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Feb- 2026 -17 FebruaryFeatures & Profiles
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Tireless Civil Rights Leader and Global Advocate, Dies at 84
Even as illness slowed him, Jackson remained engaged. He was arrested twice in 2021 while protesting the Senate filibuster rule,…
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Jan- 2026 -6 JanuaryBook Reviews
“The Doctors’ Riot of 1788: Body Snatching, Bloodletting, and Anatomy in America” by Andy McPhee
It began as a coincidence on a mid-April morning, when an impertinent medical student at Columbia College taunted a boy…
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Nov- 2025 -28 NovemberPolitical Campaigns
David Jolly is keeping faith in coalition building and electability
“With Jolly, we have a chance and a choice.” —Faith Leaders for Florida’s Future
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Oct- 2025 -31 OctoberHBCU
Johnson’s inexperience fuels skepticism among FAMU stakeholders
For the first time in university history, an entire section of alumni and students staged a walkout when she began…
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Feb- 2024 -2 FebruaryAfrican American News & Issues
Actor Carl Weathers Dies at 76
Actor Carl Weathers, who was best known for staring in Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky films, died on Thursday according to his…
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Aug- 2019 -1 AugustCommunity
Civil Rights Panel: Disabled Students of Color Punished More
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights says students of color with disabilities are disciplined more harshly than…
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Jul- 2019 -31 JulyGovernment
Congressional Black Caucus Launches Census 2020 Taskforce
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The Congressional Black Caucus will launch a new taskforce that will focus on the upcoming 2020…
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