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Jose Altuve Named Hickok Belt® Award Winner for July 2017

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve has been named the Hickok Belt® Award winner for the month of July 2017. Voting was conducted by a select panel of members of the National Sports Media Association (NSMA). The voters selected Altuve for his torrid hitting throughout the month. In July, he batted .485 with four home runs, 21 RBI and a .727 slugging percentage.

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Beyond the Rhetoric: Obama Presidential Center – How Black Will It Be? – Part 2

This monumental piece of construction and architecture is well into the planning phase. The architects have been named and the interviewing phase for the Construction Management should be announced within the next couple of months. So far, I see nothing that would lead me to believe that diversity is going to be a focus point for this $1.3 billion project.

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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Statement on Passing of Comedian Icon And Philanthropist Jerry Lewis

Jackson Lee: “In his more than seven decades in show business, Jerry Lewis brought us laughter, tears and awareness of an insidious disease that impacts millions of Americans and their families every year.”

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Dick Gregory Provided Comic Relief During Trying Struggle For Civil Rights

Congresswoman Jackson Lee: “Dick Gregory was a friend to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a man of courage, who often placed the equality of African Americans ahead of his own professional career.”

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Cleveland Browns Players Kneel, Huddle During National Anthem

Colin Kaepernick still is without an NFL team, but that hasn't discouraged players for following his controversial lead and opting not to stand during the national anthem.

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'Some remains' of Missing 10 Sailors Found After Collision, Admiral Says

'Some remains" of 10 missing US sailors have been found after the collision between the US destroyer John S. McCain and an oil tanker near Singapore, US Navy Adm. Scott Swift said Tuesday. Navy and Marine Corps divers found the remains in the sealed compartments aboard the McCain, said Swift, commander of the Pacific Fleet. The Royal Malaysian Navy has also located one body, and officials are working to determine if it is one of the missing sailors, he said. Divers have also located others.

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Journalist Shaun King Reveals 1st Part of 5-Part Investigative Series on Corrupt Policing and Arrest Quotas in NYC

A snippet and the link to this brave man’s work is below. Please read and follow this groundbreaking series via medium.com as well as Shaun King (Facebook, Twitter). He is doing so much what needs to be done to root out injustice not only in NYC, but all across the country:

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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Condemns The President For Excessive Travel Leading To A Financial Crisis For The Secret Service

Jackson Lee: “The Secret Service is in financial crisis largely because of the thoughtless travel of President Trump and his extended family, travel that does little to advance the interests of the American people.”

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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Statement On President’s Afghanistan Speech

Jackson Lee: “The President’s loosely defined plan for Afghanistan leaves too many critical questions unanswered and does a disservice to the brave men and women of the U.S. military who put their lives on the line in defense of this nation.”

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HMAAC: "He had more than a dream"

HMAAC is proud to present "Say That He Had More Than A Dream" during the anniversary weekend of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic and timeless "I have a dream" speech.

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Chinese Billionaire Dumps Huge London Real Estate Deal

One of China's richest men has abandoned plans to buy $600 million worth of prime London real estate as his aggressive overseas deal-making comes under scrutiny by Beijing.

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McDonald's Cancels Franchises for 169 Restaurants in India

India's burger bust-up is going super-sized. McDonald's has terminated franchise agreements for 169 stores across the country's north and east, claiming that its partner -- Connaught Plaza Restaurants Limited (CPRL) -- had broken the terms of their contract.

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In Afghanistan Course Correction, Trump Learns Winning Is Not So Easy

Donald Trump has always insisted he's all about winning. But on Monday night, as he laid out his new strategy for Afghanistan, America got to see how its new President confronted what many experts believe is a no-win situation: a war that has dragged on with no end in sight for 16 years.

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Police Searching for Missing Journalist Kim Wall Find Headless Torso

Danish police searching for missing Swedish journalist Kim Wall say they have found a headless torso in Copenhagen.

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5 Things for August 22: Afghanistan, Navy Wreck, Barcelona, Baltimore, Secret Service

The Eclipse of the Century is over, but we've got memories to last a lifetime. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get "5 Things You Need to Know Today" delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.)

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Today on News One Now: Remembering Comedian, Author, and Activist Dick Gregory - "A Man Who Absolutely Believed In Black Media"

Today on News One Now, host and managing editor Roland Martin spoke with founder and chairperson of Radio One, Inc. Cathy Hughes, Reverend Jesse Jackson, and Ambassador Andrew Young about the life of comedian, author, and activist Dick Gregory. Gregory died on Saturday at the age of 84. Martin called Gregory “a man who absolutely believed in black media,” which Hughes agreed with.

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TSU Regents Confirm Melinda Spaulding as New VP of University Advancement

Texas Southern University’s Board of Regents unanimously confirmed Melinda Spaulding Chevalier as the new Vice President of University Advancement. Spaulding, an Emmy Award-winning journalist, will direct the university’s marketing, communications, development and alumni relations departments. The confirmation took place at the board’s quarterly meeting on August 18.

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Kansas City Teacher Darryl Chamberlin Creates Youth Orchestra With his Own Money

Darryl Chamberlain was determined to create a youth orchestra come hell or high water. In these uncertain times, where public school budget cuts are impacting African American students perhaps more than ever before, Chamberlain, a history teacher in Kansas City, Missouri, began thinking out of the box.

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Could Congress Stop Trump From Bombing North Korea?

President Donald Trump threatened North Korea with "fire and fury" Tuesday if Pyongyang doesn't stop threatening the United States. But can the President launch a military strike on his own? The Constitution may give Congress the ability to declare war, but in reality it has little ability to stop the President if he's determined to strike North Korea.

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Historians: 'Defending history' Is Complicated in the US

In the wake of Charlottesville, Americans are confronting questions about how to make sense of the history of the Confederacy, the Civil War and race in America as they play out in our lives today. CNN Opinion asked a number of historians for their thoughts. The views in these commentaries are their own.