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PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON – For many Americans, Marion Barry was something of a punchline. The late Washington mayor …

PHOTO COURTESY OF CLEVELAND.COM FROM POVERTY TO TRUMP SUPPORTER TO CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS EASLEY, S.C. – After four arrests, three attempts to get through college, …

Above: Danny Glover Left: Delroy Lindo PHOTOS COURTESY OF FIRE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY Black PR Wire New York, New York— Leadership development, mentoring, and Rites of …

Alicia Garza, co-creator of Black Lives Matter, helped develop Black Futures Lab which will survey 200,000 Black people across 20 States in the largest survey …

Democratic U.S. Sen. Fred Harris of Oklahoma PHOTO COURTESY OF TWITTER By RUSSELL CONTRERAS ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Barriers to equality pose threats to democracy …

Black delegates from several states parade with signs in front of the White House to protest the mob slaying of four negroes. PHOTO COURTESY OF …

Associated Press CHICAGO – Chicago community organizations will have the chance in March to apply for up to $500,000 in grants through former President Barack …

Juan Carlos Vidal, a restaurant owner from El Salvador who has two U.S. citizen children, takes questions from members of the media during a news …

PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM By DANICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico’s governor announced Thursday that a team of experts at …

Patrick Leahy PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA Associated Press HAVANA – U.S. lawmakers visiting Cuba urged the State Department on Wednesday to restore embassy staff pulled …