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Mother puts up billboard after son killed in officer-involved shooting

Drivers in downtown Green Bay will notice a new billboard off Main Street. The billboard was put up a few days ago by a woman whose son died in an officer-involved shooting while he was experiencing a mental episode.

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Washington and Lee University Replaces Slaveholder’s Name On Building With John Chavis’, the 1st Black U.S. College Graduate

According to The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, the Board of Trustees at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA, will make changes to two of its buildings, Robinson Hall and Lee Chapel, after a student and faculty committee issued a report on how the university’s history is represented on campus. The committee was created after White supremacists rallied at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville last year.

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Homeless man damages 100-year-old statues inside church

A homeless man is in jail after police say he walked into a Phoenix church and damaged several century-old statues.

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Statement from Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell, Chancellor, Texas Tech University System

Texas Tech University System Chancellor Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell provided the following statement of support for the 2018 farm bill, which has been approved by the U.S. Congress and U.S. Senate.

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Sheryl Underwood Welcomes Warren Ballentine to Pack Rat Foundation For Education

Sheryl Underwood, Founder of Pack Rat Foundation For Education (PRFFE), is pleased to announce the addition of radio personality and motivational speaker Warren Ballentine to the team as a consultant to the foundation.

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Murdoch family made big money off the Disney-Fox deal

The Murdoch family won big for steering the sale of most of 21st Century Fox to Disney.

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Lil Wayne's Atlanta concert ends in mayhem

Pandemonium erupted Sunday night in Atlanta at a Lil Wayne concert that ended with at least a dozen people receiving minor injuries, police said.

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Clapper: Trump tweets are 'disturbing assault' on Justice Department's independence

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Monday accused President Donald Trump of leading "a very disturbing assault on the independence of the Department of Justice."

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“Addicted to White: The Oppressed In League With The Oppressor” — The Controversial Self-Help Book They Don’t Want You To Read!

Is racial oppression addictive? If so, how does one recover? Announcing a new and proven self-help strategy, Addicted to White: The Oppressed in League with the Oppressor by author Jerome E. Fox, Ph.D., that reveals the first step is for the oppressed to break their addiction to the values of the oppressor.

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2 US Sailors Died of Apparent Drug Overdoses In Same Week at Submarine Base Kings Bay

Two US sailors based at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia have died of apparent drug overdoses in the last week, according to a US Navy public affairs officer.

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Annual Ghostly Gardens Makes A Spooktacular Hit at Moody Gardens

Hundreds attend ghoulish event on Sunday

Moody Gardens became the home of Halloween fun on Sunday, as the 20th annual Ghostly Gardens brought little ghosts and goblins from all around the area.

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Hurricane Irma Washes Away Iconic Boat - 28 Years After Hurricane Hugo Washed It Ashore

A monster hurricane brought Folly Beach its most famous boat. Now another monster storm has washed it away. The Folly Boat was a message board of sorts for the beach town of Folly Beach, South Carolina. Since it washed ashore in 1989 during Hurricane Hugo, it has rested near a state highway and residents have painted and repainted messages on it through the years. Marriage proposals. Graduation announcements. Birthday wishes.

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Abolitionist Sojourner Truth and Rutgers’ 1st Black Graduate James Carr Have Buildings Named After Them on Campus

Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey has renamed its College Avenue Apartments to honor Sojourner Truth. Born into slavery, Sojourner Truth became a leading abolitionist and advocate for women’s rights.

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Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos top list of biggest philanthropists in 2018

Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos donated more money to charity last year than anyone else in the world, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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Houston Sailor reads to elementary students during Pearl Harbor Remembrance Program

NRD San Antonio’s Assistant Command Career Counselor, Personnel Specialist 1st Class Kamitria Delaney, right, of Houston, reads to a first grade class at Dorie Miller Elementary School as part of the school’s annual Pearl Harbor and Dorie Miller Remembrance Program.

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Charles Butt Donates $100,000 to Prairie View A&M University Students Affected By Hurricane Harvey

Funds to Ease Loss, Support Students' Return to School

Charles Butt, H-E-B Chairman and CEO, today announced a personal, $100,000 contribution to Prairie View A&M students affected by Hurricane Harvey.

Mayor Greg Fischer tells Metro Council he can't submit documents regarding Breonna Taylor case

On Sunday, Mayor Greg Fischer denied a request from Metro Council asking him to turn over all documents related to the Breonna Taylor case.

Congressman Al Green: “It Was Always an Honor to Get into Good Trouble with the Honorable John Lewis”

On Saturday, July 18, 2020, Congressman Al Green released the following statement:

Texas Woman Says President Trump’s Coronavirus Response Has Endangered Disabled Americans: ‘We Have $18 Left Till the End of the Month And I Have No Groceries’

In a new video released today by the Center for American Progress Action Fund, Marisa Harding of Austin, Texas, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 20 years ago, says that the Trump administration has failed to properly address issues faced by the disability community that have been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.

National Alliance Statement in Response to George Floyd's Death

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools released the following statement: