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Democrat defeats Republican for House seat in Oregon
Janelle Bynum becomes the first Black person elected to the House from the state Democrat Janelle Sojourner Bynum defeated Republican Lori Chavez DeRemer for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District in a state where Blacks were for a time forbidden to live because of exclusion laws.Depending on other contests, Bynum’s election could ensure that Democrats win the…
Read MoreJackson, Mississippi’s mayor, and others are indicted
The mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, 41, and former President and current member of the Jackson City Council, Aaron Banks, 47, and Hinds County District Attorney Jody E. Owens II, 43, are charged with participating in a bribery scheme to enrich themselves after having been indicted by the U.S. Justice Department. Owens, Lumumba,…
Read MoreKamala Harris demands a recount of last week’s election
The Harris Campaign, representing the defeated presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic National Committee, and state Democratic parties, are demanding a recount of last week’s election that will put former President Donald Trump back into the White House, according to the site’s fundraising page. The move comes after former president Donald Trump officially…
Read MoreVice President Harris concedes
Black men voted for Harris; White women and Latino men didn’t Vice President Kalama Harris conceded Wednesday’s election to Republican Donald Trump, who won the nation’s presidency for the second time. “I know some of you feel sad and disappointed,” Harris told Howard University students, their parents, and others who gathered on the school’s campus,…
Read MoreMagic Johnson’s Los Angeles Dodgers won it all
Earvin “Magic” Johnson, co-owner of Los Angeles Dodgers, had a big smile on his face after the Dodgers came from behind to beat the New York Yankees to win game five 7 to 6 of the 2024 World Series. The Dodgers wrapped up the series 4 games to 1 as they ran onto the field…
Read MoreVP Harris is on the cusp of leading the world’s most powerful nation
And if she wins, she joins an elite international group of women leaders Vice President Kamala Harris, will watch election returns Tuesday, which could make the nation’s first woman president, at Howard University, her alma mater. If elected, Vice President Harris would join 174 women in modern history who either have led or are leading…
Read MoreDr. Nathan Hare, the father of Black Studies, has died
Dr. Nathan Hare, the founder of “Father of Black Studies,” died Monday, June 10. He was 91. Dr. Hare was hired by San Francisco State College, now San Francisco State University, as the first program coordinator for the institution’s Black Studies program in 1968. The program was the first of its kind in the United…
Read MoreA hip show whose head writer didn’t know Black doctors existed
Garrett Morris, an original “Saturday Night Live” cast member, said the show was looking for someone to play a doctor. He told head writer Michael O’Donoghue he wanted to audition for the role, Morris said in The New York Times’ October 6 edition. O’Donoghue said, “Well, Garrett, people might be thrown by a Black doctor.” …
Read MoreFormer Dallas cop, Amber Guyger, is denied parole
Amber Guyger, the former Dallas, Texas, police officer who was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2019 after she was convicted of murdering 26-year-old accountant Botham Jean, has been denied parole, meaning she will have to wait another two years before taking another shot at release. Records reviewed by Law &Crime show that the Texas Board…
Read MoreMailboxes housing ballots in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, have been set on fire
Mailboxes in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, housing election ballots were set on fire by an unknown person early Monday morning, police said. The fires were set 10 days before Election Day. Local officials said three ballots were damaged in Portland while potentially “hundreds” were affected in Vancouver. The Portland Police Bureau said an “incendiary…
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