Former Rep. challenging 109 incumbent
BOTH SEEKING TO RETURN: Current state Rep. Ashley Gantt has filed to retain her seat in Tallahassee, former Florida lawmaker Roy Hardemon wants to end …
Kwanzaa 2024
LIGHTING THE KINARA: This year’s observance of the African American and Pan African holiday Kwanzaa provided more opportunities for millions among the African Diaspora to …
Peter Magubane of S. Africa, ‘legendary photojournalist,’ 91
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – Peter Magubane, a fearless photographer who captured the violence and horror of South Africa’s apartheid era of racial oppression, …
Eddie Bernice Johnson, former U.S. Rep. of Texas, dies at 88
U.S. REP. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON: Kudos from President Joe Biden, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, for the first registered nurse elected to Congress, later chair …
Compared to McCann: Iconic jazz innovator passes at 88
LES MCCANN: Self-taught pianist who went on tour worldwide and release dozens of albums, including recorded live at the 1968 Monteaux Jazz Festival with perhaps …
After 180 years, a small daily newspaper in the US Virgin Islands says it is closing
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – A small daily newspaper in the U.S. Virgin Islands whose owner credited past generations of literate slaves for its …
Survey: Remote workers were 24 percent less likely to be promoted in 2023
Staff Report SEATTLE – ResumeBuilder.com, has published a recent survey report that examines the differences in work advancement and satisfaction among remote, hybrid and fully …
Survey: Chronic nonvoters are largely poor, less educated minorities
STOCK PHOTO National and local elections in 2024 are most important for people of color, women and young people. Republicans are targeting these groups with …
Rev. Al Sharpton statement on resignation of Harvard President
Claudine Gay resigned as Harvard’s making her tenure the shortest in the school’s history. PHOTO COURTESY OF HARVARD.EDU New York, NY – Rev. Al Sharpton, …
Compensation proposed for those sickened by US nuclear weapons testing
Explosions as part of a demonstration at Nellis Air Force Base. STOCK PHOTO ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and 13 …