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A roundup of national news from the last week.
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Ole Miss Crowns First Black Homecoming Queen - The University of Mississippi reached another milestone recently when senior Courtney Roxanne Pearson was crowned homecoming queen, making her the first African-American to hold the title. Roxanne's honor comes 50 years after the university enrolled its first African-American student. (Photo: AP)
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Morgan Stanley Facing Discrimination Lawsuit - The American Civil Liberties Union and others filed a class action lawsuit against Morgan Stanley alleging that the lending giant steered Black homeowners in Detroit into risky sub-prime loans to drive profits. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Florida Schools Approve Race-Based Learning Goals - Under a controversial set of new guidelines approved recently by Florida’s State Board of Education, schools are aiming to achieve reading proficiency levels of 90 percent for Asian students, 88 percent for white students, 81 percent for Latino students and 74 percent for Black students by 2018. (Photo: Commercial Appeal /Landov)
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Kappa Fraternity Member's Same-Sex Wedding Video Goes Viral - A video of the wedding ceremony of a Kappa Alpha Psi member to his same-sex partner recently sparked intense debate on Twitter over homophobia and the couple's association with the predominantly African-American fraternity. (Photo: Robert Brown via YouTube)
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Cleveland Bus Driver Suspended After Punching Female Rider - A Cleveland bus driving is facing disciplinary action after a cellphone video caught him punching a female rider in the face following a verbal confrontation. The Twitterverse exploded in reaction to the shocking video, making it a trending topic under the hashtag #uppercut. (Photo: cleveland.com)
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Judge Dismisses Bachelor Lawsuit - A Tennessee judge dismissed a discrimination lawsuit Monday brought by Christopher Johnson and Nathaniel Claybrooks, who are both African-American, in which the men claimed producers of The Bachelor discriminated against casting people of color. The judge ruled that the producer's casting decisions were protected under the First Amendment. (Photo: AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
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White Students in Blackface Re-enact Rihanna, Chris Brown Violence - School spirit took an ugly turn at a high school in Waverly, New York, when three students donned blackface and re-enacted Chris Brown's 2009 beating of Rihanna during their homecoming pep rally. (Photo: CNN)
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Zumba Instructor Charged With Running Brothel - Alexis Wright, a fitness instructor in Maine, is facing 109 counts of prostitution, invasion of privacy and tax evasion among other charges for allegedly exchanging sex for money at her Zumba fitness studio and office. (Photo: CNN)