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Meet the Black Cowboys of the Old West

Meet the Black Cowboys of the Old West

It is estimated that 1/3 of all cowboys were either of Hispanic or African-American heritage. Following the Civil War, freed slaves left their masters and plantations to make a new life for themselves. Many African Americans moved out to the west in hopes of buying...

Food Truck Will Make a Difference by Hiring Ex-convicts Only

Food Truck Will Make a Difference by Hiring Ex-convicts Only

There will be a food truck launching later in the year in Durham, N.C. that is set to employ ex-convicts only in a move aimed at preventing relapse into crime. The project, named 2econd Helpings, is the brainchild of Drew Doll: himself an ex-convict, and an employee...

18 Wounded, 22 Dead In Bombing of Maiduguri Mosque In Nigeria

18 Wounded, 22 Dead In Bombing of Maiduguri Mosque In Nigeria

On March 16, explosions rocked a mosque in Maiduguri, Nigeria. A woman detonated a bomb strapped to her chest inside the mosque minutes after the morning prayer. Dozens of people attempted to escape the building, and a second woman detonated another bomb outside to...

Civil-Rights Attorneys Kicked Out of Bar

Civil-Rights Attorneys Kicked Out of Bar

A Fresno, CA bar, Brig, did not know what they were getting themselves into when they decided to kick out the only pair of black patrons. Abre' Conner and Novella Coleman were expecting to sing a karaoke version of "Waterfalls" by TLC but was then told that they...