PHOTO COURTESY OF GOPHERSPORTS.COM SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) – A former member of a Louisiana school board who also taught at Southern University’s campus in Shreveport …

PHOTO COURTESY OF WCPO Cincinnati (AP) – Nathaniel Jones, a former federal judge who served for more than two decades on the federal appeals court …

PHOTO COURTESY OF AFRO.COM INDIANOLA, Miss. (AP) – A historical marker in Mississippi will commemorate the legacy of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. Research …

For many of us, January is all about giving things up: Maybe we’re going to stop eating meat and embrace a plant-based diet. Or we’re …

NEW YORK (AP) – Drama over fairness and inclusion at the Grammy Awards carried over to music’s big night Sunday as newcomers and mainstays in …

PHOTO COURTESY OF EXPLOREGEORGIA Atlanta (AP) – Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. holiday found leaders still wrestling over his contested legacy against the backdrop of …

By RACHIDA HARPER The Palm Beach Post Delray Beach, Fla. (AP) – Briana Uoysse is used to auditioning. A classically trained violinist, the 13-year-old successfully …

PHOTO COURTESY OF HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM SAVORS LIFE, NEW OWN SERIES AT 95 Pasadena, Calif. (AP) – Cicely Tyson doesn’t quibble with those who marvel at her …

PHOTO COURTESY OF CLICKORLANDO Melbourne, Fla. (AP) – Each year, a little after sunrise on the third Monday in January, a crowd gathers in front …

PHOTO COURTESY OF FLORIDAPOLITICS Orlando, Fla. (AP) – U.S. Rep. Val Demings knows what it takes to prosecute a case. For 27 years, Demings worked …