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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…
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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 MoreYusef Jackson, a lawyer, takes over for his late father at Rainbow PUSH
Yusef D. Jackson, the youngest son of Jesse Jackson and Jacqueline Lavinia Brown Jackson, has been appointed President & CEO of Rainbow PUSH Coalition, succeeding his father, Jesse Jackson, who founded the Chicago-based organization in 1971. The elder Jackson died on Feb. 17. “Today, I am honored to share that I have been appointed President and CEO of…
Read MoreJesse Jackson Jr. is not going back to Washington
The outpouring of grief following Jesse Jackson Sr.’s death wasn’t enough to help his son reclaim his seat in Congress.Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller won the Democratic primary for U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly’s seat in the 2nd Congressional District in Illinois, handing a defeat to former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr, who was trying to…
Read MoreBlack Academy Award winners honor people who came before them and made their day possible
Michael B. Jordan wins the Academy Award
Read MoreRev. Jesse Jackson has died
Rev. Jesse Jackson, an icon of the civil rights movement, a top aide to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and a two-time U.S. presidential candidate, has died following a misunderstood illness. He was 84. His death was disclosed on Feb. 17. Rev. Jackson was suffering from a brain disorder, according to an article published…
Read MoreState Supreme Court denies new trial for Mumia Abu-Jamal
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court in September 2024 denied Mumia Abu-Jamal’s sixth petition to reverse his 1982 conviction for the alleged murder of a Philadelphia police officer after a judge ordered the District Attorney’s office to release all files related to Mumia’s arrest and conviction. A request to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for permission to appeal…
Read MoreLast survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, died at 111 years old on November 24, surrounded by family in a Tulsa hospital. Fletcher was just 7 years old during the attack that destroyed Tulsa’s prosperous Black Wall Street; her memoir recounts the terror and devastation she witnessed. She spent her life…
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