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Man who hoped to be first Black astronaut in 1960s finally heading to space
WLTX-TV Columbia· 6 days agoIn 1961, Ed Dwight hoped to become the first Black astronaut in space. Now, at 90 years old, Dwight...
White former officers get sentences of 10 to 40 years in torture of 2 Black men in Mississippi
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 1 day agoTwo Black men who were tortured for hours by the six Mississippi law enforcement officers in 2023 called Monday, March 18, 2024, for a federal judge to impose the strictest ...
Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar: Who Got Round One? The Case for Each Rapper Leading the Feud So Far
Billboard via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoWith Lamar's "Euphoria" response to Drake's "Push Ups" enrapturing the internet on Tuesday, time for...
'Trump did this': US VP rages over Florida abortion ban
AFP via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoUS Vice President Kamala Harris sought to make Donald Trump the face of Florida's strict new...
The Maryland Senate race testing Democrats’ commitment to diversity
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBut some Black Democrats see him as a clumsy representative for a very diverse state. Trone has downplayed the importance of race... McBath (D-Ga.) and Lauren Underwood (D-Ill ...
Edward Dwight Aims for Orbit at Last
New York Times· 2 days agoSix decades ago, Mr. Dwight’s shot at becoming the first Black astronaut in space was thwarted by racism and politics. Edward Dwight is going to space,...
Hakeem Jeffries isn’t speaker yet, but the Democrat may be the most powerful person in Congress
Seattle Times· 5 hours agoWithout wielding the gavel or holding a formal job laid out in the Constitution, Rep. Hakeem...
Blood bank recognizes need for diverse blood supply. Middletown resident looks to help
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 3 days ago"He's just a great community guy that recognized that African Americans were underrepresented in our...
Dick Van Dyke, 98, all smiles as he plays with walking cane on rare outing
The US Sun· 2 days agoMARY Poppins star Dick Van Dyke has looked better than ever while out and about in Los Angeles, California. At the age of 98, he became the oldest person to ever be nominated ...
'Being Pacific Islander means everything' | Celebrating AANHPI Heritage Month
KING5 Seattle· 20 hours agoMay is Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month - a time to...