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Patrick Gaspard to Receive Prestigious NAACP Spingarn Medal

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation’s foremost civil rights organization, has announced that Ambassador Patrick Gaspard will be awarded the prestigious Spingarn Medal during the NAACP’s 110th Annual Convention taking place in Detroit, Michigan on July 24.

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Spice Girls tour suffers 'awful' sound problems for second night

Fans of the Spice Girls are demanding refunds after the girl group's long-anticipated reunion tour was plagued by sound problems for the second consecutive night.

John Oliver powerfully links mass shootings to political rhetoric

John Oliver opened Sunday's episode of "Last Week Tonight" by addressing the most recent mass shootings that happened over the weekend.

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Sisters Network® Inc. to Host 9th Annual National African American Breast Cancer 5K Walk/Run

Funds raised benefit the Breast Cancer Assistance Program (BCAP)

Sisters Network® Inc. (SNI), the only national African American breast cancer survivorship organization in the United States today announced over 5,000 participants are expected to walk/run on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 8:00 a.m., at the 9th Annual Stop the Silence National African American Breast Cancer 5K walk/run. The event will be held at the Discovery Green Park, 1500 McKinney, Houston, TX. 77010.

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Diversity And Inclusion Activist Thelma Scott Inspires At-Risk Students To Finish High School And Attend College

SAFE Diversity Communities is creating a difference through the entire city of Houston by decreasing drop-out and suicide rates. The organization focuses on supporting students with "Unique Abilities” in high school to assist them in completing and finishing their education.

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Judge says Kendall Jenner and modeling agencies representing Bella Hadid, Emily Ratajkowski, can be subpoenaed in Fyre Festival case

Attorneys can subpoena Kendall Jenner's company and other modeling agencies that represent the models who promoted the Fyre Festival, a federal judge ruled Monday.

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Melania Trump is not surprised by cyberbullying initiative 'ridicule'

First lady Melania Trump said it was not surprising to her that people "ridicule" her for speaking out on cyberbullying, "and that's OK."

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Cardi B and Tomi Lahren are feuding over the government shutdown

Cardi B and conservative commentator Tomi Lahren are taking shots at each other on Twitter over the government shutdown and the border wall.

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Kanye West returns to Twitter and raps from Uganda

It didn't take long for Kanye West to return to social media. A week after deleting his Twitter and Instagram accounts, the rapper was back on Twitter.

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“BroVember” Campaign Encourages Black Men Around the World to Grow Beards to Raise Money to Empower Young Black Boys

This November, Lite it Up Beard Oil is putting a new spin on BroVember by donating money to organizations that support the healthy physical, emotional and spiritual development of young black boys.

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Woman Entrepreneur Makes History After Raising $1 Million For Her Legal Tech Startup

Kristina Jones has worked hard to overcome enormous odds to became the 14th African American female founder to ever raise $1 million for her tech startup. Her San Francisco-based company, Court Buddy, is a patent-pending service that matches people with attorneys based on their budget. It's a win/win for small firm lawyers and for clients with limited budgets.

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Proposal to Impeach Trump Tabled in the House

A resolution to start the process of impeaching President Donald Trump was tabled Wednesday, following a push from Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas to force such a vote on the House floor.

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Nineteen Dr. Joseph Graham Fellows to attend national March for Life

Texas Right to Life is proud to send 19 Dr. Joseph Graham Fellows to the national March for Life in Washington, D.C., Friday, January 19, to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision which legalized abortion-on-demand in America. The 2018 March for Life, which in years past has drawn hundreds of thousands of participants, begins with a rally on the National Mall and culminates with attendees marching up Constitution Avenue to the Supreme Court.

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Black Panther Pounces On The Screen With Style, Class & Wit

Let’s get straight to the point: when it comes to a Black Panther film, it’s about damn time. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1966 - just a few months before the Black Panther Party was founded - his story starts in Wakanda, a fictional African kingdom rich in technology and an almost indestructible material called vibranium, the same thing found in Captain America’s shield.

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Little Miss Flint Helps Fundraising Effort for #BlackPantherChallenge Students in Flint, Michigan

This campaign is apart of the #BlackPantherChallenge, a challenge started by Frederick Joseph in New York City. The Marvel movie Black Panther is going to be a very important film.

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US Charges 3 Chinese Nationals with Hacking, Stealing Intellectual Property From Companies

The Justice Department on Monday unsealed an indictment against three Chinese nationals in connection with cyberhacks and the alleged theft of intellectual property of three companies, according to US officials briefed on the investigation.

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DMX, rapper and actor, dies at 50

DMX, a rapper known as much for his troubles as his music, has died, his family announced in a statement. He was 50.

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Ribociclib added to endocrine therapy extends survival in postmenopausal patients with metastatic breast cancer

A study led by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center showed a significant overall survival benefit with ribociclib plus endocrine therapy for postmenopausal patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2-) metastatic breast cancer. This is the first demonstration of a survival advantage with a front-line CDK4/6 inhibitor in postmenopausal patients with HR+/HER 2- advanced breast cancer.

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Senate power-sharing agreement reached, Schumer announces, allowing Democrats to take control of committees

A deal has been reached in the Senate in principle on a power-sharing agreement that had precluded Democrats from taking control of the committees, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday morning.

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Expect interest rate hikes to continue into 2023, Fed official says

San Francisco Federal Reserve president Mary Daly said Thursday morning that raising interest rates by either half or three quarters of a percentage point in September would be a "reasonable" way to bring inflation down.