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Natalie Cole, Grammy Winning Singer and Daughter of Jazz Legend Nat King Cole

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Natalie Cole, Grammy winning singer and the daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, has died. She was 65. Natalie Cole Career Highlights Natalie Cole rocketed to stardom in 1975 with her debut album, Inseparable, earning her a #1 single, “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)” and her first two Grammy® awards for Best New […]
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Young Black Men Killed by US Police at Highest Rate in Year of 1,134 Deaths

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The Guardian – Young black men were nine times more likely than other Americans to be killed by police officers in 2015, according to the findings of a Guardian study that recorded a final tally of 1,134 deaths at the hands of law enforcement officers this year. Despite making up only 2% of the total […]
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Politics

2016 Democratic National Convention Watch Party With Vivica A. Fox & Howard Hewett

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Save the date for the 2016 Democratic National Convention Watch Party hosted by actress and producer, Vivica A. Fox and chair of the Darby Township Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Richard R. Womack Jr. Grammy Award winning singer, Howard Hewett, will perform. We’re “Celebrating the Black Vote,” because the fight for voting rights and the entire civil […]
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LZ Granderson: Black Lives Matter ‘Got White People to Pay Attention’

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U.S. Census Bureau Facts: Black History Month: February 2016

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Washington, DC – To commemorate and celebrate the contributions to our nation made by people of African descent, American historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week. The first celebration occurred on Feb. 12, 1926. For many years, the second week of February was set aside for this celebration to coincide with the birthdays of […]
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Politics

GOP Used Carson to Improve its Image

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By John J. Dunphy, The Telegraph – Ben Carson’s candidacy is collapsing. Conservative evangelicals, who formerly comprised the core of Carson’s supporters, are deserting the retired surgeon in droves for Ted Cruz or other GOP presidential contenders. Carson’s public statements finally convinced many of those who once ardently supported him that his abysmal ignorance of […]
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Florida Rep. Corrine Brown Files New Challenge to Congressional District Changes

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Tallahassee, FL BY Brandon Larrabee, (News Service of Florida) – Arguing that an east-west configuration for her district “combines far-flung communities worlds apart culturally and geographically,” lawyers for U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown asked a federal judge Tuesday to void Florida’s latest congressional redistricting plan. The complaint marks the next phase of a legal battle over […]
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Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders Statement on Grand Jury Decision in Sandra Bland Case

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Sioux City, Iowa – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement Monday after a grand jury in Texas decided no felony was committed by the sheriff’s office or jailers in the death of Sandra Bland: “Sandra Bland should not have died while in police custody. There’s no doubt in my mind that she, like […]
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Business

NABJ Congratulates Member Jeff Ballou on His Election as Vice President of The National Press Club

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Washington, DC – The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) congratulates member Jeff Ballou on his election as Vice President of The National Press Club. The Press Club is a private club of more than 3,000 journalists and communications professionals, and has been a Washington institution for more than a century. As one of the […]
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