Author: Carma Henry

       She also was an award-winning independent film writer, director and producer. She made short films lasting 10 to 30 minutes.

       Marvin Scott, Jr., a nursing facility administrator who impacted his community by touching the lives of many youngsters as a youth football coach, has died.

       Neither of them had the privileges we take for granted today, but both knew something timeless: growth doesn’t happen by luck. It comes from showing up, putting in the work, and watering the ground you stand on even when it’s hard.

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is being vindicated by newly revealed documents that undercut allegations of mortgage fraud leveled by the Trump administration. Financial forms obtained by NBC News show Cook’s Atlanta home was consistently identified as a “vacation home” and never claimed as her primary residence, directly contradicting accusations that she misled lenders. The records suggest that the case against Cook was built on shaky ground and may have been driven more by politics than fact.

States’ struggles to comply with new SNAP law will lead to benefit cuts, Dems predict

    At 35, the Washington, D.C., native has played against some of the toughest competition basketball has to offer. Yet, his most difficult opponent arrived off the court in 2012, when he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at just 23 years old.

    NASCAR has long celebrated groundbreaking moments among its drivers, from Wendell Scott’s historic Cup-level win in 1963 to Bubba Wallace’s Talladega triumph in 2021. Those figures reshaped what fans saw on the track. Now, the arrival of a fully Black over-the-wall pit crew highlights that progress is taking hold in every part of the sport.

 BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — As the Trump administration and its disciples try to strip the nation of its memory, legendary comedian Bill Cosby said Black media cannot bend, cannot be silent, but must remind Black America that every inch of the nation’s 249 years was built with our sweat, our brilliance, our survival.

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The voices of victims in the Jeffrey Epstein case to “end secrecy” are loud outside of Capitol Hill. They’re telling their stories and demanding action from Congress.

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