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Famed director and screenwriter Wes Craven passed away. Craven died at his home after a long bout with brain cancer. He was 76-years-old.

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Rep. Charles Rangel delivers this week's Congressional Black Caucus Message to America on the policy prescriptions for the effects of racism.

Where is New Orleans 10 years later, take a look at this infographic to see how Hurricane Katrina affected the beloved city.

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Roland Martin explores the controversy surrounding the rebuilding and reorganization of New Orleans' school system ten years after Katrina.

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Wednesday Aug. 26 at 11 am ET/10 am CT watch the National Urban League's town hall on the city's schools 10 years after Hurricane Katrina. NewsOne.com will livestream the discussion. Don't miss it!

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America's Wealth Coach Deborah Owens shares her top tips on how to save money while back-to-school shopping.

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According to a new study, African-American students get suspended or expelled at higher rates than White students in southern states.

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It’s been over a year since comedian Tracy Morgan was badly injured in a highway car crash, but things are finally looking up. Yesterday, Morgan tied the knot with his long-time fiancée Megan Wollover in a private ceremony. “After almost losing Tracy last year, I am so grateful to finally be married to the love […]

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Aviva Kempner, director of the new documentary "Rosenwald," discuss the movie and Julian Bond's involvement in the film.

Despite a long-standing idea that a college education protects minorities against hardships that plague their communities, a new study discovered that Black and Hispanic students don’t often get to enjoy the protections of the college degree cloak promised to White students. According to the New York Times, the study shows that college degrees aren’t narrowing the […]

LeBron James is paying it forward by covering the college tuition of over one thousand kids with the help of his "I Promise" program.

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Tyrese Gibson has offered to pay a young man's Morehouse College tuition; an act that was graciously accepted by 21-year-old Lorenzo Murphy