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     Florida’s Dozier School for Boys had been under investigation for horrific crimes against the children who were sent there. The allegations included sexual assault, verbal abuse and physical torture that involved gruesome beatings and deaths.

     Howard University’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (MSRC) and the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) celebrated Black Press Week by honoring the 197th anniversary of the Freedom’s Journal founding and the Black Press Archives Digitization Project. 

     When the word CANCER is mentioned, many people cringe. Some of you have only seen the damage cancer can do, and others have been through the grueling process of treatment and the blessings of recovery. Deetra Sands Durham is a native of Broward County, a graduate of Saint Thomas Aquinas High School, Spelman College, active in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated and her church, to name a few. 

State lawmakers for the second year in a row have signed off on expanding the number of medical-marijuana licenses earmarked for Black farmers, opening the door for three applicants who lost out earlier.

Ryan Gainer, a 15-year-old Black teen with autism, was fatally shot by deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. The incident has once again brought attention to the use of force by police in cases involving mental health crises and its disproportionate impact on African Americans. According to the Los Angeles Times, Ryan became upset when his parents told him to finish his chores before allowing him to play video games or listen to music. DeWitt Lacy, a civil rights attorney representing Ryan’s family, said the teenager’s reaction led to him breaking glass on the front door.