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[Photo: Lizzo/Instagram] In a shocking turn of events, international pop sensation Lizzo finds herself entangled in a legal battle with three of her former dancers. The trio has filed a lawsuit against the Grammy-winning artist, alleging harassment a...
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Monument to the Heroes of Vertières, 2020. (Photograph by Samy Zaka) After the revolution against Napoleon’s army that began in 1791, Haiti became the first independent Black republic in the Americas on January 1,1804–abolishing slavery....
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The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem. Five hours plus from Harlem, NY, and Referred to as one of the most important and beautiful new towns in the world by renowned Notre Dame School of Architecture Professor Douglas Duany. Las Catalinas ...
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Historically Black Fayetteville State University in North Carolina is one of nine educational institutions to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to establish a new Build Training and Assessment Center. The Fayetteville-Cumberland Regi...
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About 2:30 a.m., near Peynier Street, Castries officers had cause to discharge rounds of ammunition in the direction of a male suspect, who sustained injuries. Police Officers on patrol had earlier attempted to bring a vehicle to a stop for a traffic...
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by Anthony O. Kellum President of Kellum Mortgage, LLC With the Biden Administration in office there has been more chatter regarding home equity as it relates to minorities and ownership. With the array of issues, the Biden Administration is faced wi...
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ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia state senator is joining the race for an open congressional seat. Mike Dugan, a Carrollton Republican, filed papers with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday to start raising campaign contributions for the 3rd Con...
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De’Etra Young, associate dean for academics and land-grant programs at Tennessee State University, received the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Teaching Award. The national award, presented by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universi...
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The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem. The 2023 report from the New York City Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee is a stark wake-up call. Intimate partner violence (IPV) has surged by a harrowing 29.1% between 2021 and 2022, marki...
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By REBECCA THIELE Legislative committees are important. They’re the first time bills are heard and often the only times the public can speak for or against a bill in front of lawmakers that don’t represent them. It’s also where most bills die....
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Contributed Welcome to 2024 everyone! 2023 was certainly an interesting year for movies and tv shows. The biggest event to happen to the world of entertainment were the dual strikes in Hollywood, which left the industry screeching to a hal...
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(CNN) —& Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley each participated in CNN town halls on& Thursday in Iowa ahead of the state’s caucuses later this month. The candidates, who are vying to emerge as the main alt...
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By ERIC WEDDLE More Indiana students earned diplomas from high schools in 2023 than the previous year but the graduation rate lags behind the high of a decade ago, and racial and economic disparities still persist between student groups. Last...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — As the age-old adage goes, don’t mess with success. The Grammy Awards aren’t, bringing Trevor Noah back as host in 2024. Noah shared the news Wednesday night on his podcast “What Now? With Trevor Noah.” For those keeping cou...
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By ABIGAIL RUHMAN Eighty-six Indiana counties recently received the first round of public health funding to come from the state’s Health First Indiana initiative. Local health departments that opted into the funding have since received a total...
