A man opened fire after feeling threatened by the driver’s actions, police said, and the driver was justified in an erratic escape.
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Angela Davis: The Legacy of Crime and Punishment | The Collector
Amid her community’s perpetual outcry for humanity and dignity, African-American activist and scholar Angela Davis found her cause in the undoing of the American punitive system.
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Boxer Isiah Jones Reportedly Fatally Shot By A Family Member | BET
Isiah Jones, a 28-year-old professional boxer, was fatally shot on Sept. 19 in Detroit, Michigan. The father of two was reportedly shot by a family member.
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The Unintended Consequences of Brown v. Board of Education | Capital B
In Jim Crow’s Pink Slip, author Leslie T. Fenwick explains how integrated schooling displaced Black teachers and principals en masse.
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The media needs to treat Brett Favre like it did Michael Vick and Colin Kaepernick | DEADSPIN
If Favre had diverted money from a lily-white community, his face would be on TV 24/7
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Kadeem Hardison Shares Heartwarming Details About His Off-Screen Romance With Cree Summer! | BET
“I had to pretend to be in love with Jasmine while being in love with Cree.”
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Literary Giant Toni Morrison’s ‘Sula’ To Be Adapted For Television | NewsOne
A poignant piece of literature penned by the late legendary writer Toni Morrison is being adapted for the small screen. According to Deadline, the novel “Sula” will serve as inspiration for a new HBO series.
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New Book Amplifies the Experiences of Black Intellectuals Influenced by Their Visit to Germany | Black Enterprise
In 1986, Farbe bekennen: Afro-deutsche Frauen auf den Spuren ihrer Geschichte became the first book published by Black Germans.
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Inside the ‘Chitlin Circuit,’ a Jim Crow-Era Safe Space for Black Performers | Atlas Obscura
It’s where legends like Tina Turner and Ray Charles launched their careers.
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Slain Tulsa Doctor Was Harvard Medical School Graduate Who Went On Medical Missions to Africa | BET
One of the victims of a mass shooting at Tulsa’s Saint Francis Hospital was a doctor with a reputation for helping people all over the world.
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