During the of summer of 1992, Rae Lewis-Thornton, barely 30 years old and at the height of a promising career as a political organizer, decided it was time to tell her closest friends and loved ones that she was dying.
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MIAMI FL – Sharon and Leon Rolle are constituents with a tremendous amount at stake in District 3. Not only do they live in the district, but the couple also works there. The Rolles live in the Miami Shores area and own the Purvis Young Gallery in Wynwood,
One in a weekly series about the Black AIDS Instituteâs Greater Than AIDS ambassadors, who are using their VIP status in Black America to increase awareness of HIV/AIDS
Nearly all African-Americans polled â 97 percent â say they are unhappy with the Black TV programs currently on air. Seventy-five percent say they want more documentaries,
Akeya Dickson NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) â When she graduated from the University of Iowa two years ago with a major in elementary education, Amber…
âWell, who are they coming to get now?â Thatâs what Norman Murray thought as police officers ran in his direction with guns drawn. Murray, a native Washingtonian
George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watchman who killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., was released from jail on bond shortly after midnight Monday morning
George Zimmermanâs claim that he killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in self-defense during a scuffle in Sanford, Fla. has continued to unravel, even as the shooterâs relatives have gone on TV
On the night of Feb. 26, Tracy Martin and his girlfriend had gone out to dinner in Sanford, Fla., leaving his 17-year-old son, Trayvon, behind at the townhouse with plans to watch the NBA All-Star game
The best films of the year made their annual pilgrimage to the 36th annual Toronto Film Festival. Black films, actors and directors were in the mix along with noteworthy general release