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Details: Written by DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press; Published: 23 October 2016

Michelle Obama speaks during a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

 Wikileaks released emails stolen from Clinton campaign manager John Podesta Saturday

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 23 October 2016

Nicole Eramo, outside the federal courthouse, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 in Charlottesville, Va.. (Ryan M. Kelly/The Daily Progress via AP)

Case centers on how University of Virginia deals with sexual assault reports

Details: Written by By Taylor Gordon, Howard University News Service; Published: 22 October 2016

Newly commissioned Navy and Marine Corps officers toss their hats during the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2011 graduation and commissioning ceremony. The Class of 2011 graduated 728 ensigns and 260 Marine Corps 2nd lieutenants at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad Runge/Released)

Listen to audio report from Howard University news service's Taylor Gordon

Details: Written by JANIE HAR, Associated Press; Published: 22 October 2016

Black Panther national chairman Bobby Seale, left, wearing a Colt .45, and Huey Newton, right, defense minister with a bandoleer and shotgun are shown in Oakland, Calif. Hundreds of former Black Panthers from around the world are expected to gather in Oakland, Calif., for a four-day conference that started Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. The Panthers emerged from the gritty city 50 years ago, declaring a new party dedicated to defending African-Americans against police brutality and protecting their rights. (The San Francisco Examiner via AP, File)

The Panthers emerged to defend African Americans against police brutality and demand economic justice. So what message do they have for Black Lives Matter?

Details: Written by KATHLEEN HENNESSEY, Associated Press; Published: 20 October 2016

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Delaware County Fair, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in Delaware, Ohio. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Trump refused to say whether he would accept the results of the election, rattling allies and rivals alike

Details: Written by JULIE PACE and LISA LERER, Associated Press; Published: 19 October 2016

A security officer stands by the stage for the third presidential debate between Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at UNLV in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Donald Trump gets one of his last opportunities in the final debate against Hillary Clinton to turn around a race that appears to be slipping away

Details: Written by Courtney Davis, Howard University News Service; Published: 18 October 2016

Long-standing African-American churches are disappearing from the nation’s capital one at a time; the culprit – residential only parking.

Long-standing African-American churches are disappearing from the nation’s capital one at a time, over an issue with parking

Details: Written by JAMES MacPHERSON and BLAKE NICHOLSON, Associated Press; Published: 17 October 2016

Excavators are in place as work resumed Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, on the four-state Dakota Access pipeline near St. Anthony, N.D. A federal appeals court ruling on Sunday cleared the way for work to resume on private land in North Dakota that's near a camp where thousands of protesters supporting tribal rights have gathered for months. (AP Photo/ Blake Nicholson)

"Democracy Now!" reporter Amy Goodman won't face a riot charge from her coverage of a protest against construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline

Details: Written by CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY, Associated Press; Published: 17 October 2016

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the Republican Hindu Coalition, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, in Edison, N.J. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump has repeatedly warned of a "rigged" election, but there is no evidence that such widespread fraud exists

Details: Written by ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press; Published: 16 October 2016

Students participate in rush pass by the Phi Kappa Psi house at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va.Jan. 15, 2015. The house was depicted in a debunked Rolling Stone story as the site of a rape in September of 2012. A defamation trial against the magazine is set to begin on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, over its article about "Jackie" and her harrowing account of being gang raped in a fraternity initiation. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Phi Kappa Psi fraternity suing for $25 million

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