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Garth C. Reeves Sr. looks at a replica of the street sign that bears his name after it’s unveiling by commissioners Keon Hardemon and Audrey …

Local 10’s Calvin Hughes, right, presented the 2017 African American Achievers Award for Business and Entrepreneurship to Shaun M. Davis during this year’s ceremony. PHOTO …

U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor of Detroit PHOTO COURTESY OF HDNUX.COM Associated Press DETROIT — Michigan’s first black female federal judge, Anna Diggs Taylor, …

Black Panther Party PHOTO COURTESY OF BLAVITY By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON – The National Park Service has withdrawn plans to pay nearly $100,000 …

Officer Caesar Goodson, left, one of six Baltimore city police officers charged in connection to the death of Freddie Gray PHOTO COURTESY OF CJONLINE.COM BALTIMORE …

STOCK PHOTO Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. – An annual report produced by Kentucky’s education department found roughly twice as many black students as white students …

A small bedroom was set up near the kitchen in the Ritchie house. PHOTO COURTESY OF CIONLINE.COM Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. – A house that …

PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA MIAMI – On November 3, renowned black female artist Lyric Prince will launch this year’s Art Africa Miami Fair with a …

Derrick Johnson, 49, of Jackson, Mississippi, was hired as the NAACP’s 19th president and CEO. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NONPROFIT TIMES By JESSE J. HOLLAND …

Derek Jeter became the first black CEO of a Major League Baseball (MLB) team with purchase of the Miami Marlins. PHOTO COURTESY OF TV ONE …