Nikki Baker: Leading the 67th annual NANBPWC assembly
NIKKI BAKER: South Florida native is the 19th Southeast District governor of The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. (NANBPWC), whose …
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Remembering Claudette Colvin: Unsung teenaged Firestarter of the Civil Rights Movement
Claudette Colvin in 1954 PHOTO COURTESY OF DGT “I knew then and I know now that, when it comes to justice, there is no easy …
Trump’s birthright citizenship order is put on hold by a second federal judge
Greenbelt, Md. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a second nationwide pause on President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship …
Sister Thea Bowman still on the road to sainthood
Sister Thea Bowman, a descendant of enslaved grandparents, who took the initiative to fight for the rights of African Americans in the Catholic Church, died …
Orange Bowl Committee has 1st Black woman chair
MIAMI, Fla. – Dr. Yvonne JohnsonPhillips not only is making an impact in the medical field, but on the football field and the overall community. …
New stamp honors Morrison
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) – Nobel laureate Toni Morrison is now forever immortalized on a stamp honoring the prolific writer, editor, scholar and mentor that was …
Black women journalists also trailblazing pioneers
When legendary journalist, reporter, talk show host and broadcast producer Barbara Walters died last year, news of her passing spread across social media and the …