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News Roundup: Suicide Rate Amongst Black Children On…

According to a new study, the suicide rate amongst African-American children has almost doubled within the last two decades. The…
05.19.15
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Titi Branch: Miss Jessie’s Co-Founder Driven To Suicide…

When natural hair icon Titi Branch, co-founder of the wildly successful hair-care line Miss Jessie’s, committed suicide in December 2014,…
04.19.15
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Family Of Man Found Hanging From Tree In…

The family of Otis Byrd, the man who was found hanging from a tree in Mississippi last month, has hired…
04.09.15
Transgender Activist & Homecoming King Tragically Commits Suicide

Eighteen-year-old Blake Brockington, a transgender activist, died after an apparent suicide last Monday. Brockington was crowned Homecoming King at East Mecklenburg High…
03.31.15
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FBI Continues Investigation Into Otis Byrd Hanging, Brings…

Authorities have yet to confirm if a missing man found hanging from a tree in Mississippi last week was killed…
03.24.15
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Investigators: Preliminary Autopsy Results Suggest Hanging Mississippi Man…

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that preliminary results from an autopsy on the body of Otis Byrd, the man…
03.20.15
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News Roundup: Oprah To Close Harpo Studios In…

Twenty-five years ago, Oprah Winfrey opened the doors to Harpo Studios in Chicago, which became home to her nationally syndicated talk…
03.04.15
“Young And The Restless” Star Kristoff St. John’s…

Emmy-winning and longtime star of the popular soap the  “Young And The Restless,”  Kristoff St. John’s (pictured above) and his wife,…
12.01.14
Lamar Hawkins III
Lamar Hawkins III: Family Mourns 14-Year-Old Boy Who…

Family and friends of Lamar Hawkins III gathered to honor the life of the 14-year-old who apparently committed suicide in…
09.20.14
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Simone Battle: X Factor Finalist Dies From Apparent…

Simone Battle, 25, an X Factor finalist and G.R.L. singer, was found dead Friday in her West Hollywood apartment. Battle’s…
09.06.14
NewsOne Minute: Rikers Guards Accused of Faking Suicide…

Rikers Guards Accused of Faking Suicide Attempt to Cover Up Beating On Monday, New York City’s Department of Investigation said…
07.22.14
Omotayo Adeoye
Teen Jumps To Her Death After Getting Caught…

Omotayo Adeoye, 17, a student at the Harlem High School for Math, Science and Engineering, committed suicide after she was…
06.19.14
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O.J. Murdock’s Final Words: ‘I’m Sorry, Coach. I’m…

O.J. Murdock (pictured), the Tennessee Titans wide receiver who died of an apparent suicide on Monday morning, sent texts to…
06.19.19
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7-Year-Old Boy Commits Suicide?

It is hard to imagine, but the Detroit Free Press reports that a 7-year-old Detroit boy is dead from an…
06.19.19
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Study: African-American Boys Placed At Higher Risk For…

A recent study conducted by a University of Mississippi psychologist has unveiled data that suggests adolescents, especially African-American boys, are…
06.19.19
Roommate Charged With Hate Crime For Taping Gay…

TRENTON, N.J. – A former Rutgers University freshman who prosecutors said used a webcam to spy on his roommate’s same-sex…
06.19.19
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Suicidal Mother Kills Herself, 3 Kids By Plunging…

NEW YORK– A mother and 3 of her children died after she drove her minivan into the Hudson River last…
06.19.19
NAACP Says Alleged Suicide May Be Mississippi Lynching

Greenwood — USA Today is reporting on an incident called a suicide by authorities, that the NAACP thinks may actually…
06.19.19
Parents Say College Student Killed Himself Over Gay…

Corey Jackson, a sophomore at Oakland College in Michigan recently committed suicide and his parents are saying that it was…
06.19.19
Tyler Perry Tells Oprah Sexual Abuse Almost Led…

Tyler Perry told Oprah about being abused as a child on a show that will air this Wednesday according to…
06.19.19
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