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Retired AME bishop passes away at 102
WLTX-TV Columbia· 4 days agoThe Right Reverend Frederick Calhoun James passed away at the age of 102 over the weekend, according to The Christian Recorder. Bishop James was born in...
President Joe Biden to speak at Morehouse College commencement
WSB Radio· 4 days agoPresident Joe Biden will speak during commencement at Morehouse College next month. The announcement...
Former Savannah Mayor Otis Johnson, an elder with many lessons still to share
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe event that sealed his commitment to fight against racial injustice and inequality, however,...
Mecklenburg board again denies effort to disqualify NC Senate candidate over residency
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 4 days agoPuckett questions Theodros’ residency Puckett’s protest alleged Theodros didn’t live in the district...
The Buzz: Essex Savings giving out $110,000 based on balloting
The Day· 7 days agoEssex Savings Bank has announced its allocations for local nonprofits benefiting from its Community Investment Program based on customer ballot preferences. The balloting ran Feb. 1-28, and ...
How Alabama’s ‘weaker’ body camera access laws stack up against other states
Birmingham News· 6 days agoFor months the family of Steve Perkins, the media, and others were denied access to view police-worn...
Helena Hicks, civil rights advocate who helped desegregate Read’s lunch counter, dies
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 4 days agoHelena Hicks, a civil rights advocate who led a 1950s protest to desegregate the old Read’s drug...
Al Jabbar’s work with local inmates has led him into a dispute with the state prison. He isn’t...
Winston-Salem Journal· 7 days agoIf you ask Al-Wadood Jabbar, the only one who can tell him to stop his mission of sponsoring prison...
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The State· 23 hours agoThe Biden administration on Friday announced it is dropping - for now ― a plan to ban menthol cigarettes after months of speculation about the proposal's future. Health and Human Services Secretary ...
What to know about state laws that limit or ban DEI efforts at colleges | Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Gazette· 5 days agoIn recent decades, American universities have expanded their diversity programs to address concerns...
