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One of my favorite quotes is from Howard Thurman, “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. …

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By JASMEN ROGERS AND BRIAN STEWART Over five hundred people have died at the hands of law enforcement thus far in 2016,thirty-three of them right …

Staff Report   Jazz lovers are in for a free treat. The nationally acclaimed high school jazz band, The Dillard Jazz Ensemble, which has performed …