In today’s top news, all of Urban Prep Academy’s senior class is college-bound for the fourth year, Louisville’s Kevin Ware is recovering from surgery after a gruesome leg injury and the White House is expecting 35,000 people at the 135th Easter Egg Roll.
Urban Prep Academy, an all-Black male charter school in Chicago, is sending all of its students to college for the fourth year. [Chicago Sun Times]
Louisville’s Kevin Ware is recovering from surgery after a gruesome leg injury in last night’s game against Duke. [ABCNews]
A crowd of 35,000 is expected to show up to the White House lawn for the 135th Easter Egg Roll. [NBC Washington]
Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty for James Holmes, who was accused in last year’s movie theater massacre in Colorado. [Washington Post]
Philip Banks III, an African-American, is the new highest-ranking uniformed officer in the NYPD. [The Grio]
The Supreme Court is weighing in on race as they address the affirmative action and voting rights cases. [AP]
Conservatives attack Google for using its homepage to celebrate Cesar Chavez’s birthday and not Easter. [Politico]
Elwin Wilson, a former KKK supporter who apologized for years of violent racism toward Blacks, has died at 76. [AP]
The number of female tourists arriving to India has dropped by 35 percent in the past three months since the fatal Delhi rape. [The Guardian]
An Afghan teenager killed an American soldier by stabbing him in the neck while he played with a group of local children. [USA Today]
