Funeral set for civil rights icon Frederick D. Reese in Montgomery
F.D. Reese PHOTOS COURTESY OF ALABAMA STATE Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Funeral services to honor the life of civil rights icon Frederick D. Reese …
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16 states fight Texas lawsuit targeting health overhaul
PHOTO COURTESY OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. Sixteen Democratic attorneys general pushed back Monday against a Texas lawsuit …
FDA puts restrictions on birth control implant but no recall
FDA Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb PHOTO COURTESY OF UNDARK.ORG By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON – U.S. health officials on Monday placed new restrictions on …
Warning issued for synthetic marijuana laced with rat poison
Synthetic marijuana PHOTO COURTESY OF HEALTHTPS.INFO ALBANY, N.Y. – Officials in New York are warning hospital emergency rooms about a new form of synthetic marijuana …
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HOWARD UNIVERSITY STUDENTS END SIT-IN PROTEST WASHINGTON (AP) – The occupation of a university administration building in Washington, D.C. by students making demands to school …
Rights Icon Winnie MadikizelaMandela: A life of struggle
INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS ICON:Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, dead at 81. PHOTO COURTESY OF BIOGRAPHY.COM By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Associated Press JOHANNESBURG – Even the name given to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela …
Black students want their voices heard, too
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Kai Koerber delivers remarks at a recent press conference at North Community Park in Broward County, Fla. Also featured …
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DETROIT BRANCH NAACP REMEMBERS WINNIE MANDELA Detroit, MI – Detroit Branch President Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony issued this statement in regard to the recent death …
Black marchers see gun violence differently
Adia Granger, far right, and scores of Baltimore students came to the march on buses sponsored by Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh.. Spencer said her cousin …
Historically Black Colleges and Universities receive funding increase
Trump signed the executive order after meetings with HBCU presidents and Republican lawmakers earlier this week. PHOTO COURTESY OF COLORLINES.COM By K. BARRETT BILALI Special …