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BlackInAmerica

  1. Tupac returns as a hologram at Coachella on.cnn.com/IQu6xO 10:37 AM Apr 16th via web
  2. NY shooting of elderly man draws parallels to #TrayvonMartin case on.cnn.com/IQt8BP 10:37 AM Apr 16th via web
  3. OPINION: @rolandsmartin writes: Is #TrayvonMartin death the catalyst of a new movement? on.cnn.com/HCoSmS 10:36 AM Apr 16th via web
  4. Ruling expected soon in Iowa employment discrimination lawsuit on.cnn.com/HCkOTC 10:35 AM Apr 16th via web
  5. Alleged Tulsa killers charged with murder, hate crime on.cnn.com/IFbAZq 3:09 PM Apr 13th via web
  6. Woman in serious condition after rescue by Newark mayor @corybooker on.cnn.com/IFbi4O 3:08 PM Apr 13th via web
  7. Super-mayor @corybooker gets memed on.cnn.com/IF2gon 2:42 PM Apr 13th via web
  8. Rare photos of Jackie Robinson, 65 years after his major league debut on.cnn.com/HwHMM3 2:40 PM Apr 13th via web
  9. Don’t overlook this $6000 tax credit on.cnn.com/HCMMU5 2:14 PM Apr 12th via web
  10. George #Zimmerman to remain in jail on.cnn.com/I6cJHT Here is what happens next:on.cnn.com/HEoXZW 2:13 PM Apr 12th via web
  11. Jury selection begins for man accused of killing Jennifer Hudson's relatives on.cnn.com/IzF2M4 2:10 PM Apr 9th via web
  12. OPINION: @Girls_Gone_Geek co-founder Erika Peterman writes: Hysteria over race in #HungerGames is misguided on.cnn.com/HusImt 2:05 PM Apr 9th via web
  13. Prosecutor won't use grand jury in Trayvon Martin shooting case on.cnn.com/IACHAA 9:49 AM Apr 9th via web
  14. March jobs report: Hiring slows, Unemployment falls 8.2% on.cnn.com/HjoRIm 8:31 AM Apr 6th via web
  15. Leading African-American sculptor Elizabeth Catlett merged art, social justice: on.cnn.com/I0z2kC 8:30 AM Apr 6th via web
  16. Two brothers from West Philadelphia neighborhood known as “ 'the bottom', find opportunity in polo on.cnn.com/I0eDaI 10:30 AM Apr 4th via HootSuite
  17. Today, 44 years after death of Martin Luther #King, Memphis to rename street Dr. M.L. King Jr. Avenue on.cnn.com/HU2E1P #MLK 8:20 AM Apr 4th via HootSuite