read MoreRetired Schoolteacher Ready to Part with Impressive Black History Collection
A very well preserved, impressive collection of African History collected by a retired school teacher who is ready to share with the World.
Read More2 Escaped Boko Haram Victims Graduate From High School
Two young girls who were once Boko Haram victims in Nigeria, find that their circumstances have substantially changed. Read all about it here.
Read MoreFamily Who Won $429 Million Lottery Aims To Use Money To Fight Poverty
By Zahara Hill, HuffPost Black Voices We’ve all fantasized about what we’d do if a few million dollars just found its way into our lives. For the Smith family of Trenton, New Jersey, philanthropy was at the top of their list after they won a $429 million Powerball jackpot last year. At a post-win press…
Read MoreGoogle Launches ‘Lynching In America’ Project Exploring Country’s Violent Racial History
Google does the unthinkable and creates a project dedicated to the history of lynchings in America. Read all about it here.
Read More‘Genocide Project’–Study Shows Shocking Stats of Blacks Murdered In Brazil
The high rate of killings of African descendents in Brazil, likenes itself to what has now been termed “genocide project” of Black people.
Read MoreBlack hair restrictions in schools are a return to the Black Codes
A reflection on all of the Black children who, over the course of the past semester, have been punished, disciplined or otherwise called out and singled out for wearing braids, locks, natural hair or any other culturally expressive hairstyle.
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