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We Need to Protect Our Right to Vote
Cristóbal J. Alex, President of Latino Victory Fund issued the following statement in response to Trump’s signing of an executive order that would roll back voting protections for people of color all across the country:
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Melania Trump Announces Inaugural Foreign Trip as First Lady of the United States
Mrs. Melania Trump is pleased to announce some of the stops on her first foreign trip as First Lady of the United States of America.
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Michelle Obama To Be A Guest On Fox’s ‘Masterchef Junior’
Michelle Obama has at least one gig lined up after her two-term run as First Lady.
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Men Steal From A City Gear In Smash-And-Grab
Police are looking for the suspects who stole merchandise during a smash-and-grab of a City Gear store in southeast Houston early Saturday morning.
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Joe Biden says US is facing 'one of the most difficult moments in our history'
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Monday that the United States is facing one of the most difficult moments in the nation's history, with "four historic crises all at the same time."
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A White Photographer Commercialized And Capitalized Off A Fake Black Model He Created Himself
Instagram model Shudu Gram has over 43 thousand followers on Instagram, skyrocketing into fame after Fenty Beauty reposted a photo of her modeling the Saw-C lipstick color.
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Historian Fights to Clear the Names of Black Soldiers Who Rioted in Houston 100 Years Ago
Hurricane Harvey put Houston back in the headlines, but a hundred years ago the city made news for a very different reason. Black soldiers at Fort Logan had gone on a rampage, prompting the largest murder trial in U.S. history. Now, a Virginia man is trying to clear their names.
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Get Ready for Summer with Urban Skin Rx
Urban Skin Rx, clinical skincare for the African American community, has launched some new products just in time for the summer.
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Houston School Districts Buck Trends In Hiring of Black Teachers
Houston Chronicle reports Houston ISD and a majority of Houston-area districts are bucking national trends when it comes to the hiring of African-American teachers. About 36.2 percent of teachers in Houston ISD are black, compared with about 7 percent nationwide and 10 percent in Texas.
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Trump’s ‘Election Integrity’ Commission Was a Fraud
Jackson Lee: “The ‘Election Integrity’ Commission’s purpose was to distract Americans from the real problems facing this country. The integrity of our elections has been undermined by the disenfranchisement of American citizens, not by any “fraudulent” voting.”
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HS Golf Coach Resigns After Racist Tweets to Black NASCAR Driver Darrell Wallace Jr.
A Cambridge High School golf coach, Brent Nottestad, resigned, after sending racist tweets to Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr., who next season will become the first full-time African-American NASCAR Cup driver since 1971.
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Police: Suspects stole 4-month-old bulldog at gunpoint
Milwaukee police are asking for the public's help to track down suspects who are accused of stealing a bulldog at gunpoint.
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Donald Trump Says He Doesn't Watch CNN. Except ...
At 7:47 a.m. ET Monday morning, President Trump tweeted this: "Interesting to watch Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut talking about hoax Russian collusion when he was a phony Vietnam con artist!"
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5 Things for Thursday, March 9, 2017: Health Care, Youth Home Fire, Wiretapping Claim
Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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Nearly 150 years ago, Susan B. Anthony was arrested for voting when women weren't allowed to. Today, she'll get a pardon
Susan B. Anthony wasn't one to go quietly. She died before women secured the right to vote, but she found a way to vote anyway, 50 years before the 19th Amendment passed. She was eventually arrested and convicted for casting her vote.
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In 60 seconds, AOC shows she's the future of the Democratic Party
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is good at doing more with less. She won her congressional race with way less money than her incumbent opponent and none of the institutional support. She took the demeaning behavior she was shown as a lawmaker and used it to give voice to all the women who are called derogatory names. She built an IKEA bookstand on her own Instagram Live, making do when she didn't have the proper tools.
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A Black man was detained while jogging for fitting a suspect description and later offered a job with the sheriff's department
A Black man jogging in the predominantly white neighborhood of Deltona, Florida, last month found himself handcuffed and detained when police said he matched the description of a suspect in a nearby burglary.
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Putin says he speaks regularly to Trump, isn't trying to divide Europe
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he and US President Donald Trump "regularly talk over the phone" and that the pair work well together in the fight against international terrorism, but suggested a formal summit between the two was not imminent despite mounting speculation.
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New Nielsen Report Quantifies Black America's Digital Footprint
African American consumers are enjoying a remarkable period of influence, cultural expression and entrepreneurship that is manifesting digitally and trending mainstream, according to global researcher Nielsen. With the highest smartphone ownership and usage of any demographic group and an unyielding desire for self-expression and image control, African Americans are leveraging digital platforms and technology to move from consumers to creators--of platforms, products, content and financial ecosystems.
