By D.L. White In the senior legislative body of the United States Congress, the Senate, after days of debate, without the benefit of fact or material witnesses and following the lead of Mitch McConnell who stated weeks before the proceedings….. “Everything I do doing this (Senate Impeachment trial), I am coordinating with the White House […]
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Today, the world is mourning the loss of iconic basketball player Kobe Bryant, and his 13 year-old daughter Gianna Maria Onore–aka Gigi, among those who died in a private helicopter crash. Reportedly, his private helicopter reported experienced engine trouble from his home in Orange County to Thousand Oaks. Reports say that they were on their
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Arizona Cardinals football player Larry Fitzgerald has added team owner to his name as the wide receiver officially joins the Phoenix Suns Ownership Group. Fitzgerald becomes only the second active NFL player to own a stake in an NBA team, joining Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who purchased a stake in the Milwaukee Bucks
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And now, in a historic first, the crowns for four major pageants are worn by black women. Zozibini Tunzi, the newly crowned Miss Universe, joins Miss America Nia Franklin, Miss USA Cheslie Kryst and Miss Teen USA Kaliegh Garris in making history. Earlier this year, Franklin, Kryst and Garris made history together as the first three
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Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), the feisty senator and the only Black woman presidential candidate, has dropped out of the 2020 presidential race amid rumors that her campaign lacked direction, had no cash and “no real plan to win,” according to one campaign staffer who resigned and burned the bridge on her way out the door.
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Hey ya’ll, So, who’s traveling out of town for the holidays by a vehicle? If you are, which many people choose to do, especially during Thanksgiving. Be safe on the roads. According to AAA, the American Automobile Association, they are expecting a record number of 49 million travelers to hit the roadway for the Thanksgiving
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In tribute to best selling fiction writer Ernest Gaines, author Bobby Burns recalls an interview he had done with him during his days at LSU in 2006. Celebrated novelist Ernest Gaines taught me a great deal when we met. His death this month brought back memories that will last a lifetime. I didn’t sleep
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“When we’re dancing with the angels, the question will be asked, in 2019, what did we do to make sure we kept our democracy intact? Did we stand on the sidelines and say nothing?” Elijah Cummings Today the world mourns the loss of Maryland powerful Democratic congressman Elijah E. Cummings. Cummings, known for his calm fight
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By D.L. White A day that should live for infamy not only in the lives of Americans of African descent, but all Americans who cherish freedom, equal rights and justice for all, is September 15. “We did not have cell phones, text messaging or the internet back then,” noted Arizona State Conference NAACP President Charles
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The world just lost one of the most celebrated novelists of our time, Toni Morrison. According to her publisher, Alfred A. Knopf, Penguin Random House, Morrison died in New York at the age of 88. Born Chloe Ardelia Wofford, February 18, 1931 in Lorrain, Ohio, she was the second of four children born to Ramah
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