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States plan to use college entrance exams to measure content mastery though it's unclear if tests designed to assess college readiness can be used otherwise...

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Three States Make MLK Day a Joint Holiday with Leader of the Confederate Army

Courtney ConnleyJanuary 22, 2015January 22, 2015

by Courtney ConnleyJanuary 22, 2015January 22, 2015185

Arkansas, Alabama and Mississippi make Martin Luther King, Jr. day a joint holiday with Confederate General Robert E. Lee...

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Arkansas Republican Uses the Bible to Defend Slavery

Sasha KingOctober 9, 2012October 9, 2012

by Sasha KingOctober 9, 2012October 9, 2012580

Loy Mauch says Jesus didn't condemn slavery...

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Death Of Handcuffed Man In Police Custody Ruled A Suicide

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsAugust 20, 2012August 19, 2018

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsAugust 20, 2012August 19, 20181562

Police claim the 21-year-old shot himself in the head while handcuffed in a police car...