NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson being honored in bronze
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS INSTITUTE, W.Va. (AP) _ Katherine Johnson, the NASA mathematician whose calculations helped bring Apollo astronauts back to Earth, is being …
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Dillard jazz ensemble takes the top prize at Ellington again
TRIPLE CROWN: For the third time, the Dillard Center for the Arts Jazz Ensemble has won first place at the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz …
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MAN IN CUSTODY FOR VANDALISM OF ISRAELI FLAG IN PHILADELPHIA PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A man accused of splattering red paint on …
Trump urges Congress to overhaul nation’s prison system
PRISON REFORMER: Jared Kushner, senior advisor to the president, spearheads prison PHOTO COURTESY OF FOREIGN POLICY.COM By KEN THOMAS ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Donald …
Fiery bishop brings African American flair to royal wedding
LOVE SERMON: Bishop Michael Bruce Curry addresses 600 guests at the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. PHOTO COURTESY OF SOJO.COM By GREGORY …
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TUSKEGEE NAMES FIRST PERMANENT FEMALE PRESIDENT COURTESY OF TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) – Historically black Tuskegee University has named the first female president on …
South African photographer of iconic protest image dies
Image of a black high school student carrying a fatally wounded fellow pupil away from the gunfire of apartheid police in 1976. PHOTO COURTESY OF …
Miamian among all-women USS aircraft carrier flight deck team
PHOTOS COURTESY OF USS ROOSEVELT STAFF REPORT The USS Theodore Roosevelt left its homeport of San Diego Oct. 6 and returned on May 7. On …
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NORTHWESTERN MARKS 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MAJOR BLACK PROTEST EVANSTON, Ill.(AP) – Northwestern University is celebrating the 50th anniversary of a major protest by African American …
Anti-Semitic conspiracy theories derail D.C. council meetings
CONTROVERSIAL: Trayon White serves on the D.C. City Council PHOTO COURTESY OF TWITTER By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – A spiraling controversy over …