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     The centennial anniversary will honor the legacy of bravery, determination and perseverance of the eight families impacted by the Rosewood Massacre of 1923, according to information provided about the weeklong commemoration.

     With the Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln ended slavery in rebellious states that had seceded from the Union, thereby granting freedom to the enslaved in those states. The executive order also admitted newly “freed” Black men into the Army and Navy to fight for their freedom, or as the National Archives notes, “[enabled] the liberated to become liberators.”

     But like in 2020, when the Black Press was the first to reveal that the coronavirus was airborne, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) issued facts on which African Americans and others could be certain.

     Celebrated from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, Kwanzaa is celebrated in communities and homes around the world.

Three buses carrying 139 migrants from Texas arrived outside Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence at the Naval Observatory.

     The act, cited as the “Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Medal Act of 2021” was recently passed by both the Senate and House of Representatives, the Congressional Record shows, and now sits on President Joe Biden’s desk for the final approval.

     Wells Fargo has agreed to a $3.7 billion deal with regulators to settle charges that it took advantage of customers on their auto loans, mortgages, and bank accounts.

Blacks and Jews in the United States have had a long history and tradition of working together and sacrificing together for freedom, justice, equality, and equity. Lest we forget that we have marched together for over a century. We have shared blood together. And we have died together for the cause of freedom in the Civil Rights Movement.

     Pettus & Dawkins have previously worked on high-profile financial fraud cases involving the likes of former NFL players Fred Taylor (Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots), Clinton Portis (Denver Broncos, Washington Redskins), Lito Shepard (Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders), Plaxico Burress (Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, New York Jets, New York Giants, Arizona Cardinals), Jevon Kearse (Tennessee Titans, Philadelphia Eagles), and others.

Chaired by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi) and vice chair Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming), the committee released a 161-page summary that focused on Trump’s involvement in the effort to overturn his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden.