Thursday January 7 2016, 02:54:14 PM

National

Famed Psychiatrist, “Isis Papers” Author Frances Cress Welsing Dead at 80
Dr. Frances Cress Welsing is noted for her “Cress Theory of Color Confrontation,” which explores the practice of White supremacy. This photograph was taken during 10th Annual National Black L.U.V. Festival in Washington D.C. on September 21, 2008. (Elvert Xavier Barnes Photography/Creative Commons)
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Politics

Senators Respond to Joint Center Diversity Report
New Jersey Democratic Senator Cory Booker is one of just two African-Americans in the U.S. Senate. (Senator Cory Booker/Courtesy Photo)
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Entertainment

Kenyan Artist Almaz Keeps Indigenous Music Alive
Almaz is a singer, performer and composer who is learning to play the piano to help herself arrange her songs in the future. (Mary Hamboga Matufi/Courtesy Photo)
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Sports

Stanford Routs Iowa in 102nd Rose Bowl Game, 45 – 16
Stanford Cardinal head coach David Shaw raises the Championship trophy at the 102nd Rose Bowl game between the Stanford Cardinal and the Iowa Hawkeyes, January 1, 2016. (Jevone Moore/FI360 News)
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Op-Ed

The Transformative Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., in 2016
Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., says that it would be a gross contradiction to everything Dr. King worked for if we remained silent about the surge in self-destructive gun violence that prevails today in too many of our communities.
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Business

EXCLUSIVE: Russell Simmons Speaks Out on RushCard Glitch
Russell Simmons, founder of the RushCard, said that said that he has heard the criticism about the outage loud and clear and he’s doing everything in his power to make his cardholders whole, even going beyond that. (Valerie Goodloe/NNPA News Wire)
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Health

For Communities of Color, the Fight against Diabetes is Far from Over
Patricia Maryland says that Iit’s clear that the African-American community is shouldering an unequal burden when it comes to diabetes treatment, prevention, research and education.
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Automobiles

Car Review: 2016 Mazda6
Frank Washington says that the Mazda6 looked like sheet metal in motion even when at a standstill. (Mazda)
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World

Rwandans Mull over Possibility of Third Kagame Term
A constitutional referendum may open the door for Rwandan President Paul Kagame to stay in power until 2034. This photo was taken at the London Summit on Family Planning in
London on July 11, 2012. (Russell Watkins/Department for International Development/Creative Commons)
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Technology

Why the Islamic State Isn’t Invincible Online
The group's most high-profile cyberattack arguably occurred when ISIS supporters took over the U.S. military's Central Command YouTube and Twitter accounts — more of an embarrassment to the military than an actual problem. (Creative Commons)
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Religion

The Religion Corner: 13 Principles to Success — #1 is Desire
Napolean Hill authored "Think and Grow Rich." The book has sold more than 70 million copies worldwide. (Wikimedia Commons)
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