Bring That Week Back: Students Fight Stereotypes With "Suit and Tie" Video

Harry Belafonte and MLK Estate settle dispute, plus more.

Black HS Students’ ‘Suit and Tie’ Video Goes Viral - Harry Belafonte and MLK Estate settle dispute, Florida approves ‘warning shot’ bill, plus more national news. – Natelege Whaley (@nateIege) A group of African-American male students at Central High School and Centennial High School in Champaign, Illinois, dressed up in their suits and ties and created a video to combat negative stereotypes. "We are not gangsters and thugs," the video says. “We are employees and volunteers…scholars.” (Photo: Champaign Central High School & Centennial High School African-American Clubs via youtube)

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Black HS Students’ ‘Suit and Tie’ Video Goes Viral - Harry Belafonte and MLK Estate settle dispute, Florida approves ‘warning shot’ bill, plus more national news. – Natelege Whaley (@nateIege) A group of African-American male students at Central High School and Centennial High School in Champaign, Illinois, dressed up in their suits and ties and created a video to combat negative stereotypes. "We are not gangsters and thugs," the video says. “We are employees and volunteers…scholars.” (Photo: Champaign Central High School & Centennial High School African-American Clubs via youtube)

Belafonte and MLK Estate Settle Document Dispute - Harry Belafonte and the MLK Jr. Estate have settled a lawsuit over MLK’s historical items that were in Belafonte’s possession. The actor sued the estate for rights to the documents he acquired during his friendship with Martin Luther King Jr. Belafonte will keep the items.  (Photos from left: Richard Sheinwald /Landov, Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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Belafonte and MLK Estate Settle Document Dispute - Harry Belafonte and the MLK Jr. Estate have settled a lawsuit over MLK’s historical items that were in Belafonte’s possession. The actor sued the estate for rights to the documents he acquired during his friendship with Martin Luther King Jr. Belafonte will keep the items.  (Photos from left: Richard Sheinwald /Landov, Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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Florida Approves "Warning Shot" Bill - The Florida state Senate has approved a warning shot bill that will give immunity to people who have clean records and threaten to use their weapons against an attacker. The case of Marissa Alexander, who used her weapon to fire a warning shot, brought the issue to national attention. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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Florida Approves "Warning Shot" Bill - The Florida state Senate has approved a warning shot bill that will give immunity to people who have clean records and threaten to use their weapons against an attacker. The case of Marissa Alexander, who used her weapon to fire a warning shot, brought the issue to national attention. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Harvard Accepts Record Number of African-Americans - More African-American students were accepted into Harvard than ever before in 2014. Out of of 2,023 students accepted from a pool of 34,395 applicants for the class of 2018, 170 students were Black. (Photo: Scott Eisen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Harvard Accepts Record Number of African-Americans - More African-American students were accepted into Harvard than ever before in 2014. Out of of 2,023 students accepted from a pool of 34,395 applicants for the class of 2018, 170 students were Black. (Photo: Scott Eisen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Severely Beaten Detroit Driver Recovering - Steven Utash, 54, is breathing again on his own after he was attacked by a group of boys and young men upon hitting a 10-year-old boy with his truck. The group, who were all African-American, used their “fists and feet” to severely beat him. Utash is white. (Photo: Utash Family Photo/AP Photo)

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Severely Beaten Detroit Driver Recovering - Steven Utash, 54, is breathing again on his own after he was attacked by a group of boys and young men upon hitting a 10-year-old boy with his truck. The group, who were all African-American, used their “fists and feet” to severely beat him. Utash is white. (Photo: Utash Family Photo/AP Photo)

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Ohio Man Sentenced to Wear 'BULLY' Sign - Edmond Aviv, 62, called his neighbor ‘Monkey Mama’ as she held her special needs African-American children. A judge then sentenced him to stand at a busy Cleveland intersection where he held up a sign reading “I AM A BULLY!”  (Photo: Tony Dejak/AP Photo)

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Ohio Man Sentenced to Wear 'BULLY' Sign - Edmond Aviv, 62, called his neighbor ‘Monkey Mama’ as she held her special needs African-American children. A judge then sentenced him to stand at a busy Cleveland intersection where he held up a sign reading “I AM A BULLY!”  (Photo: Tony Dejak/AP Photo)

NY Memorial for Pioneering Black Recording Star - George Washington Johnson, one of the earliest known Black recording artists, was honored with a memorial at the Queens cemetery where he was laid to rest a century ago. Johnson was born into slavery and became famous for the “Laughing Song” in the 1890s.  (Photo: Courtesy Ko-La'R Publishing)

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NY Memorial for Pioneering Black Recording Star - George Washington Johnson, one of the earliest known Black recording artists, was honored with a memorial at the Queens cemetery where he was laid to rest a century ago. Johnson was born into slavery and became famous for the “Laughing Song” in the 1890s.  (Photo: Courtesy Ko-La'R Publishing)

Ship Named After US Navy Adm. Zumwalt - The U.S. Navy christened a 610-foot-long warship on Saturday after Adm. Elmo “Bud” Zumwalt. As the chief of naval operations in the 1970s, Zumwalt hired the first female and African-American officers to admirals giving them opportunity to serve in the higher ranks. (Photo: Joel Page/AP Photo)

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Ship Named After US Navy Adm. Zumwalt - The U.S. Navy christened a 610-foot-long warship on Saturday after Adm. Elmo “Bud” Zumwalt. As the chief of naval operations in the 1970s, Zumwalt hired the first female and African-American officers to admirals giving them opportunity to serve in the higher ranks. (Photo: Joel Page/AP Photo)