By Lucy Westcott Article Reprint President Barack Obama requested more than $6 billion in emergency funding from Congress Wednesday in order to expand the U.S. response to the Ebola virus in West Africa and at
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Russia Seeking to Absorb East Ukrainian Rebels Into Armed Forces, Says Kiev
By Damien Sharkov Article Reprint More than 30,000 militants in eastern Ukraine’s pro-Russian Donetsk and Luhansk regions have received conscription summons to join the Russian armed forces a day after their self-styled elections, according to
Read moreUse Of Rap Lyrics In Court Investigated By Noisey
Killer Mike lends his commentary in a feature story addressing the use of rap lyrics as evidence in court. by Danielle Harling Article Reprint In a newly-published feature, titled “Why Are Rap Lyrics Being Used
Read moreObamacare Architect Says Society Would Be Better Off If People Only Lived To Age 75
By Michael Snyder Article Reprint Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, brother of Rahm Emanuel, says that society would be far better off if people quit trying to live past age 75. His new article entitled “Why I
Read moreBlack Boys in Crisis: The Job Outlook
By Matthew Lynch, Ed.D. Article Submission The African American population is the only one in the U.S. where more women are employed than men, representing nearly 54 percent of Black workers in 2011. While this
Read moreLynching Young Black Boys without Ropes and Trees
Now they are lynched with schools and prisons, but the results are still the same. By Phillip Jackson Article Submission Recently in Chicago, a city where only 9% of 8th-grade Black boys read proficiently and
Read moreCharles Barkley and the Plague of ‘Unintelligent’ Blacks
A history of respectability politics, from the postbellum period to today By: Ta-Nehisi Coates Article Reprint Charles Barkley recently explained why “we as black people are never going to be successful.” His reasoning is painful:
Read moreCalifornia Can’t Police Its Own Cops Stealing Nude Photos of Women
Local authorities are investigating a highway-patrol scandal, but their perverse incentives mean federal authorities need to step in. By: Conor Friedersdorf Article Reprint The story the court documents tell is alarming. After an automobile crash,
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