Centuries-old NY cemetery for enslaved people is reclaimed
KINGSTON CEMETERY: The site is one of many forgotten or neglected cemeteries for African Americans around the U.S. that are getting fresh attention. PHOTO COURTESY …
DeSantis’ plan to develop state parks suffers major setback
The Department of Environmental Protection confirmed in an email that one group is no longer pursuing golf courses at pristine Jonathan Dickinson State Park in …
Harris campaigns as sitting vice president and candidate of change
Vice President Kamala Harris PHOTO COURTESY OF KAMALAHARRIS.COM Washington (AP) — She’s the sitting vice president who has been in office for 3½ years. She’s …
NASA rejected using a Boeing capsule to return astronauts
In the effort to return two stranded astronauts to Earth, NASA rejected using the troubled Boeing capsule. PHOTO COURTESY OF BOEING.COM Nasa’s announcement Saturday that …
Walmart recalls apple juice sold in 25 states due to elevated arsenic levels
Washington (AP) — Walmart has recalled nearly 10,000 cases of apple juice sold in stores across the U.S. that were found to contain potentially harmful …
Maurice Williams, writer and lead singer of ‘Stay,’ dies at 86
MAURICE WILLIAMS: Maurice Williams (front, center) and the Zodiacs in 1960. The song was his Zodiac group’s only major success. Like many stars from the …
Hettie Jones, award-winning poet, Amiri Baraka former wife
HETTIE JONES: Noted publisher, educator whose marriage was strained by the pressures of being an interracial couple, passes at age 90. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIEPEDIA …
Progressive Christian women are keeping their values, faith
NONTRADITIONAL: Some women of color have been disappointed and upset by evangelical Christian churches, whose leaders often see congregants’ concerns through a patriarchal lens, or …
Seeds are gifts from nature, to be donated not sold says producer
In the heart of the Finger Lakes of western New York, Fruition shares organic, regionally adapted seeds as well as the tools, inspiration and insight …
Thousands of activists converging at Chicago Democratic convention call for Gaza cease-fire
Chicago (AP) — Thousands of activists are expected to converge on Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention, hoping to call attention to abortion …