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PHOTO COURTESY OF AREAWIDE COUNCIL ON AGING STAFF REPORT On Friday morning, May 4, the Aging and Disability Resource Center celebrated Older Americans Month by …

AWARD-WINNING TEAM: David Muir and Calibe Thompson are a part of the Island Syndicate team that was recently recognized for its exceptional content. PHOTO COURTESY …

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 …

GOOD MEDICINE: Dr. Chris Miller works with young boys at Wiley Elementary School in Greensboro, North Carolina inspiring them to become medical doctors.  PHOTO COURTESY …

MANNERS MATTER: Laurenzo Haynes, co-founder of Young Men of Excellence Program at Tradewinds Middle School, oversees his students dining at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in West …

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 …

CRITICAL MASS: Kanye West was criticized for saying slavery was a choice. By JOHN N. MITCHELL The Philadelphia Tribune Rapper Kanye West’s controversial comment earlier …

PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ Facebook doesn’t think hookups are meaningful and doesn’t want you …

CHICAGO (AP) _ The Chicago Police Department is struggling to hire more black officers despite a push to diversify the agency amid controversial shootings of …

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) _ The University of Southern Mississippi will award a posthumous honorary degree to a black U.S. Army veteran who was rejected when …