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In a rare weekend court session, the girlfriend of a man on trial for killing a 17-year-old black teen over loud music took the stand. Rhonda Rouer testified Saturday in the Florida murder trial of Michael Dunn. Dunn fatally shot Jordan Davis in front of a convenience store in November of 2012. 

Food stamp recipients will lose an average of $90 per month in benefits thanks to an $8.7 billion cut passed by Congress. The Senate voted on Tuesday to send the 2014 Farm Bill, which includes the cut, to President Obama’s desk. 

Dr. Michael V. Drake has been named president of Ohio State University. This marks the first time that the state’s largest university system will be headed by an African American. Drake is the 15th president of the system. 

There has been a shooting at South Carolina State University, a historically black university located in Orangeburg, SC. At least one person has been injured.

“A tale of two Stanford players: Richard Sherman: From Compton California. 4.0 GPA at Sanford and going back to get his masters. One of the best trash talkers who gets labeled a “thug” after eleloquently expressing his feelings on Michael Crabtree. Didn’t curse or even say anything derogatory. Jonathan Martin: Attended nationally ranked Harvard-Westlake School in […]

Two lawsuits have been filed alleging that a private youth prison operator in Florida actively covered up sexual abuse against young people in its care. The suits claim that the company Youth Services International, frequently turned a blind eye to the misconduct. 

Clarence Aaron is one of 8 prisoners whose sentences were pardoned by President Obama on Thursday. Aaron is one of many first-time nonviolent drug offenders sentenced to life without parole. His story was widely used as a prime example of injustice within the prison system. 

According to a joint report released by the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education and Charlottesville’s Legal Aid Justice Center, black males are twice as likely to be suspended from schools in the state than white male students. Most African American students are being suspended for relatively minor offenses, such as disrupting the class or […]

Not really sure if this is a proud moment for Morehouse College, but it’s worth mentioning. Each year GQ Magazine releases it’s list of  “25 Douchiest Colleges.” Morehouse was the only HBCU to make the cut. 

  According to a poll conducted by Harvard University’s Institute of Politics, 41 percent of adults ages 18 to 29 approve of President Obama’s job performance. The rating is the lowest-ever among the group, and an 11 point drop from April.

Earlier this week, we published the story of Orville Lloyd Douglas, a black man living in Toronto. Douglas wrote a very bold and candid post about why he hated being a black man. In response to Douglas’ article, a gentleman by the name of David Swerdlick wrote an article, “Why I love Being A Black Man.”

Warning: EXCELLENT news ahead. Nadia Lewis and Jamila Ahmed made history when they became the first African-American women to win both first and second place in the Henry Clay Invitational Debates.