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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s daughter Malia will take a year off after graduating high school in June before enrolling at Harvard University in 2017, a year later than had been widely expected, the president and his wife said in a long-awaited announcement Sunday. Harvard encourages admitted students to defer for one year to […]

One of the saddest trends in this country is reacting to an ongoing issue, after a life has been lost.

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We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again. If President Obama wanted to, he could be a stand up comedian without missing a beat. All that to say that once again he was in top form as Comedian in Chief Saturday night at his final appearance at the White House Correspondents Dinner. If you […]

Deya Direct has an upcoming book dedicated to helping women tap into their ‘soft power’ in relationships. Aboard this year’s Fantastic Voyage, she, along with actress Denise Boutte and Bern Nadette Stanis joined a panel to discuss how that plays out in real life. Take a look at their discussion below. Best Selling Author, Producer […]

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Sybil Wilkes talks with Luther Campbell about his new book The Book of Luke: My Fight for Truth, Justice, and Liberty City. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.

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Legendary group New Edition pays tribute to the late Prince with a touching tribute on the 2016 Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage presented by Ford. Watch a clip below. See photos of New Edition’s performance here.

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The Greek party on the 2016 Fantastic Voyage was packed with people representing their frats and sororities. Check out a small glimpse of the party above.

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Veteran MSNBC analyst and anchor Joy Reid will return to regular hosting duties on the NBCUniversal-owned network, reports Variety. The journalist, who had hosted an hour Monday through Friday for parts of 2014 and 2015, will steer a new show that airs between 10 a.m. and noon on Saturday and Sunday on MSNBC. This timeslots […]

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — A lawsuit says two white school officials in southeast Missouri slammed a black teenager to the ground three times, injuring her neck and back and requiring hospital treatment. Judge Craig Brewer granted a change of venue Wednesday in the lawsuit against the Cape Girardeau School District after attorneys for Ta’Brea […]

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COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Raucous protesters and supporters of Donald Trump violently confronted each other in California leading to some 20 arrests as the Republican presidential contender brought his campaign to conservative Orange County after sweeping the Northeast GOP primaries. Dozens of protesters were mostly peaceful Thursday as Trump gave his speech inside the […]

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s police chief has ordered effective immediately that all officers attend an anti-harassment class, even as he released more transcripts of a former lieutenant and two former officers exchanging racist text messages. Investigators found the text messages on the personal phones of the officers during criminal probes of former officer […]