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Andrew Jay Schwartzman COURTESY OF JUSTICE INTEGRITY PROJECT By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer NEW YORK – A federal court struck down regulations intended to …

Tracy K. Smith named Poet Laureate PHOTO COURTESY OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Washington, D.C. – Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden recently announced the appointment of Tracy …

PHOTO COURTESY OF ECONOMIST.COM SESSIONS HEATEDLY DENIES IMPROPER RUSSIA CONTACTS WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General Jeff Sessions heatedly denied on Tuesday having an undisclosed meeting …

At the end of the day, June 1, 1921, this is what remained of Black Wall Street. Lost forever were over 600 successful businesses, including …

Bill Cosby and Keisha Knight Pullium PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE BLACK YOUTH PROJECT By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Accompanied into the …

William Bynum PHOTO COURTESY OF MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC EDUCATION By JEFF AMY Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. – Last week, College Board trustees named William Bynum as …

Some cities and states with legal pot are giving minorities a better shot at joining the growing marijuana industry. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By JANIE HAR …

Rachel Dolezal PHOTO COURTESY OF DEAD SERIOUSNESS BALTIMORE (AP) – Organizers of the Baltimore Book Festival have disinvited Rachel Dolezal, the white woman who led …

Sen. Lena Taylor, a Milwaukee Democrat PHOTO COURTESY OF WISCONSIN SENATE MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A National Rifle Association lobbyist is telling a Wisconsin legislative …

Benjamin Jealous PHOTO COURTESY OF KAPOR CAPITAL BALTIMORE (AP) – Former NAACP chief Ben Jealous is scheduled to announce his run for governor of Maryland. …