Black Lives Matter must have bigger role than street protests
By Mohamed Hamaludin Black Lives Matter, the organization which has done more than anyone else to draw attention nationally and globally to the fatal shootings …
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House candidate pledges to forgo congressional benefits
PHOTO COURTESY OF PILOTONLINE.COM By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo.- Northwest College instructor and Republican U.S. House candidate Mike Konsmo promised Thursday to forgo …
LeBron James to skip Olympics
PHOTO COURTESY OF OLYMPICS.SI.COM AKRON, Ohio— LeBron James has all the gold he needs this summer. Days after leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to the NBA …
Despite assurances of its safety, Rio’s waters are so filthy that 2016 Olympians risk becoming violently ill and unable to compete
PHOTO COURTESY OF GAWKER.COM Athletes competing in next year’s Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will be swimming and boating in waters so contaminated with …
Young Cuban-Americans get new impressions on island visits
PHOTO COURTESY OF SUPERSTOCK.COM By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press HAVANA – Miranda Hernandez’ grandparents lost every- thing when they fled Cuba in the 1960s. She …
Puerto Rico enters new financial era after historic default
PHOTO COURTESY OF LUGGAGEFACTORY.COM By DANICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico entered a new financial era Friday following a historic …
‘Black girl magic’ on display at The Colored Girls Museum
PHOTO COURTESY OF THECOLOREDGIRLSMUSEUM.COM By ERRIN HAINES WHACK Associated Press PHILADELPHIA – Nestled in Philadelphia’s historic Germantown neighborhood, the Victorian facade of The Colored Girls …
Louisiana’s historically black colleges making a comeback
PHOTO COURTESY OF GRAM.EDU SHREVEPORT, La. – After years of declining enrollment, many of Louisiana’s historically black colleges and universities are seeing a modest rise. …
Federal judge blocks new Florida abortion law
PHOTO COURTESY OF NPR.ORG By GARY FINEOUT Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A federal judge late Thursday put on hold key portions of a new …
Clinton’s email claims refuted
PHOTO COURTESY OF TOWNHALL.COM WASHINGTON — Key assertions by Hillary Clinton in defense of her email practices have collapsed under FBI scrutiny. The agency’s yearlong …