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NAACP joined Nolan Xavier Wells’ legal team
NAACP joined Nolan Xavier Wells’ legal team
By Frederick H. Lowe
BlackmansStreet.Today
The NAACP, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization, has drawn a line in the sand to determine what happened to Nolan Wells, who went out with White friends on the 4th of July weekend and later was found dead near a remote Mississippi island.
Read MoreLuigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
By Frederick H. Lowe Luigi Mangione, who was considered by some to be a celebrity after shooting down and killing Brian Thompson, UnitedHealthcare CEO, today pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges that led to Thompson’s murder. He made the admission in front of Thompson’s mother, who was seated in the gallery along with several UnitedHealthcare executives. …
Read MoreMumia Abu-Jamal seeks help from the United Nations to either release him or bring pressure to force a new trial
By Frederick H. Lowe Mumia Abu-Jamal’s lawyers are seeking a retrial, commutation, or release for Abu-Jamal, who has been in prison since 1981 for allegedly killing a Philadelphia cop. Abu-Jamal, a former reporter with whom I once worked, has exhausted his appeals in the United States courts and is taking his case to the United…
Read MoreFuneral Services for George Johnson
George Johnson
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
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