Tamir Rice: Victim’s 14-Year-Old Sister Tackled and Handcuffed After Shooting

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Eliott C. McLaughlin of CNN is reporting that the 14-year-old sister of Tamir Rice, 12, who was shot and killed by...

Akosua Report: Jazz Trumpeter Donald Byrd

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“I met him in the 11th grade in Detroit,” he (Byrd) said. “I skipped school one day to see Dizzy Gillespie,...

Mali: Islamist Rebels Seize Diabaly

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The BBC is reporting that Islamist fighters in Mali have seized a town in government-controlled territory amid a military intervention by...

American Koko: Watch Second Season of Viola Davis Web Series

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ABC's streaming service has launched the second season of 'American Koko,' the web series produced by Viola Davis and Julius Tennon....

Jet Magazine Goes Digital-Only

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Patrice Peck of BET.com is reporting that print publication Jet will exit the print business and go digital-only after 63 years...

Tea Party Groups Block Black Voters in Florida

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The Nation is reporting that Tea Party activists in Florida’s largely black and electorally significant Interstate 4 corridor have worked furiously to...

AfroPunk: Jean Grae Continues The Story of the Assassin

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Writing for AfroPunk, Niesha Miller chronicles hip-hop artist Jean Grae's latest project "Gotham Down: cycle 1: Love in Infinity (Lo-Fi)." The...

Teens Develop ‘Five-O’ App to Track Police Brutality

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Ryan Grenoble of The Huffington Post is reporting that teens have created 'Five-O', a mobile app "that empowers citizens 'to record...

ASPiRE Launches Partnership with White House Initiative on HBCUs

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Cedric Thornton of Black Enterprise is reporting that ASPiRE TV has launched a partnership with the White House Initiative on HBCUs...

Hip-Hop Pioneer Larry Smith Dies

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Tragedy struck in hip hop when radio personality Combat Jack posted to Twitter that iconic producer and instrumentalist Larry Smith died...

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