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Honorable discharges for 110 Buffalo Soldiers convicted in aftermath of 1917 Houston riots
by Stacy M. Brown --
Army Secretary Christine Wormuth has formally given the green light to overturn the court-martial convictions of 110 Black soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, popularly known as the Buffalo Soldiers.
The Army said in a news release that officials...
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. – the first ‘Divine Nine’ sorority to raise $1 Million for St. Jude
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. has completed a historic pledge made in 2021 to raise $1 million forÂ
The achievement came just ahead of the international collegiate and nonprofit community service organization’s 101st anniversary, marking over a century of commitment to helping those in need.
At the...
Hughes Van Ellis, Tulsa Race Massacre survivor, dies at 102
by Lauren Victoria Burke --
One of only three known survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre died on October 9 at the age of 102 years old.
Hughes Van Ellis, 102, died in Denver, Colorado on the morning of October 9. Van Ellis was born on...
At Rainbow PUSH Coalition, after Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. comes Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III
The Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III is the successor to the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson as president and CEO of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
Jackson announced on July 14 his retirement as head of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the influential civil rights organization he...
Historic Centenary UMC’s new senior pastor is a prominent Nashville native
by Sheryl Allen Huff --
NASHVILLE – The Rev. Keith Caldwell, a Nashville native, is a longtime grassroots community organizer who, through years of working at the intersection of Race and Poverty across the Southern Region, organically emerged through the ranks to become a civil...
New study: Mortality and years of life lost have worsened for African Americans
by Stacy M. Brown --Â
A new study shows that after some progress, the number of deaths and years of possible life lost among America’s Black population stopped going down and then started going up again.
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) said their...
The obesity crisis is not a hopeless fight for Black America
by Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. --
Whether we accept it or not, obesity continues to be a complex, chronic disease that kills thousands of Black Americans every year. Indeed, nearly half of Black Americans live with obesity, so we cannot afford to ignore this...
Congressional Black Caucus names Nevada’s Steven Horsford as new chair
Stacy M. Brown --
Democratic Rep. Steven Horsford, who earned the distinction of Nevada’s first African-American State Senate Majority Leader, will lead the Congressional Black Caucus during the 118th Congress in January.
Horsford, who won reelection to Nevada’s fourth congressional district in November, will be the...
Brittney Griner Freed!
by Stacy M. Brown --
After 294 days in Russian custody, including the past several weeks in a dreaded and dangerous penal colony, WNBA star Brittney Griner is free.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with Griner’s wife at the White House,...
Hakeem Jeffries: First African American to lead a major political party in Congress
by Stacy M. Brown --Â
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have elected New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries as their party leader.
The congressman, who once quoted the late Notorious B.I.G. during one of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment hearings and has maintained a vow...