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National: Investigation 92-Year-Old’s Death Continues; Teen Staggers Into...
The investigation 92-year-old’s death continues. In Atlanta, the death of a 92-year-old woman at the hand of police has sparked yet another investigation. While the federal probe is over and three...
View ArticleMC Breed Dead At Age 36
MC Breed is dead at age 36. Months after he reportedly collapsed on a basketball court due to a kidney ailment, rapper MC Breed has died. The Flint, Mich. native who recorded with West Coast rap stars...
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National: Oldest Black Frat Gets Fat Gift From First Black Senator; Black...
Oldest Black frat gets fat gift from the first Black senator. Sen. Edward Brooke and his wife donated $100,000 to Alpha Phi Alpha, confirmed Darryl R. Matthews, the fraternity’s president. Read the...
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National: Respected Black Writer Dies; Brother of Hate-Crime Victim Seeks Help
Respected Black writer dies. Dorothy Sterling, known for her ability to engage young readers with her intriguing stories of African-American historical figures, died earlier this month at her home in...
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Writer of Huge Marley Hit Dies
Vincent Ford, the man who wrote Bob Marley’s reggae classic “No Woman, No Cry,” has died in Jamaica. He was 68. Ford lost both his legs to diabetes and died in hospital from complications caused by...
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Civil Rights Lawyer Hero Dies
Charles Morgan, Jr., whose legal brilliance was tapped for some of the most high-profile civil rights cases in modern history, has died. He was 78. During his many courtroom battles, Morgan, helped...
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Entertainment: Salsa Great Joe Cuba Dies; No Telling What You Might Land from...
Salsa Great Joe Cuba Dies Joe Cuba, the “Father of Latin Boogaloo,” best known for his electrifying, pulsating salsa grooves, has died, the Latin Examiner reports. He succumbed to complications from a...
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National: Connecticut Ponders Slavery Apology; A Renowned “Modern-day Griot”...
Connecticut Ponders Slavery Apology Lawmakers in Connecticut are considering following the footsteps of five other states by apologizing for its role in the slave trade and other government-sanctioned...
View ArticleIceberg Slim’s Wife, Collaborator Dies; Georgia Police Chief Denies Luxury...
Iceberg Slim’s Wife, Collaborator Dies The woman who helped propel bestselling street-fiction author Robert “Iceberg Slim” Beck into literary fame has died. Betty Mae Beck had begun preparing a memoir...
View ArticleEsteemed Black Studies Scholar Dies
Ronald Takaki, a nationally renowned ethnic studies scholar, who taught the campus’ first African-American history course at the University of California-Berkeley, died Tuesday at his home in Berkeley....
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