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Debate On Racism In America Heats Up After Scott’s Rebuttal To Biden

WASHINGTON — When Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) — the only current black Republican senator — declared “America is not a racist country” in his response to President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s address to Congress this week, […]

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Love For Rap Music Deeply Rooted In Young Miller Tha Don

Young Miller Tha Don tasted music success early. As a teenager, he was part of Romeo’s Rich Boyz group. Romeo, the son of Master P and cousin of Young Miller Tha Don, formed the group […]

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How 2 Black Organ Transplant Recipients Beat The Odds

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic in May 2020, Oliver Kellman’s heart and kidney failed. He required two transplants to survive. When he went to the hospital on May 14, thinking […]

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Jason Henderson Is A Warrior Of Hope, Insisting ‘Love Reaches Out’

WASHINGTON — As a 20-year physical therapist in Washington, D.C., Jason Henderson has worked with many disabled people. But there is another reason why shaking Henderson’s hand feels like squeezing a brick. In a Southeast […]

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Founder Of New Orleans Youth Coalition Determined To Create Refuge For Kids 

NEW ORLEANS — They say that big things come in small packages. That’s an accurate description of New Orleans Youth Coalition founder Brideisha Harness-Parker. Her small stature is matched with a big heart, determination and commitment […]

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Tony Harrison Set To Lace Up His Gloves Again

Last year was a difficult year for most. The spread of the pandemic brought the world to a screeching halt. For former junior middleweight boxing champion Tony Harrison, the pandemic claimed the life of the […]

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Diary Of A Serial Entrepreneur: Five Things I’ve Learned

Yimaj “Steve” Kalifa has mastered the art of reinvention – and, he has been so successful at it, that executives from major corporations and federal agencies now seek him out for advice. Often life has chapters, he likes to say, […]