Listen to this article here An exhibit honoring the Tuskegee Airmen’s heroics and legacy has opened in the Tulsa Air and Space Museum. The project launches after “a little over a year” of work, said exhibit curator Alex London. “This…
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Meet Lonnie Johnson, the Black man who invented Super Soakers
Listen to this article here In 1989, Dr. Lonnie Johnson formed his own engineering firm and licensed his most famous invention, the Super Soaker® water gun, to Larami Corporation. Two years later, the Super Soaker®, generated over $200 million in…
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Cops convicted in the death of George Floyd sentenced to prison
Montgomery asked Magnuson to give both Kueng and Thao the maximum sentence. “All of these men deserve to serve longer sentences,” Montgomery said, according to KSTP. “The system these officers operated in is flawed, but again, where is their humanity?” Assistant…
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Jay-Z’s Social Justice Summit attracts over 2,000 attendees in NYC
According to Yahoo, more than 2,000 people attended last week’s United Justice Coalition’s inaugural Social Justice Summit and Team Roc, the philanthropy branch of Roc Nation, says this is only the beginning. Jay-Z’s Roc Nation joined forces with the United Justice…
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A U.S. convict has been offered in exchange for Brittney Griner
Listen to this article here According to CNN, after months of internal debate, the Biden administration has recently offered to exchange Viktor Bout, a convicted Russian arms trafficker serving a 25-year US prison sentence, as part of a potential deal…
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Police Force Resigns After Black Town Manager Takes Job
Listen to this article here The Kenly, North Carolina police force submitted their letters of resignation after a Black woman took over as town manager. Police Chief Josh Gibson, along with all officers on his force, resigned last week citing…
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Steve Bannon Found Guilty of Contempt of Congress
Listen to this article here Steve Bannon was found guilty by a federal jury on Friday on two counts of contempt of Congress. The 68-year-old former White House strategist and ex-advisor to Donald Trump, faces a minimum sentence of 30…
Read MorePolice investigate death after Brianna Grier “fell” out of cop car
Listen to this article here Authorities in Georgia are investigating the death of Brianna Grier, who police claim fell out of a police cruiser after being arrested. Police cruisers are supposed to be locked from the inside at all times….
Read MoreState Board to vote on Tulsa Schools violating anti CRT law
Listen to this article here GREENWOOD Dist. – At a press conference on Friday, one of Oklahoma’s few Black legislators sounded the alarm on a pending vote by the Oklahoma State Board of Education to consider Tulsa Public Schools in…
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Police say TikTok challenge may have gotten 18 year old killed
Listen to this article here A TikTok challenge is at the center of a NYPD investigation after Dion Middleton, 45, was arrested and charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon after murdering 18-year-old Raymond Chaluisant near The…
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