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Ex-Congresswoman Corrine Brown PHOTO COURTESY OF DISABLEDVETERANS.ORG Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown is seeking a new trial after a federal …

Tracy K. Smith named Poet Laureate PHOTO COURTESY OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Washington, D.C. – Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden recently announced the appointment of Tracy …

PHOTO COURTESY OF ECONOMIST.COM SESSIONS HEATEDLY DENIES IMPROPER RUSSIA CONTACTS WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General Jeff Sessions heatedly denied on Tuesday having an undisclosed meeting …

Left to right: Commissioner Dale C. Holness, Rosalind Osgood, Congressman Alcee Hastings and Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum. PHOTOS COURTESY OF BROWARDCOUNTY.ORG, BROWARDSCHOOLS.COM, TWITTER.COM AND …

At the end of the day, June 1, 1921, this is what remained of Black Wall Street. Lost forever were over 600 successful businesses, including …

Bill Cosby and Keisha Knight Pullium PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE BLACK YOUTH PROJECT By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Accompanied into the …

William Bynum PHOTO COURTESY OF MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC EDUCATION By JEFF AMY Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. – Last week, College Board trustees named William Bynum as …

Some cities and states with legal pot are giving minorities a better shot at joining the growing marijuana industry. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By JANIE HAR …

PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS –A white professor at a predominantly black university in St. Louis was fired “because …

Rachel Dolezal PHOTO COURTESY OF DEAD SERIOUSNESS BALTIMORE (AP) – Organizers of the Baltimore Book Festival have disinvited Rachel Dolezal, the white woman who led …