DR.MARTIN LUTHER KING AND CORETTA SCOTT KING PAID FOR THE BIRTH OF ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING WINNING ACTRESS JULIA ROBERTS
Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, paid the hospital bill for the birth of Julia Roberts, who later became an Academy Award-winning actress because Roberts’ parents were broke. Julia Roberts was born in Smyrna, Georgia in 1967. And when her parents, Walter and Betty Roberts, couldn’t afford to pay the medical…
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Nolan Wells was found dead on a remote island
Read More1919 Chicago race riot claimed 23 Black lives
Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project in partnership with Organic Oneness, a grassroots social justice organization in Chicago dedicated to eliminating racism and fostering community healing, will hold their eighth annual bike ride in commemoration of the1919 race riot in which 38 Chicago residents were killed between July 27 and August 13. To register for our free historic…
Read MoreLindsey Graham dies at 71years-old
By Frederick H. Lowe Sen. Lindsey Graham, a one-time opponent of Donald Trump becoming president, but later switching sides and becoming a strong supporter of the Trump presidency, died Saturday from an aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. An aortic dissection occurs when a tear develops in the inner layer of the aorta, the body’s main artery.…
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George Johnson, cofounder Johnson Products Company, has died.
Read MoreO.J. Simpson is left out of Buffalo’s “Family Circle”
When the Buffalo Bills open their new $2.1 billion Highmark Stadium’s “Family Circle,” O.J. Simpson, one of the greatest running backs in the team’s and the NFL’s history, will be sitting on the bench. This decision removes him from the physical plaques that will greet fans at the stadium’s main entrance, reducing the number of…
Read MoreDanny Glover says he is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, a form of dementia
By Frederick H. Lowe Actor Danny Glover said that he is suffering from Alzheimer’s, a disease that affects twice as many Blacks as Whites. But many Blacks believe that getting older causes forgetfulness and memory loss, not a disease like Alzheimer’s, which accounts for 60 to 80 percent of dementia-related cases. The Alzheimer’s Association reports…
Read MoreFormer Virginia Lieutenant Governor kills himself and his wife, a dentist, amidst a divorce dispute
Justin Fairfax, the former Virginia lieutenant governor, shot and killed his wife, Cerina, a dentist, before turning the gun on himself and taking his own life. The dispute was apparently sparked by the couple’s divorce over allegations that he had been unfaithful. Fairfax and his wife were found dead by Fairfax County police in their Annandale…
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National Action Network is moving National Action Network is movingRev. Al Sharpton, founder of the National Action Network, is moving the organization into an abandoned firehouse in a rapidly gentrifying Harlem neighborhood that includes a Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, and a number of chic shops selling expensive goods.The organization purchased the Faison Firehouse Theater on…
Read MoreTerence Crutcher’s estate gets a new hearing following deadly police shooting
Terence Crutcher’s car broke down on the highway. He called the police for help. Instead, he was shot to death by Betty Shelby, a Tulsa, Oklahoma, cop, on September 16. 2016. Nearly 10 years after Crutcher, then 40, was killed by Shelby, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that Shelby may face trial…
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