Was it a UFO? Various presidents say we are not alone

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A UFO was seen hovering near Air Force One, the president’s plane, by two amateur pilots during President Biden’s fundraising trip to California earlier this month. Peter and Joshua Solorzano live-streamed a mysterious balloon-like object near Air Force One during Biden’s trip on December 10.  President Biden is one of a long line of American…

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The Defense Secretary has been released from the hospital following treatment for prostate cancer

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III was released today from Walter Reed Military Hospital, where he has been treated for prostate cancer, a disease that affects large numbers of Black men. Dr. John Maddox, Trauma Medical Director, and Dr. Gregory Chesnut, Director of the Center for Prostate Disease Research at the Murtha Cancer Center, both of…

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Jerod Mayo is named the Patriots’ head coach

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Linebacker coach Jerod Mayo has been named New England Patriots Bill Belichick’s replacement, which are tough cleats to fill since Belichick won six Super Bowls as head coach.  Mayo is the first Black head coach in team history, and at 38 years, he is the youngest of all NFL coaches. The Patriots feel that team…

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Hero sailor has a ship named after him, but it wasn’t the Navy Cross or Medal of Honor that he deserved

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Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro recently announced that the future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer DDG-142 would be renamed USS Charles J. French in honor of Navy Mess Specialist 1st Class Petty Officer Charles Jackson French, who saved members of his crew by tying a raft’s rope around his waist and swimming through shark-infested…

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Unemployment drops in December for Black men 

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The unemployment rate for Black men was 4.6% in December compared with 4.9% year over, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in December.  The jobless rate for Black women was 4.8% compared to 5.0% last year. The Bureau reported that 216,000 were created in December, and unemployment remained at 3.7 percent.

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Dunn throws his hat in the ring for Congress

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Former Capitol police officer Harry Dunn retired from his job on December 17th, and he is now looking for a new challenge.  He announced that he is running for Congress from Maryland’s 3rd District. He doesn’t live there, according to the New York Times. John Sarbanes, the current Congressional, announced that he would not seek…

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Claudine Gay wasn’t much fun for Black men at Harvard

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Although Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday as Harvard University President in the wake of allegations of plagiarism and not doing enough to snuff out antisemitic behavior on campus, some current and former Black-male professors have said good riddance.  Winkfield Twyman Jr., a Harvard graduate, warned that readers shouldn’t just accept Claudine Gay as a victim of…

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