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As America prepares to commemorate the anniversary of D-Day on June 6, we rightfully remember the courage of the Allied forces who stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, during one of the most pivotal military operations in world history. Yet, too often left out of the story are the thousands of African American soldiers whose service and sacrifice helped make that victory possible.
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The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Black death row inmate from Mississippi who has been arguing in court for 20 years that the mostly white jury that convicted him of capital murder and sentenced him to death was unjustly composed with racial bias.
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Aretha Franklin canceled Florida concert dates: Charlie Wilson to replace and headline Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival, Saturday, March 19
Aretha Franklin has canceled her March concert dates in Florida which includes the City of Miami Gardens’ 11th Annual Jazz in the Gardens (JITG) music festival and Sarasota’s Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall due to lack of band personnel. Charlie Wilson will now headline Jazz in the Gardens on Saturday, March 19, 2016
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