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Nas Offers Technology Scholarship for African-Americans - A kidnapped boy sang a gospel song to his kidnapper and was freed, woman will meet her birth mother thanks to Twitter; plus more national news. — Natelege Whaley (@Natelege) Nas has partnered with General Assembly to fund a technology scholarship to support African-Americans and Latinos. Recipients will attend a full-time, 12-week web development course in New York City that will prepare them for jobs as junior-level web developers. Apply here. (Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival)

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Boy Sings Gospel Song to Kidnapper and Is Freed - Willie Myrick, 10, was kidnapped from his home in Atlanta and sang a Hezekiah Walker song called "Every Praise" for three hours. The man then threw him out of his car. Walker visited the boy at his church last week and performed the song while Willie stood crying next to him. (Photo: 11Alive via NBC)

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Woman Will Meet Birth Mother Thanks to Twitter - Hannah Stouffer, 19, of Urbandale, Iowa, will finally meet her birth mother thanks to a photo she posted on Twitter requesting help in the search. After 53,000 re-tweets, she connected with her mom and will soon meet with her in person.  (Photo: Hannah Stouffer via Twitter)

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Teacher Fired for "We Don't Need Another Black President" Comment - Gil Voigt is now eating his words. The Ohio teacher was fired for telling a Black student that the nation doesn't need another Black president in December 2013. The Fairfield Board of Education voted 4-0 Thursday to release him.  (Photo: Courtesy Badin High School Golf)

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NJ Students Will Not Face Charges for Lynching Photo - A group of New Jersey wrestling students who posted a photo of themselves lynching a practice dummy will not face charges, a prosecutor announced. The act was supposed to target a rival wrestling team.  (Photo: Courtesy of LehighValleyLive.com)

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U. of Alabama Students Vote to Integrate Greek Organizations - The University of Alabama student government association has voted in support of integrating Greek organizations on their campus. The decision comes months after allegations that sororities blocked eligible Black pledges from joining.  (Photo: Lance King/Replay Photos via Getty Images)

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NY Students Expelled for Confederate Flag and Blackface - A Catholic school in New York expelled four students for exhibiting racist behavior. Two senior boys brought a confederate flag to a school game. Two sophomore girls painted themselves in blackface and posted it to social media.  (Photo: Mickey Welsh / Bloomberg News)

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Easter Eggs Filled With Hateful Messages - Some unidentified haters attempted to ruin Easter for a community in Oakdale, California. Charlene Barnett, a resident, discovered the egg and found racist messages, one reading "Asia for Asians, Africa for Africans and white countries for everyone."   (Photo: CBS News13)