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Girl Reunited With Family After 9 yrs
Either scripts and active content are not permitted to run or Adobe Flash Player version10.0.0 or greater is not installed. Mona, a young girl thought to be dead after a militia attack in Darfur, has now been reunited with her family after 9yrs.
Men In Tights: Fashion Do or Don’t
Either scripts and active content are not permitted to run or Adobe Flash Player version10.0.0 or greater is not installed. A new fashion trend is coming called Meggings but some feel a little uncomfortable about this emerging look.
Tavis Smiley Interviews India Arie
Watch Singer-songwriter India.Arie on PBS. See more from Tavis Smiley. Singer India Arie opens up to Tavis Smiley about her life and recent absence from the public.
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.
Forced To Marry At Age 14
CNN covers a sad practice in some Ethiopian communities, where young girls are forced to get married.
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.
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.”
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
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 […]
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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