Willie McLaurin is kicked out as head of the Southern Baptist Convention

Southern Baptist Convention leader Willie McLaurin has resigned as interim executive president and CEO of the denomination’s executive commission after he lied his resume.  McLaurin claimed he earned degrees from North Carolina Central University, Duke University Divinity School, and Hood Theological Seminary. He never obtained a degree from any of the schools mentioned. He was…

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Trump indicted on 10 counts

A federal Grand Jury in Atlanta has indicted former President D. Trump for attempting to overturn the 2020 election.  The Grand Jury grand jury returned an indictment on 10 counts Monday night after hearing from witnesses earlier in the day as to whether former president Donald Trump and his associates broke the law when they sought…

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Turning the other cheek has had its day

Turn the other cheek, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used to urge Black men and Black women to do when they were slapped and beaten by Whites. This directive came to a screeching halt after Black men kicked and beat White men in Montgomery, Alabama, last week after they attacked a Black man who was…

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The suicide rate increased among Blacks 

The suicide rate among Black people has risen during the past two years, largely due to systemic racism. The Blacks’ suicide rate was 3,825 in 2022 compared with 3,692 in 2021, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. What is causing this rise in suicide deaths? There are several factors. The CDC…

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Mayor Brandon Johnson names new top cop

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Sunday selected Larry Snelling as Chicago’s next top cop. Snelling heads the police department’s counter-terrorism unit. Snelling will succeed David Brown after Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost the mayoral primary in April.  “Today, a new chapter begins in our journey to create a better, stronger, and safer Chicago,” Johnson said in…

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DeSantis suspends Florida’s only Black Woman State’s Attorney

On Thursday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suspended State’s Attorney Monique Worrell. Worrell was based in the 9th judicial district, which is located in Central Florida and covers Orange and Osceola Counties. Worrell is the only Black woman state’s attorney and she is being replaced with Orlando judge Andrew Bain, a conservative Black judge. “I guess…

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After changing the way medicine is practiced, Henrietta Lacks’ family finally got their money

The descendants of Henrietta Lacks on Tuesday said they reached an agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific, a company that sold HeLa Cells, taken from Lacks’ body, that was cloned and sold in aggregate for billions of dollars. The settlement’s details remain confidential, but Lacks’ grandchildren, who were part of the suit, seemed pleased with the…

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John Lee Hooker is celebrated in August

The Delta Blues Museum has scheduled August as John Lee Hooker month. Hooker’s classical songs were “Boogie Chillen,” “Boom Boom,” and “Burning in Hell”. John Lee Hooker was born on August 22, 1912, and he died on June 21, 200I.  The Delta Museum is based in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Visit the museum online at www.deltabluesmuseum.org for exhibit information…

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