There is no documentation of Celia’s birthdate, birthplace or parentage. Her recorded history begins when she was purchased at the age of 14 in 1850 by a man named Robert Newsom. Records show that Newsom purchased Celia in Audrain County, Missouri, but the record is unclear as to whether the first time he raped her was on the return trip to his farm in Callaway County or immediately upon arriving at his farm. […]
“GOP= GREEDY OLD PUTIN” […]
Reginald Cummings is the president and founder of the Black Yacht Week, a traveling company where hundreds of Black people travel together to different world destinations and stay there for a one-week luxury excursion. In 2018, 250 Black travelers set out for the British Virgin Islands, where they didn’t receive the services they had paid for. […]
According to CBS News, Nicole Hutchinson (pictured) met a male calling himself Hao on the Hinge dating app. He offered to educate her about cryptocurrencies. However, that did not happen at all, according to Hutchinson. […]
Congresswoman Jackson Lee said this week that there’s now enough votes in the House for passage of the historic piece of legislation. […]
We just stood there. Daddy called us into the house and explained to us who those men were. He explained that there was trouble between the Negros and White people in Montgomery and the Klan wanted to be sure the trouble would not spread to Selma. The lesson that followed that incident would be our first on how to survive as children of the civil rights movement. We were taught that because we are Christians and because we followed the commandments of Jesus Christ, we must love everybody, but do not trust anybody unless you know them. These instructions changed my life forever. […]
Miami Dade College (MDC) Homestead Campus will rename Building A, the oldest structure on premises, the Dr. Roy G. Phillips Center, in memory of the campus’ founding president. A ceremony was held February 25th hosted by Dr. Phillips’ son, Roy Gene Phillips Jr.; MDC President Madeline Pumariega; MDC Executive Vice President and Provost Malou C. Harrison and MDC Homestead Campus President Dr. Oscar Loynaz. […]
Bailey Contemporary Arts Center (BACA) is proud to present a solo exhibition by acclaimed South Florida visual artist Tommaso Fattovich. The works included in Abstract Punk spotlight dynamics of pigmentation and energy and are open to interpretation by the viewer. The opening reception takes place on Friday, March 4, 2022, during Old Town Untapped, from 6 to – 10 p.m.; his artist talk takes place on March 16 at 7 p.m.; and the exhibition runs through May 22, 2022. For more information, www.pompanobeacharts.org […]
BELL Funeral services for the late James Edwards Bell – 95 were held February 23rd at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Wayne Allen officiating. SIMMONS Funeral services for the late Sandra Johnson Sim-mons- 61 […]
HALL Funeral services for the late Lilly Rose Gray Hall – 73 were held February 24th at Roy Mizell & Kurtz Worship Center with Jack R. Davis officiating. THOMAS Funeral services for the late Danielle […]
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