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Cornell Williams Brooks named new president of NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has selected Cornell Williams Brooks to be the organization’s new president.
Oprah Winfrey Network to host series on Michael Sam’s life
The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) has secured the rights to film and televise a reality series that will follow the life of Michael Sam. Sam became the first openly gay player to be drafted by the NFL when the St. Louis Rams selected him in the 7th round of last week’s draft.
Rutgers takes back invitation for paralyzed football player to speak at commencement
On Saturday, Eric LeGrand got wonderful news. Rutgers University, his alma mater wanted him to give this year’s commencement speech later this month. The decision came after former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice announced that she would not be giving the speech, after a wave of protests from faculty and students at the school. It […]
62 students arrested for vandalizing school in senior prank
More than 60 New Jersey high school seniors were arrested early Thursday after allegedly breaking into their school for a class prank overnight. Police say the students urinated in the school’s hallways, flipped desks over and greased door handles.
Rutgers students protest Condoleeza Rice commencement speech with sit-in
More than 150 Rutgers University students protested the selection of former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice Monday with an all-day sit-in. Rice is slated to speak at this year’s commencement ceremony on May 18.
Report: sugary drinks consumed most by black males, least educated
According to a report released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, young black men, and adults with lower incomes and less education are the most likely to consume sugary drinks. The CDC report also found that nearly 24 percent of adults drank at least one sugar-sweetened drink a day.
ACLU defends student who hung Confederate flag
The American Civil Liberties Union is defending a New Jersey student who was suspended for hanging a Confederate battle flag on his car in the school’s parking lot. Gregory Vied was suspended from Steinert High School after refusing to remove the flag. After a series of complaints, the school’s principal repeatedly asked Vied to take […]
15-year-old suspended for suspected ‘gang signs’ in picture
A 15-year-old Mississippi high school teen was suspended after a picture of him displaying three raised fingers surfaced. On Feb. 3, assistant principal Todd Nichols summoned Dontadrian Bruce of Olive Branch High to his office. Nichols showed Bruce a photo he had posed for during a recent biology project, and suspended him for holding up […]
Faculty at Rutgers University protest Condeoleeza Rice as commencement speaker
Faculty at Rutgers University are protesting the choice of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as commencement speaker. The faculty is requesting that the university’s board of governors, who unanimously voted to award Rice with an honorary doctorate during the ceremony, rescind its invitation.
Man freed, cops indicted after video of of abuse released
A New Jersey man is free after a dash cam video showing him being abused by police officers was released. Several charges were dropped against Marcus Jeter, 30, including eluding police and assault and two Bloomfield police officers have been indicted for falsifying reports. One of them has been charged with assault.
Members of high school wrestling team suspended for lynching photo
Eight members of Philipsburg High School’s wrestling team in New Jersey have been suspended after a photo of the team posing with a simulated lynching surfaced. The defendants say the picture was supposed to show school spirit, as the team is days away from a state tournament.
Winter storm leaves 21 dead on the East Coast
A giant storm of snow, sleet and freezing rain on the East Coast has resulted in 21 deaths. The storm, which struck states on Wednesday night, brought 9 inches of snow in Washington, 10 inches in New York and Maine tallied to more than a foot.