Sanders trying to rally black support despite CBC’s Clinton nod
If you ever wanted to know why blacks voters and their so-called leaders are disrespected and discounted in presidential sweepstakes, just look at the endorsement …
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U.S.A. proves daily that we still need black history month
Once again, the public discourse is dealing with questions about the necessity, relevance and utility of celebrating Black History Month. Most recently, the august and …
Google parent surpasses Apple as world’s most valuable company
SAN FRANCISCO – Alphabet, Google’s new parent company, topped Apple as the world’s most valuable business in after-hours trading Monday after reporting surging earnings. Alphabet …
Ex-police chief: Deputy had no reason to shoot unarmed black man
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A sheriff’s deputy had no legitimate reason to open fire when he shot and paralyzed an unarmed, young black man, a …
New Hampshirites vote at midnight
Under New Hampshire state law, communities with fewer than 100 voters can get permission to open their polls at midnight and close them as soon …
More abortion restrictions advancing
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Anti-abortion forces in the Florida Legislature are advancing a handful of bills they say are aimed at protecting the health of women, …
Courtney B. Vance channels Johnnie Cochran in O.J. Simpson miniseries
LOS ANGELES – In October 1995, Courtney B. Vance and Tony Goldwyn took a break from filming a TV movie in Toronto to watch news …
McCray Barbecue headed back to the Super Bowl
At the 2006 Super Bowl Tailgate Party in Miami, former NFL Executive Guy Troupe saw a line of people wrapped around the stadium. He couldn’t …
UN supports slavery reparations
WASHINGTON – The United States should consider reparations to African-American descendants of slavery, establish a national human rights commission and publicly acknowledge that the trans-Atlantic …
SAG sends powerful diversity message to Academy Awards
Supporting acting awards went to Idris Elba and Alicia Vikander at the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards, where Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black repeated …