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A Warrior for Freedom
By Connie F. Smith-Lindsey, Guest Contributor, Oh Freedom, Oh Freedom And before I’ll be a slave I’d be buried in my grave And go home to my lord and be free From Brown Chapel A.M.E. […]
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Rep. John Lewis
By Edelia Dr. Jay Carthan, Contributing Writer, John Lewis was only 21 years-old in the famous mugshot seen around the world when he was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi for using a restroom labeled “whites only.” […]
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In Memoriam: The world mourns a true icon and freedom fighter
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent, Somewhere it’s raining. Somewhere the heavens have opened up, reflecting the tears that are falling across the globe as news of the death of civil rights icon […]
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Legendary Civil Rights icon C.T. Vivian dies at 95
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent, The Rev. C.T. Vivian, the legendary civil rights activist who marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., died of natural causes July 17. He was 95. Vivian’s […]
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In Memoriam: Lula Mae Friar
“I Pray We All Be Ready” was among many gospel favorites often sang by Holmes County, Mississippi native and spirit-filled songbird Lula Friar. This talented servant of God was born to Odessa and Abbie Wright […]
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The Truths We Hold
The Truths We Hold An American Journey by Kamala Harris Penguin Press Hardcover, $30. 336 pages ISBN: 978-0-525-56071-5 “We’ve seen… [the Trump] administration align itself with white supremacists at home and cozy up […]
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Neo-Nazis Run Out of Princeton, NJ!
Under the Protection of Her Community She Flourished! Large Numbers Out to Oppose No Show ‘Prankster’ Nazis by Daryle Lamont Jenkins by The New Jersey European Heritage Association has been hassling Princeton, NJ for months […]
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Green Book
Film Review by Kam Williams Black Pianist Tours Segregated South with White Chauffeur in Road Trip Dramedy Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) was a promising prodigy whose formal training in classical piano began when he […]