The Black Press lost one of its most devoted freedom warriors, last week. Walter “Ball” Smith, the publisher of New York’s Beacon and the Philadelphia Observer died on Friday, November 10. He was 83.
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Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, the president of Repairers of the Breach, a nonpartisan, nonprofit social advocacy group, has confirmed that he and a delegation of “moral, workers’ rights, anti-poverty and ecological justice advocates…” will be meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thanksgiving Day.
A documented legend in the hip hop game, Jay Z produced 4:44 which topped the charts, and filled a void by providing head-bobbing lyrical content for true hip hop fans to groove to.
Thomas McClary, the legendary founder of the super group, the Commodores, has a new book that takes readers on a journey through Motown, the Civil Rights Movement and a backstage war for the ages.
Denzel Washington stars in “Roman J. Israel, Esq
Michael A. Grant, who has gained a national reputation for his advocacy for Black economic empowerment for nearly a quarter of a century, has announced that he is resigning from the presidency of the National Bankers Association (NBA) effective Dec. 31, 2017
High blood pressure should be treated earlier with lifestyle changes and in some patients with medication at 130/80 mm Hg rather than 140/90 according to the first comprehensive new high blood pressure guidelines in more than a decade
The group’s leaders said that the new tax status would allow them to be more aggressive politically.
A select group of ladies from the Duke University class of 2018 is already looking ahead to their big day, and they have heated up the Internet in the process
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