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Khalil Osiris knows all about prison – he spent the first half of his life in one and was finally released when he was 40 years old. But

Martin Luther King, Jr., original name was Michael King, Jr. he was born 90 years ago on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, GA.  In 1934, his father, a

By Stacy M. Brown,NNPA Newswire Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia With over 50,000 federal employees, the fourth congressional district in Maryland represents the fifth largest number of workers, and Maryland likely counts

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service is recalling about 46,000 of its employees furloughed by the government shutdown — nearly 60 percent of its workforce — to

By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson On January 29th President Donald J. Trump will stand before a joint session of Congress, members of the United States Supreme Court, members

STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man involved with a recent documentary detailing abuse allegations against R. Kelly told police the singer’s manager threatened him. Timothy Savage told

By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson The newly-elected House of Representatives has 102 women among its 435 members. Many of them hold significant positions of power and influence; including

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON MIAMI (AP) — The right to vote was restored for most Florida felons as of Tuesday, increasing the pool of eligible voters by as

Global Climate has changed after three years of decline causing carbon emissions to rise sharply in the United States during last year. 2018 has been recorded the second-largest

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Correspondent Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis will portray legendary politician Shirley Chisholm in a feature film for Amazon Studios. Chisholm was the first African American