Dashing and debonair, Hubert Fauntleroy Julian, the “Black Eagle,” was born in Trinidad in 1897. That was 90 years after Britain had abolished slavery, and Hubert came from a well-to-do family, which sent him to school in England. World War I caused the family to move him to safety in Montreal.
Author: Carma Henry
Carma Henry
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In a case that has ignited community outrage, Adrian Jelks, a young African American teenager with no prior criminal record, has been sentenced to 70 years in prison after what many are calling a profound miscarriage of justice. Adrian, who maintained he acted in self-defense during a confrontation at his workplace, was convicted in the shooting death of Antavius Holton despite significant evidence supporting his claims.
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Another HBCU basketball coach opening has been filled, this time by a veteran who knows her way around the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
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