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BBC News: "Saving Black Children from Suicide"
"Matthew Morris cowered in the hallway of the crowded Brooklyn home he shared with his mother, sister, brother and grandmother and looked down at the knife in his hand. He was contemplating whether this would be his last day, he says, recalling the night earlier this year when he attempted to take his own life. 'This is really it. I can't do this anymore,' 17-year-old Matthew thought to himself. 'Part of me was saying, Matthew, you can't do this,' he says. "But because of all I've been through I had created a new person in my head.'" |
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U.S. World and News Report: "The Trump Bump"
"Since Trump's election, we have seen a tremendous increase in enthusiasm from our donor base, specifically a new younger crop of donors looking to engage in new ways or for the first time," says Krishana Davis, spokeswoman for America Votes, a voting-rights organization that has fought against gerrymandering and strict voter-ID laws. While they felt a surge even before the election, she says, "the need for resistance to Trump on so many fronts is clearly fueling much of the energy and funding right now." |
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NBC: "Oped: Trump Must Make Good on His Promise to HBCUs"
"We are mere hours from the end of the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s administration, which has proven to be an administration marred by xenophobia, assaults on the female reproductive system, and the confirmation of an attorney general with a history of voter discrimination and voter suppression." |
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Jet Magazine: "Leave Blue Ivy's Hair Alone"
"In the past three or four years as natural hair has become more mainstream—kinky curls are popping up on the heads of actresses in television commercials, curly girl products are invading the aisles of your local Target and blogs and vlogs dedicated to natural hair care are swarming around the web." |
