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Tribute to Elijah Cummings Unites a Divided Washington
Republicans and Democrats put partisanship on pause Thursday to remember Elijah Cummings, the widely revered Maryland congressman and chairman of the House Oversight Committee, who died Oct. 17 READ MORE…
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‘They saw an opportunity to take a young child’: Two face charges after 3-year-old abducted from party found dead
or 10 days, the city of Birmingham, Ala., had hope that 3-year-old Kamille McKinney, who was abducted from a birthday party earlier this month, would be safely returned to her family. Hope was the prevailing emotion among investigators as they tirelessly tracked down leads about Kamille’s whereabouts after she was reported missing on Oct. 12. […]
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Dr. Melina Abdullah, Ph.D
Dr. Melina Abdullah, Ph.D. is Professor and Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles and immediate past campus president and current Council for Affirmative Action Chair for the California Faculty Association (the faculty union). Dr. Abdullah earned her Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in Political Science and her B.A. from […]
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Monique W. Morris, Ed.D.
Monique W. Morris, Ed.D. is an award-winning author and social justice scholar with three decades of experience in the areas of education, civil rights, juvenile and social justice. Dr. Morris is the author of Sing A Rhythm, Dance A Blues: Education for the Liberation of Black and Brown Girls (The New Press, 2019), which explores […]
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Rep. Elijah Cummings will lie in state on Thursday. What that means and who else has received the honor.
U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings will lie in state in the National Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, joining a distinguished list of people to receive the honor. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that a formal ceremony for members of Congress and Cummings’ family will be held Thursday morning in the hall. Cummings, a […]
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Surveillance video shows potential suspect in abduction of 3-year-old from birthday party in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Two people arrested after a girl was abducted from a birthday party in Alabama deny any involvement in her disappearance, their lawyers said Friday as police released new surveillance video of a potential suspect. Attorneys for Patrick Devone Stallworth, 39, and Derick Irisha Brown, 29, separately denied their clients had anything to do with […]
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Darker-skinned Blacks more likely to become incarcerated
A new study has confirmed what many have suspected for generations: In this country, the darker your complexion, the more likely you are to end up in prison. READ MORE…
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Commissioner Bobbie Jean Anderson
Vice Chair of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party. She served as Chair of the 48th AD DSCC for three terms. Long time activist and grassroots politition, she has served on the California Democratic Party’s State Central Committee (DSCC) since 1990. She was also elected to the Executive Boad of the State Central Committee and […]
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Fort Worth police officer who killed woman in her own home charged with murder
FORT WORTH, Texas — A white Fort Worth police officer who shot and killed a black woman through a back window of her home while responding to a call about an open front door was charged with murder on Monday after resigning from the force. Aaron Dean, 34, was booked into jail on a murder charge Monday […]
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Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopian Prime Minister, Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Mr. Abiy spearheaded a peace accord in his region and catalyzed reforms at home…READ MORE
