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Donald Trump has announced that he will withdraw the United States from the historic Paris Accord, leaving the worldwide fight against global warming, ceding leadership, and placing future populations in danger.

The Boko Haram extremists have agreed to release 82 schoolgirls who were captured in 2014. Many of the girls’ parents have met in Abuja, Nigeria to reconnect with their daughters while some remained home. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari met with the girls early Monday morning before leaving for London.

HBCUs already have a very complicated relationship with the Trump administration. And it’s only getting worse. 

A Minnesota man was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Hennepin County for shooting at a group of Black Lives Matter protestors in 2015. 

Fox News has cut its ties with Bill O’Reilly, one of the networks most recognizable political pundits. The mutual break-up comes after O’Reilly has been publicly accused of sexual harassment by multiple women who once worked at the network. 

Rosa Parks’s home has been moved to Berlin, Germany to avoid demolition. 

The Rikers Island prison complex has had a bad reputation since it’s been open. It’s more than a black mark on New York City. Now, local officials have committed to removing it. The New York Times reports that an independent commission on Rikers released suggestions to replace it within 10 years. There will be one facility located in […]

Dylann Roof will receive a life sentence after pleading guilty to murdering nine Black victims in South Carolina’s historic Emanuel AME Church in 2015. Doing so will prevent him and, most importantly, the victims’ families from having to endure a second trial to sentence him to the death penalty. 

Last week, the founder of the Environmental Justice Program at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Mustafa Ali, resigned amid pending cuts to the office. Ali resigned because he believes his values are different than those of the current administration.

For those who aren’t as deep into the nerd space as others, Netflix is preparing to release a new Marvel series later this month based on the character of Iron Fist. According to the source material, Iron Fist is about a young man named Danny Rand who travels to a fictional Asian country, learns their […]

Ben Carson may actually become the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development despite a confirmation hearing that made him look completely unqualified to do so. The most shocking part of this is that his approval vote from the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee was unanimous. Which means that even Democrat senators gave him a […]

Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey was in the news a lot last week, receiving both praise and ire from liberal progressives. It seems the once promising political figure is now experiencing scrutiny for many of his lesser known or publicized political decisions. Rightfully so.