Shreveport’s 1st black police officer, Hines, 87
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Rev. William Hines, Shreveport’s first black police officer, died Wednesday. He was 87.
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Ag Secretary Vilsack subpoenaed in Breitbart suit
WASHINGTON (AP) – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has been subpoenaed in a lawsuit filed against the late blogger Andrew Breitbart. Former USDA employee Shirley Sherrod …
GOP says outreach to minorities is not affirmative action
The Republican Party is hiring people to reach out to black and Hispanic communities and setting goals for the number of minority candidates it will …
1st black athlete at UT-El Paso, Charlie Brown, 83
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The first black basketball player at what would become the University of Texas at El Paso and the first at …
Clinic renamed for first black public health nurse
FORT LAUDERDALE — Broward Heath’s Seventh Avenue Family Health Center was officially renamed after Cora E. Braynon, the first black director of nursing for Broward …
NAACP To Hold Education Summit
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – The NAACP is holding a summit on education equality in honor of the anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education.
Dr. Dre’s ride up to hip-hop darling
Andre “Dr. Dre” Young, born Feb. 18, 1965, joined the hip-hop movement in the early ‘80s, performing at house parties and clubs with the World …
Hip-hop’s future billionaires
Rapper and music producer Andre “Dr. Dre” Young said on a video posted Friday by singer/actor Tyrese Gibson that he is the first billionaire in …
Holmes tells OIC graduates they control their future
FORT LAUDERDALE — A member of Ilona M. Holmes’ church once told her she is black, ugly and won’t amount to anything. Holmes ignored the …
What we Think: #BringBackOurGirls
There are very good reasons why the abduction of some 300 teenage girls from their school in a remote area of Nigeria has captured international …