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President Obama called for a thorough probe into Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election hacking scandal that unveiled classified emails from top Democrats and Hillary Clinton’s campaign staff.

The DOJ acted in reference to the case of Maurice Walker of Calhoun, Georgia, who was jailed for six nights after police arrested and charged him for the misdemeanor offense of walking under the influence. He was told he could not get out of jail unless he paid the fixed bail amount of $160, according to NBC News.

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Despite authorities' claims that filtered water is safe for human consumption, Flint Mayor Karen Weaver says that some homes' faucets do not fit the filters, and therefore bottled water is still needed for many.

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Astaggering number of youth spend a considerable amount of time indoors watching TV, chatting on their phones, texting, or playing video games. Though these activities may be enjoyable, many can adversely impact the overall health of our youth. So to help kids get outside, the founders of Urban American Outdoors TV created the Urban Kids Fishing […]

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President Obama and his team will petition an order from a federal judge that called for 50,000 immigration records to be turned over and Justice Department lawyers to undergo ethics training. On Tuesday, the Justice Department said it believes the judge who made the order, Judge Andrew Hanen of the U.S. District Court for the […]

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is scheduled to return as a partner at the big corporate law firm he exited more than five years…

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Department of Education (ED)  hosted a forum on entrepreneurship at the White House yesterday. The event brought together a mix of business owners, government experts and leaders from a variety of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to discuss opportunities […]

(from AOL BlackVoices) Former White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers gave a rare interview to Fox-TV in Chicago recently. Asked what lessons she’s learned, Rogers said: “It really is not about me. I think that’s the important lesson. Things aren’t really always about you,” Rogers said. Some might say she didn’t learn that lesson quickly […]