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No Jail Time for Peter Liang, Ex-NYPD Officer Who Killed Unarmed Akai Gurley Because he Startled Him

By Aaron Katersky and Emily Shapiro (ABC.com)A former New York City police officer who shot an unarmed man to death won’t face any jail time after a judge today reduced his manslaughter conviction to criminally negligent homicide. Peter Liang was 28 years old and 18 months out of the police academy when he was patrolling […]

Statement by NC NAACP President Rev. Dr. William Barber on American Airline’s Decision to Remove Him from Plane

Durham, NC – Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, President of North Carolina State Conference of NAACP Branches and the architect of the nationally acclaimed Moral Monday Movement, is fine. When short report was published this morning that he had been removed from a plane at the Washington, DC Airport last night, Rev. Barber’s friends […]

Digital Social Media CONNECT with The Belle Continues Mini Tour on the East Coast in Richmond, VA

Richmond, VA – It needs to be understood that digital social media is here to stay and if you want to stay connected the first thing you need to do is understand just how to do that! However in the world we live in today, that’s easier said than done! People are quick to share […]

The Pragmatic Tradition of African-American Voters

(New York Magazine)African-American support for Hillary Clinton asserted itself again in Wisconsin and accounts for her firm command of the Democratic primary. It is likewise the source of befuddlement and consternation among Bernie Sanders’s supporters. Sanders has energetically promoted racial justice and attracted numerous high-profile black surrogates, all of whom earnestly see his brand of […]

Kasich: Can LGBT People ‘For A Second, Get Over It’ If They Feel They Are Being Discriminated Against

Edrea Davis – I was a Kasich fan. Operative word, “was.” It’s very White of him to say if you feel like you’re being discriminated against, “get over it”… seriously? I can’t believe this is coming from the mouth of a man running for president. If we use Gov. Kasich’s approach Black Americans would still […]

Clinton and Trump Hope N.Y. Primary Cements their Front-Runner Status

New York, NY (Washington Post) — The most raucous nominating contest of an already acrimonious season drew to a close Monday with a flurry of retail politicking in New York that appeared likely to strengthen the trajectory of the two front- runners. Democrat Hillary Clinton spent the day reaching out to New Yorkers one handshake […]

Supreme Court Appears Divided on Obama’s Immigration Plan

Washington, DC (NYTimes.com) — The Supreme Court on Monday seemed sharply divided during an extended argument over a challenge to President Obama’s plan that would shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation and allow them to work in the country legally. A 4-4 deadlock seemed a real possibility, one that would leave in place an […]

President Obama Mentors Stephen Curry and Helps Him with a Science Project and His Jump Shot

I don’t believe there will be another leader of the free world as cool as President Barack Obama. He will go down in history for more than his race. In this humorous video President Obama helps Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors with his resume, science project and jump shot to promote mentoring for […]