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Louisiana Native Winifred Pristell Becomes Weightlifting Champion as Senior...
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R.I.P. Soul Singer and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Percy Sledge
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Obama Unveils High-Speed Internet Help for Low-Income Homes
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It’s Something: U.S. Department of Justice Launches Investigation into Alton...
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H.U.N.T. Movement: The Game, Snoop Dogg Lead March to LAPD Headquarters, Meet...
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Eighteen-Year-Old African American Earns Degree in Physics at Southern...
In December 2012, Polite Stewart Jr. earned a bachelor’s degree in physics at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. While a very small percentage of bachelor’s degree awards in physics go to...
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Lynn Whitfield To Be Honored w/ Pan African Film Festival's Lifetime...
The Pan African Film Festival will honor award-winning actress Lynn Whitfield with its highest honor, a Lifetime Achievement Award for her work in television and film. The award will be presented at...
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Louisiana Native Winifred Pristell Becomes Weightlifting Champion as Senior...
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R.I.P. Soul Singer and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Percy Sledge
Percy Sledge made “When a Man Loves a Woman” a timeless hit. (Photo Credit: James J. Kriegsmann) Percy Sledge, the R&B singer whose soulful ballad of eternal love and rejection, “When a Man Loves a...
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It's Something: U.S. Department of Justice Launches Investigation into Alton...
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H.U.N.T. Movement: The Game, Snoop Dogg Lead March to LAPD Headquarters, Meet...
Peaceful H.U.N.T. Protesters marching on Los Angeles Police Headquarters on 7/8/16 (photo via losangelesconfidential @ Instagram) article by Ben Poston, Veronica Rocha, Joseph Serna and Kate Mather via...
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Protesters Arrested During Marches for Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge to be...
(photo via NBC News) via blavity.com Nearly a year after protesters in Baton Rouge were arrested during marches for 37-year-old resident Alton Sterling – who was killed by police while selling CDs...
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