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Boko Haram A-Holes Strike Again: 10,000 Cameroonians Flee Inland Terror Group Attacks

*More than 10,000 panic-stricken Cameroonians are fleeing border regions with Nigeria’s Borno state for safer locations following attacks by Nigeria’s Islamic militant group Boko Haram, government officials said Tuesday. Boko Haram has, in the past month, raided at least two dozen villages and towns in northern Cameroon. The group also kidnapped dozens of people during […]

Ballerina Misty Copeland: ‘I Will Push Diversity For as Long as I Live’

*Ballerina rock star Misty Copeland appears in the upcoming Ric Burns documentary, “American Ballet Theatre at 75,” in honor of the prestigious classical ballet company’s 75th anniversary year. Copeland, a soloist in the company, joined in 2007 as just the third African American female soloist in its 75-year history. It was a lifelong dream realized for the […]

Amber Rose's family skipped wedding to Wiz Khalifa because he's black

Perhaps the so-called storybook marriage of Amber Rose was doomed from the start since her family rejected the invitation to attend her wedding to Wiz Khalifa...

Analysis: Obama barrels into final act of presidency unbowed

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not just the State of the Union speech that President Barack Obama is turning on its head. It’s the whole notion…

GOP lawmaker apologizes for Obama-Hitler comparison

A recent tweet by United States Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas) incited another social media outrage when he compared President Obama to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.…

Chavis: Civil rights movement needed more now than 50 years ago

PEMBROKE – Civil rights leader Benjamin Chavis kicked off a week-long Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in Pembroke on Friday by saying a civil…

TLC seeks public funding to finish final album

It's been 20 years since TLC's multiplatinum, mult-Grammy-winning days. Apparently, time has not been kind to their bank accounts. The surviving members of the 90s...

HOPE global forum brings thousands to Atlanta

Entrepreneur John Hope Bryant The HOPE Global Forum 2015 convened in Atlanta along with numerous other milestone events on Saturday, Ja. 17.  The HOPE...

Church Circuit

S.H.O.U.T Worship Service JAN. 23—Sisters Hanging Out United in Truth of Union Baptist Church of Swissvale, 2117 Collingwood Ave., Swissvale, will host a Worship Services…

Andrew Cuomo Will Propose Raising New York Minimum Wage

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced Sunday that he plans to submit a proposal to raise the minimum wage to $11.50 an hour in…

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