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Leaked Supreme Court draft opinion in abortion case leaves questions about shape of final ruling

Politico's publication last week of Justice Samuel Alito's first draft in a Mississippi abortion dispute opened an exceptional window on the inner workings of the Supreme Court.

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PVAMU to award nearly 1,000 degrees at its 140th Spring Commencement Convocation

Prairie View A&M University will award nearly 1,000 degrees to its spring graduates this Saturday, May 14, 2022, at Panther Stadium.

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Celebrated Violin Virtuoso/Conductor Pinchas Zukerman Steps in As Soloist/Conductor in This Weekend's Houston Symphony Concerts

The Houston Symphony has announced that Israeli-American violin star Pinchas Zukerman is stepping in as soloist and conductor for the concert series this weekend. He performs and conducts two works by Mozart, and leads the orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, May 12, 14, and 15, 2022 in Jones Hall, with the May 15 performance livestreamed.

Analysis: Media outlets must ask themselves this serious question ahead of the midterms

Since the day Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, we've known Roe was dead too — the only question, really, was whether it would be formally overturned or just gutted in everything but name. Now, just more than a week after the publication of Justice Samuel Alito's draft opinion overturning Roe, it's worth looking back and asking ourselves: Did our coverage over the past two years, all of it, really reflect what we knew?

The Supreme Court abortion leak has already transformed politics all over America

In just a week, the leaked draft Supreme Court opinion that could overturn Roe v. Wade has transformed US politics.

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Supreme Court says Boston violated First Amendment rights of group seeking to raise a Christian flag outside City Hall

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday that Boston violated the First Amendment rights of a group seeking to briefly raise a Christian flag atop a city flagpole outside of City Hall as a part of a city program celebrating Boston's greater community.

The Menil Collection Presents Samuel Fosso: African Spirits

Fourteen self-portraits depict Fosso portraying intellectuals, political leaders, and prominent figures associated with Black liberation movements

The Menil Collection is pleased to present Samuel Fosso: African Spirits, an exhibition of the four- teen, large-scale gelatin silver prints from Samuel Fosso’s African Spirits series. The show—on view at the Menil from August 5, 2022 through January 15, 2023—is presented in conjunction with the 2022 FotoFest Biennial and African Cosmologies Redux, a new presentation of photography originally cu- rated by Dr. Mark Sealy OBE, Director of Autograph, London, and Professor at University of the Arts London.

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Biden calls for war crimes trial after Bucha images surface

President Joe Biden on Monday called the atrocities allegedly committed by Russian forces in Bucha, Ukraine, a "war crime" and called for a trial to take place against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Here's who is presenting at the Oscars so far

The lineup is coming together for the 2022 Oscars. With less than one week until the big show, show producers Will Packer and Shayla Cowan have lined up some major star power to take the stage.

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Serena Williams calls out NYTimes after paper erroneously prints photo of Venus

Serena Williams called out The New York Times Wednesday after the paper published an article about her venture fund but used a photo of her sister, Venus.

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Apple sets date for first product launch of the year

Apple is gearing up for its first big product event of the year.

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Samuel L. Jackson is not here for Joe Rogan's n-word apology

Samuel L. Jackson doesn't seem to be buying host Joe Rogan's apology for his past use of the n-word on his podcast.

Former Delaware police officer charged in two excessive force cases after surveillance video went viral

A former Delaware officer seen on surveillance footage appearing to slam a suspect's head against plexiglass has been indicted on multiple charges, including two felonies, officials announced Monday.

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The Biden Pick: Representation Matters

It is time for African American Woman on the Supreme Court

President Joe Biden made many promises to Americans on the campaign trail in 2020. One of which was to ensure that appointments he made would reflect the diverse nature of these united states. A more specific nod to diversify was his commitment to nominate an African American woman to the Supreme Court. With the announcement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement, President Biden is posed to stand by his word and make history while doing so.

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Opinion| The Everlasting Dream

Last year in this space, I sought to honor the sacrifices of Martin Luther King Jr. by focusing on some of the gains made by the black community since Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the Voting Rights Act (1965). As part of the academic community, I celebrated the increases in high school and college graduation rates. Also, during the same period since the 1960s, the poverty rates decreased because of measurable gains in median household incomes.

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Supreme Court ruling on Texas law was the result of decades of pressure from anti-abortion groups to shape the court

The anti-abortion movement has won its biggest returns yet on its decades-long investment on reshaping the courts, with a Supreme Court order that allowed the country's second most populous state to cut off almost all access to the procedure.

UMHB Fall Commencement 2021

The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor held commencement services for the Fall 2021 semester on Friday, Dec. 3, at the Bell County Expo Center. This was the university's 165th graduating class, and a total of 417 students were awarded degrees, including 333 baccalaureate degrees, 45 master's degrees, and 39 doctoral degrees.

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Over 600 students set to receive degrees at PVAMU’s 26th Fall Commencement Convocation

The sky is the limit for 642 students who will soon walk across the stage at PVAMU’s 26th Fall Commencement Convocation this Saturday, which features award-winning actress, playwright, and scholar Anna Deavere Smith as speaker. This number of graduating students includes seven doctoral, 113 master’s and 522 bachelor’s candidates, which will bring PVAMU’s total alumni count to 79,205 Proud and Productive Panthers.

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Designer Debra L. Mars Offers HBCU Santas and Black Nutcrackers for the Holidays

Designer and long-time Black Santa collector Debra L. Mars has added her own contribution to the canon by partnering with several HBCUs to offer Black Santas this holiday season.

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Roe v. Wade has been the law of the land for nearly 50 years. Will that matter?

In a biting dissent two years ago, when the Supreme Court overturned a ruling from 1979, Justice Stephen Breyer wrote that the decision "can only cause one to wonder which cases the court will overrule next."