Reportedly, the Angelou coin is the first in a series designed to celebrate the accomplishments of American women. Maya Angelou Coin/Courtesy Rep. Barbara Lee/Twitter By Stacy M. Brown
By HILLEL ITALIEJanuary 7, 2022 NEW YORK (AP) — Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, and became the first
THE HUB Eight young orators will soon face off in Dallas ISD’s 30th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Competition. The fourth and fifth graders will speak on the
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE Influential government advisers are strongly urging that teens as young as 12 get COVID-19 boosters as soon as they’re eligible, a key
by Stacy M. Brown Written by Stacy M. Brown Born April 21, 1932, in Oxford, North Carolina, Dr. Othow was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin Chavis, Sr; a Prince Hall
As we continue our study in Acts 4, Peter and John remained steadfast in boldly proclaiming the message of Christ’s resurrection. Although threatened by the Sanhedrin Council to
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s governor on Wednesday posthumously pardoned Homer Plessy, the Black man whose arrest for refusing to leave a whites-only railroad car
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor In 2021, 440 bills to restrict voting access were introduced in 49 states. Nineteen states passed 34 new laws making it
