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World-renown author, poet and actress Dr. Maya Angelou will be awarded the Norman Mailer Center & Writers Colony’s lifetime achievement award. Angelou received the National Book Foundation’s 2013 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literacy Community earlier this month.

A Louisianan pastor is dead and one man is in custody after he opened fire during church service Friday night. Pastor Ronald Harris was shot twice by 53-year-old Woodrow Karey as he stood at the pulpit.

During a recent interview with Playboy Magazine, actor Samuel L. Jackson made it known that he wasn’t really feeling the way the President spoke in public. Jackson criticized Obama for trying to relate to the average man through his dialect.

California’s state Senate approved a bill that changes the state’s job application policy regarding felony conviction questions. Assembly Bill 218 is part of “Ban the Box,” a growing movement led by the National Employment Law Project.Specifically targeting the check-box criminal background question commonly found of job applications, the bill aims to combat employer discrimination against ex-convicts.

Activism does not have an age restriction, and a group of young activists in Florida are proving that statement to be true. The Dream Defenders have teamed up with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to combat the controversial “Stand Your Ground” laws that exist in the country.

Bank of America Corp was ordered to pay $2.18 million to more than 1,100 black job applicants over racial discrimination in hiring. The suit ruled that the bank’s practices kept qualified candidates from getting jobs.

Imagine spending thousands of dollars for what is supposed to be the happiest day of your daughter’s life. Now imagine it never happening. That’s exactly what Carol and Willie Fowler experienced when their daughter’s wedding was suddenly called off. Instead of getting upset and allowing food for 200 guests to go to waste, the couple decided to feed the needy with it.

Chicago continues to experience an eruption of violence. At least 18 people were shot in less than 4 hours Thursday evening.

Everyone puts their own little twist on the famed Shakespearean play Romeo & Juliet. David Leveaux is “mixing” up his cast by deeming Condola Rashad & Orlando Bloom in the lead roles.The selections make for the first nationally recognized biracial production of the play.

 In light of the recent stupid controversy surrounding Miss America 2014’s Nina Davuluri, I decided to ponder race relations in the context of beauty pageants and American society.

Authorities have released more information about the shooting death of 24-year-old Jonathan Ferrell. The former FAMU football player was shot to death 10 times while seeking help after being involved in a car accident.

Jodeci. Who can ever forget the R & B duo that knew how to set the mood back in the 90s. It’s been awhile since we’ve heard from the crew, but one half of the group is set to reunite.