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Guion Bluford: A Journey Beyond the Stars

     Guion Bluford was a renowned figure in the field of space exploration. He was born on November 22, 1942, in Philadelphia. With a strong background in science and engineering, he embarked on a journey to the stars that would eventually take him beyond the bounds of Earth’s atmosphere. […]

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Stop the LGBTQ Cheap Shots

     But there are also some feel-good bills and cheap shots that require no courage to vote for and bring the political bonus of being difficult for an opponent to argue against this summer, when most legislators will be back home running for re-election. […]

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Trump Trounces DeSantis, Haley in Iowa

     DeSantis bet heavily on Iowa as he tried to become the alternative candidate to Trump. But Trump won about 51 percent of the vote — with a chance to win all 99 Iowa counties — while DeSantis was at about 21 percent, according to totals posted on the Iowa Republican Party website. […]

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Bronzeville-Chicago “The Black Metropolis”

The “Great Migration” led  thousands of discontented Black Southerners to the big cities of the North. That evolved into financially and culturally vibrant meccas like Harlem (and it’s Renaissance), Sweet Auburn avenue (Atlanta), U”-Street (Washington D.C.), Overtown (Miami), “Black Wall Street” (Tulsa) and Bronzeville/“The Black Metropolis” in Chicago.  Bronzeville Vincennes.com wrote, “Bronzeville provided an isolated area for Blacks to live and work together. […]