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14 yr old Arrested For Throwing A Pencil, Spends 21 Days in Jail

| July 8, 2013 | 3 Comments
14 yr old Arrested For Throwing A Pencil, Spends 21 Days in Jail

When punishment goes too far, a 14 year old spends 21 days in jail for throwing a pencil. Leila Mcdowell from AriseTV covers the criminalization of Black children in the school system.

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Forced To Marry At Age 14

| July 8, 2013 | 0 Comments
Forced To Marry At Age 14

CNN covers a sad practice in some Ethiopian communities, where young girls are forced to get married.

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Oprah Winfrey Donates $12 Million To African American Museum

| June 14, 2013 | 0 Comments
Oprah Winfrey Donates $12 Million To African American Museum

The National Museum of African American History And Culture is receiving a $12 million donation from Oprah Winfrey. This is their largest received donation so far. The museum is opening in Washington, DC in 2015. Watch now.

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Palestinian Activists Call On Alicia Keys To Cancel Israel Concert

| June 14, 2013 | 0 Comments
Palestinian Activists Call On Alicia Keys To Cancel Israel Concert

Alicia Keys’ upcoming summer concert in Israel has been the cause of criticism among both Black and Palestinian activists. A group has now made a video using Keys’ song Girl On Fire to put more pressure on Keys. The video is called, “Alicia Keys: Don’t Play Apartheid Israel.”

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Teen Invents 20-Second Phone Charger

| June 14, 2013 | 0 Comments
Teen Invents 20-Second Phone Charger

Eesha Khare is an 18 year-old from Saratoga, Calif. that recently won $50,000 in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Her prize worthy invention has the ability to charge a cell phone in 20 seconds. Watch now. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

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New web series titled “Smoke and Mirrors” Premiers June 21st

| June 13, 2013 | 0 Comments
New web series titled “Smoke and Mirrors” Premiers June 21st

Christmas in July 1982 has returned just in time for the summer with a new webseries, created in the same DIY spirit that made their previous effort “P.O.P. (Power of Pussy)” a viral success.  On June 21st  the new series titled“Smoke and Mirrors” will premiere online. Series co-creators Artemus Jenkins and KarynRose Bruyning have prided themselves on […]

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Tamar Braxton, Loni Love, Adrienne Bailon, Jeannie Mai and Tamera Mowry-Housley to Host Daily Talk Show on FOX-Owned Stations

| June 13, 2013 | 2 Comments
Tamar Braxton, Loni Love, Adrienne Bailon, Jeannie Mai and Tamera Mowry-Housley to Host Daily Talk Show on FOX-Owned Stations

TELEPICTURES PRODUCTIONS TO PRODUCE   4-WEEK TEST OF “THE REAL”  TO BE DISTRIBUTED BY WARNER BROS. DOMESTIC TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION   Tamar Braxton, Loni Love, Adrienne Bailon, Jeannie Mai and Tamera Mowry-Housley to Host Daily Talk Show on FOX-Owned Stations    NEW YORK – “The Real,” a 4-week test, produced by Telepictures Productions and distributed by Warner […]

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How to Rob Africa Documentary

| June 13, 2013 | 0 Comments
How to Rob Africa Documentary

In this Aljazeera documentary, journalists go undercover to expose the international corruption within both African nations and Western countries. European and US bank accounts are often the homebed for “dirty money” looted from Africa. Watch now.

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Young Woman Killed By Boyfriend For Not Getting Abortion Say Police

| June 11, 2013 | 0 Comments
Young Woman Killed By Boyfriend For Not Getting Abortion Say Police

According to Connecticut police, 20 year old Shamari Jenkins was shot while driving. The suspected shooter has been identified as Matthew Allen Hall-Davis. Police say her boyfriend, Carlton Bryan, is also connected to the murder and allegedly wanted her murdered for refusing to get an abortion. She was four months pregnant. Both men have been […]

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Soledad O’Brien Discusses White Backlash Over ‘Black In America’

| June 6, 2013 | 1 Comment
Soledad O’Brien Discusses White Backlash Over ‘Black In America’

In a recent discussion held at Harvard University, Soledad O’Brien discusses some of the White backlash she received over her documentary series “Black In America.” According to O’Brien, she was asked repeatedly by Whites, to stop bringing up the subject of race. Watch now.

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