Activists want to open bookstore in honor of a slain journalist
Kymone Freeman creates a contemporary bookstore to capture the life of Charnice Milton, a Washington D.C. journalist. PHOTO COURTESY OF CONGRESS HEIGHTS ON THE RISE …
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Pastors file suit against Coca-Cola over soda health risks
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA Associated Press WASHINGTON – Two prominent African American pastors have filed suit against Coca-Cola and the American Beverage Association, claiming soda …
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PHOTO COURTESY OF AREVA MARTIN COSBY TRIAL SPECTATOR SENTENCED FOR POSTING ONLINE VIDEO NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) – A spectator who posted photos and audio online …
Black homeowners struggle financially
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO – Yul Dorn and his wife raised their son and daughter in a three-bedroom …
Minorities given new tool to challenge all-white juries
PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM By DAVID PITT Associated Press Justice Daryl Hecht DES MOINES, Iowa – Black defendants on trial in Iowa have a better …
Jobless rate for blacks hit 17-year low
STOCK PHOTO By Associated Press WASHINGTON – The unemployment rate for black Americans fell to 7.1 percent in June, the lowest level in more than …
Faith leaders question Voter Fraud Commission
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. PHOTO COURTESY OF WHO CAN VOTE? By JENNIFER R. FARMER jfarmer@piconetwork.org Groups Say No One Should Be Allowed to …
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PHOTO COURTESY OF BECAUSE OF THEM WE CAN SHARIAH HARRIS IS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO PLAY IN THE HIGHEST US POLO LEAGUE GREENWICH, …
Two sought regarding noose in a Philadelphia tree
Rittenhouse Square neighborhood PHOTO COURTESY OF PHILLYVOICE.COM Associated Press PHILADELPHIA – Police say they want to talk to two people about a noose found hanging …
Congress threatens no funding for D.C. Medical Aid-in-Dying Law
On Feb. 19, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed D.C.’s medical aid-in-dying law. PHOTO COURTESY OF MASSROOTS By SEAN CROWLEY scrowley@compassionandchoices.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Supporters of …