ORANGEBURG, S.C. -- A white man who was the police chief in a small South Carolina town was charged with murder Wednesday in the shooting death of an unarmed black man nearly four years ago.
A grand jury indicted Richard Combs on Wednesday, the sa ...
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No one really wants another scarf this holiday season.
We polled the men of Business Insider to see what gifts would put the biggest grins on their faces, and then picked our favorite items to match their wishes.
From kitchen gadgets to electr ...
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It's that time of year when everyone is running around panicking because soon they'll have to wear shorts or a bathing suit. Here are some tips to get yourself in shape without costing a fortune.
Gyms
Gyms are horribly expensive but usually have ...
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By Jeremy Diamond, CNN
Tourists flocking to Washington, D.C., hoping to get a glimpse of President Barack Obama might not get the chance to see him in person -- but they can now get pretty close thanks to the Smithsonian Institution.
The first- ...
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By now, the story of how longtime LSU coach Dale Brown discovered Shaquille O'Neal has been told many times: Brown happened upon a massive 13-year-old at an army base in Germany, stayed in touch with him and eventually became like a second father.
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Jackson State University students participated in the nationwide “Hands Up Walkout” protest on the main campus in Jackson on Monday.
Gathering at 12:01 p.m. on Gibbs-Green Pedestrian Plaza, about 100 students peacefully marched abut 100 yards ...
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Grilled cheese, by itself, can be a satisfying and filling meal. When combined with a warm cup of tomato soup, however, it turns into something fantastic. Fortunately, knowing how cook grilled cheese and tomato soup -- even in your residence hall -- ...
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MANNERS that is...
Practicing the art of being grateful and thankful is a skill
that will keep many doors open for us.
We did not have to be granted the gift of waking up today,
but grace was given and we are alive.
Thank you is like an expr ...
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KANO, Nigeria (AP) — The father of a 14-year-old child bride accused of murdering her husband said Thursday he was appealing to a Nigerian court to spare his daughter the death sentence.
Wasilat Tasi'u is on trial for the murder of her 35-year- ...
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This holiday season, you can keep your dollars in the community and find the perfect gifts for everyone.
In Swahili the term for cooperative economics—to build and maintain black institutions—is “Ujamaa.” In an age when many black-owned businesses have been forced to shutter, there isn’t a better ...
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Stay encouraged to become all you were destined to be.
What better way to honor yourself than to make your goals,
dreams, and lifes purpose come true.
Someone admires you.
Someone values you.
Make it happen!
Encouragement: http://www.huff ...
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If you didn't hear it on the news, you probably noticed it the last time you filled up your car: gasoline prices have been dropping lately after holding fairly steady for a year or so, following world oil prices.
After clicking your heels at the g ...
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It's been a year.
What will happen next year?
Yes I can hear.
A smile from the heart is near.
Nothing can compare to the real.
End ...
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How old were you when you were granted with the gift of mind reading?
How old were you when you accomplished your first goal?
How old were you when you realized your worth?
How young were you when you realized what truth looks like?
How young w ...
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She is the wind beneath our wings.
She is the lady with the prettiest smile.
She is the cure to any cold.
To live is to be loved by a Grandmother.
Can't you taste her soul food?
She is the tree of life. The one who could
create magic with a ...
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I know you are having a harmonious day. Yep. That's just how we do around here.
Let the happiness ring from ear to ear. Cancel the negatives with holiday cheer!
A new season is here.
Enter it with bold confidence.
Create a new tradition or tw ...
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I love you for everything you are. I love you for everything you are becoming.
I believe in the best in you. I bring out the best in you.
I am love. I love you.
You are loved.
Be love.
Love,
love
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“In the face of adversity, you must have faith and commitment to succeed,” said Dr. Gary Gibbons, director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to a group of 12 students from Tougaloo College in Jackson, Miss.
Gibbons welcomed the ...
Posted Friday, November 28th 2014 at 11:00AM
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This Thanksgiving season, Cheyney University (CU) students are putting others before themselves by reaching out to help those in need. Fashion Merchandising and Management (FMM) students, under the direction of FMM Program Coordinator Dr. Vanessa Brantley, are giving the gift of sight by collectin ...
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The following article contains excerpts from the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan’s address delivered October 24, 1987 on “The Police Slaying of Michael Taylor.” Michael Taylor was a 16-year-old Black male whom Indianapolis police shot to dea ...
Posted Thursday, November 27th 2014 at 7:32PM
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If you know what will make you happy this holiday...pursue it.
If you know what will turn your day upside down...do not entertain it.
Consume healthy uplifting food, conversation, and media.
Show the kids how to get along and fill up on laught ...
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God willing, this Sunday, November 30, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. EST please join your Marriage and Relationship Servants, Brother Marcus and Sister Cecelia, as we welcome more of the Student Representatives of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, includin ...
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The award-winning songwriter gave his thoughts on the unrest in Ferguson after a grand jury decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in Michael Brown’s shooting death.
Pharrell Williams
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The award-winning songwriter gave his thoughts on the unrest in Ferguson after a grand jury decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in Michael Brown’s shooting death.
Pharrell Williams
FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images
Grammy Award-wi ...
Posted Tuesday, November 25th 2014 at 5:14PM
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Diversity trainer points to path for growth for all humanity
Lauren Joichin Nile dreams of a world in which humanity replaces racism with love for one another.
Her book RACE: My Story & Humanity’s Bottom Line addresses her personal experiences with racism, the biological oneness of humanity, t ...
Posted Tuesday, November 25th 2014 at 3:13PM
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