Cecil Taylor, pioneer of free-jazz movement, dies in Brooklyn
Jazz pianist, Cecil Taylor, has died at age 89 PHOTO COURTESY OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES BLOGS STAFF REPORT NEW YORK (AP) – Cecil Taylor, the …
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MLK’s grandchild Yolanda hosts inspiring group of child activists
Yolanda Renee King, Martin Luther King Jr. Granddaughter ATLANTA – Martin Luther King Jr.’s granddaughter hosted an inspiring group of children who called on their …
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 …
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 …
Week in review
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 …
Timeline in the retrial of Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case
Andrea Constand testifies in Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Trial PHOTOS COURTESY OF FEMINIST CURRENT AND TWITTER Opening statements begin Monday in Bill Cosby’s retrial on …
Little progress on civil rights issues
Fifty years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., American perceptions of progress toward racial equality remain largely divided. PHOTO COURTESY OF HISTORY.COM By …
Broward Health goes dark; Governor Scott clams up
Broward Health Medical Center in Ft. Lauderdale PHOTO COURTESY OF BROWARDHEALTH.ORG By DAN CHRISTENSEN FloridaBulldog.org FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Things are getting stranger at Broward Health. …