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DEVELOPED FOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY.COM Created by a special 911 Lifeline, APCO, NENA team IS A PERSON HURT OR IN DANGER? – DO YOU NEED THE POLICE, FIRE OR AMBULANCE? Have you ever wondered whether to call 9-1-1? Since 9-1-1 is … Continue reading
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‘Scandal’s’ Shonda Rhimes on Season 4: Harrison Is ‘Gone,’ and Focus Is Back on ‘Core People’
By Lesley Goldberg ABC’s red-hot Scandal returns for its fourth season with a bit of a creative reset, according to showrunner and uber-producer Shonda Rhimes. The third season of the Kerry Washington-led political thriller ended with a massive twist: Olivia … Continue reading
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The New Captain America Is Black
Theres a new Captain America coming to town. Sam Wilson, Captain Americas longtime partner The Falcon, will be replacing Steve Rogers this fall in the comic book series, Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada revealed on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert … Continue reading
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10 Supreme Court Rulings—Before Hobby Lobby—That Turned Corporations Into People
By Alex Park Last week’s Hobby Lobby ruling charted new legal territory by granting corporations the same religious rights as real people. The rationale behind the decision—that expanding constitutional rights to businesses is necessary to “protect the rights of people … Continue reading
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Tagged business, Corporation, economy, law, money, Supreme Court, United States
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Students React To The Closure Of A Giant For-Profit College
By John O’Connor and Kirk Carapezza After a long reign as the fastest-growing and most problematic sector in higher education, for-profit colleges are on the ropes. This week the it will review how federal student aid is administered at one … Continue reading
Charting the shocking rise of racial disparity in our criminal justice system
By Christopher Ingraham The position of most black men, relative to white men, is no better than how things stood after the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1965. Thats the sobering conclusion of a new paper out from … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, black men, Civil Rights Act, mass incarceration, race, Research
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Who Is Really Paying the Price of Fighting in South Sudan?
By Luol Deng When South Sudan gained independence three years ago it was probably one of the happiest days of my life. Africa’s youngest nation – my home – was full of optimism and hope. I was there in Freedom … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, civil war, commentary, famine, Luol Deng, South Sudan, violence, war
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This mother who left her baby on the subway is not some Bad Black Mom. She’s part of a mental-health stigma
By Kirsten West Savali When 20-year-old Frankea Dabbs abandoned her 10-month-old baby girl on a New York City subway platform on 7 July, it was a piercing cry for help that has long echoed throughout homes, neighborhoods and cities across … Continue reading →