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Thaddeus and Doris Wilson Celebrate 56 Years of Black Love

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Their romance began in the summer of 1963 in Nashville, Tennessee. Thaddaeus Wilson (Joe) and Doris Beasley lived across the street from each other for over two years with no real communication between them. Their […]

The Revolution for Black America Must Also Happen Within our Community

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By Vernon A. Williams It won’t be enough for Blacks to allow American society to revert to its old, repressive, hateful ways. The legacy of this revolution must be that it included imperatives for new […]

IN MEMORIAM: The World Mourns A True Icon and Freedom Fighter – John Lewis 1940-2020

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NNPA NEWSWIRE — The legislator, freedom fighter and justice warrior, who was famously beaten, bloodied and arrested in Selma, Alabama — and in other cities across the Jim Crow South — during the struggle for […]

IN MEMORIAM: Legendary Civil Rights Icon C.T. Vivian Dies at 95

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C.T. Vivian addressing the annual convention of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History in Atlanta, September 27, 2015.By by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent The Rev. C.T. Vivian, […]

Florida Passes 350,000 Reported COVID-19 Cases

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An additional 12,478 cases of COVID-19 have been reported Sunday by the Florida Department of Health, bringing the statewide total to 350,047. Sunday marked the fifth straight day that the state saw an increase of […]

Settlement Reached in Florida’s Vote by Mail Lawsuit

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News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – On the eve of a trial slated to begin this week, lawyers representing the state and plaintiffs in a legal battle over Florida’s vote-by-mail procedures have reached a […]

Animated Film, TV Creators Aim for Change Beyond Casting: “It’s Not Just About Including Black Characters”

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by Carolyn Giardina – Amid a flurry of recastings, more “accurate and truthful” portrayals are beginning to be sought in a business that can boil down to “somebody knows someone.” Within days in late June, four […]

‘There’s Not Enough Black People’ in Golf, Says Lee Westwood

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By Former Calum Trenaman and Amanda Davies- World No. 1 golfer Lee Westwood says golf has some work to do in addressing issues of diversity within the sport and that it’s “dominated by White people.” While many other […]

Joe Biden Still Defends Damage He’s Done to Black Community

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By Linda Lee Tarver – If you’ve seen the videos circulating of Joe Biden on the Senate floor in 1993 arguing for the crime bill he shepherded, you may have been caught off guard by the passion […]

Fact Check: Yes, Historians Do Teach That First Black Members of Congress Were Republicans

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By Brian Lymon – The claim: Historians do not teach that the first Black members of Congress were Republicans. A viral meme, posted on Instagram, features a well-known lithograph of the first Black members of Congress, with a bold […]