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NY Botanical Gardens Accused Of Discriminating Against Minority Students

The New York Botanical Gardens allegedly permitted White students into an exhibit but barred minority students from a different school.
George Washington University Space Policy Institute Holds Humans To Mars Summit
Former Black NASA Chief Charles Bolden Honored

Charles Bolden Jr., a former NASA chief, was awarded the 2017 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest.
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La David Johnson Laid To Rest

A funeral service for Sgt. La David Johnson was held at Christ the Rock Community Church in suburban Fort Lauderdale.…
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Columbia University Allocates $100 Million For Faculty Diversity

Columbia University has pledged to allocate $100 million over the span of five years towards faculty diversity.
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NAACP Appoints President And CEO

The NAACP appointed Derrick Johnson as the organization’s president and CEO.
Deflating football: Even in Texas, concern over head injuries hinders growth
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Middle School Football Players' Racist Video

Henrico Police launch an investigation into the Short Pump Middle School white football players behind a racist video that simulates…
US Artist Brings Rosa Parks House To Berlin
Rosa Parks’ Home To Return To The US

Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks’ Detroit home will be on display in Providence, Rhode Island next year.
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Black Women Entrepreneurs Make Capital Funding History

Amanda Johnson and KJ Miller are the 15th and 16th Black women to ever garner $1 million in funding for…
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The #MeToo Movement Started With A Black Woman

The #MeToo movement was originally created by social activist Tarana Burke 10 years before the Harvey Weinstein scandal.
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School District Sorry For Image Of Black Girl…

A Massachusetts school district has apologized for posting a photograph of two white children holding leashes attached to a Black…
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Killing Of Black Texas Teen 'Not Racially Motivated'

The killing of a popular Black teen in White Settlement, Texas, in September was not racially motivated, police said.
A bullet–riddled LAPD patrol car sits disabled on St. Andrews Place and Venice Blvd Thursday morning
Fugitive Couple Accused Of Sex Crimes Arrested

A couple who founded a Los Angeles private school and fled after authorities charged them with 13 sex crimes against…
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Book Your Hotel Room With An Emoji

Marriott is making hotel bookings easier with a new Slack messaging app extension that lets groups find and book hotel…
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Activists Weigh In On White Supremacy

Actor Jesse Williams, activist Bree Newsome and more valued thinkers on the matter of race weigh in on the white…
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Mississippi School To Be Renamed For Obama

A predominantly Black elementary school in Mississippi named after Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy, will be renamed to…
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Failed Ex-Howard Student Suspected In Shooting Hoax

A former student who flunked out of Howard Medical School is suspected of causing a scare about an active shooter…
2nd Annual Pride & Prejudice Summit
Tamika Mallory Weighs Suit Against Airline

Tamika Mallory is reportedly considering filing a discrimination lawsuit against American Airlines after she claims a pilot kicked her off…
Ferguson's Fragile Recovery Shaken After Police Casualties
Three Dead In Maryland Business Shooting

Three people are reported dead and two injured after a man reportedly opened fire in a Maryland kitchen countertop company where…
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Sound The Alarm: Wall Street Black CEO Void

Fortune 500 CEOs have never been more diverse, but they will take a major hit when American Express' Kenneth Chenault…
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Judge Tosses Firefighter’s Discrimination Suit

A judge tosses a black firefighter's lawsuit that said race is the reason he was fired for the same offense…
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