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Lecrae doesn’t have all of the answers to solve the problems in the world, but he does believe some key factors are needed to improve some social injustices within the country.

According to The Washington Post, the rapper who was born as Lecrae Devaughn Moore believes in order for race relations to improve, there should be “unity, forgiveness, equity and justice.”

The Christian-rapper-turned-New-York-Times-bestselling author who is promoting his first bookUnashamed, hasn’t shied away from spe

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Lecrae doesn’t have all of the answers to solve the problems in the world, but he does believe some key factors are needed to improve some social injustices within the country.

According to The Washington Post, the rapper who was born as Lecrae Devaughn Moore believes in order for race relations to improve, there should be “unity, forgiveness, equity and justice.”

The Christian-rapper-turned-New-York-Times-bestselling author who is promoting his first bookUnashamed, hasn’t shied away from spe

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Beverly Johnson on Vogue

Model agents told her she’d never make it, hairdressers refused to touch her hair and Kodak didn’t even make film that could cope with her skin tone, but somehow 40 years ago Beverly Johnson became the first black woman on the cover of American Vogue.

“You mean there’s never been a woman of colour on the cover of Vogue magazine? Are you kidding me? We’re in the 1970s.”

When Beverly Johnson found out that she’d made the August 1974 cover of the fashion bible she was ec

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CHP Assistant Chief Chris O’Quinn on Los Angeles radio station KJLH.

Today in Los Angeles on Stevie Wonder owned KJLH-FM, California Highway Patrol Assistant Chief Chris O’Quinn took to their airwaves on the Front Page show with Dominique DiPrima to dodge (yes, we said dodge) discussing the recorded video of the July 1 beating of 51-year-old Marlene Pinnock that has since gone viral.  His appearance comes just one day after the family of Pinnock announced a civil rights violation lawsuit.

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Last week, with the opening of the Washington, D.C. memorial, our country rightfully honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His powerful voice summoned the non-violent protest of the infringement of civil rights of the African-American community.
Learning about King's speech and our American Civil War history in elementary school, I remember thinking, "I wished I lived north of the Mason-Dixon line. Those who fought to free slaves didn't come from my neck of the woods." Whenever we
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Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2011
     For over two centuries, brave men and women have laid down their lives in defense of our great Nation.  These heroes have made the ultimate sacrifice so we may uphold the ideals we all cherish.  On this Memorial Day, we honor the generations of Americans who have fought and died to defend our freedom.
     Today, all who wear the uniform of the United States carry with them the proud legacies of those who have made our Nation great, from the patriots w
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