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London Colvin, a 21-year-old junior at the HBCU, claims that two police officers held her down while the canine attacked her.   London ColvinHBCU Buzz Screenshot Editor's note: This article contains a graphic image of the wounds sustained by London Colvin during an encounter with a police dog. A Norfolk State University student suffered several ...

Marissa Alexander, the Black woman who many feel was unfairly jailed per Florida’s seemingly disparate application of its “Stand Your Ground” laws, was released from prison Tuesday afternoon, according to local Jacksonville station 4JAX. Alexander will come home, but will spend the next two years under electronic monitoring – and on ...

Woman Explains How White Privilege Took Her From Prison to Ivy League The incarceration rate among black and brown people far surpasses that of whites. For most blacks, having a prison record means being headed for a deαd end, with close to nothing available in terms of future job opportunities or ...

Biologist E. O. Wilson, who is known as the “the father of sociobiology,” said recently that the Earth was suffering “the death of a thousand cuts” because of religion. In the most recent issue of New Scientist, Wilson explained that his next book would look at the future of humans and ...

Loretta Lynch, nominated in November, has stirred little controversy in her 16 years with the U.S. Attorney’s office in Brooklyn and is expected to win confirmation. U.S. President Barack Obama’s pick for his next attorney general faces a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday that will likely highlight tensions between the ...

A New York Times columnist is “fuming” after his son was stopped and detained by police outside the library at Yale University. Charles M. Blow posted a series of tweets Saturday night on his Twitter account after his son called him to report the incident. “So, my son, a 3rd year (biology) ...