Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Dak Prescott’s Brother Dies At 31

NFL Commissioner: "We, The NFL Admit, We Were Wrong for Not Listening to NFL Players Earlier"

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell released a video clip condemning racing and admitting that the NFL was wrong to not listen to the players who were protesting against racial injustice and police brutality against blacks according to the

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Dizzy Gillespie

John Birks Gillespie, commonly referred to as Dizzy Gillespie, was an American born trumpeter and composer. Born in Cheraw, South Carolina on 21 October 1917, Gillespie is regarded as the proponent of the earlier Bebop music scene, and together with his complex trumpeting and rhythmic

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Major mangrove restoration project coming for Clarendon

As countries look towards a post-COVID-19 future and consider options for supporting economic, environmental and social sustainability, plans are under way for the ‘Blue Carbon Restoration in southern Clarendon, Jamaica’ project, which will seek to restore over 1,000 hectares of degraded mangrove

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Kimora Lee Simmons

Kimora Lee Simmons is a designer, former fashion model and businesswoman. She was born on May 4, 1975 in St. Louis, Missouri. Her mother is of Japanese and Korean descent but was adopted by an American family during the Korean War so she grew up in America. Her father is of African American

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FEA Offers Parents Tips and What to Expect in the Fall – Free Press of Jacksonville

And on another level Floridians were reminded that some children received their only meals of the day in their school

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

NASCAR Fans React To A Noose Left In Bubba Wallace's Garage

And a delayed race at Talladega Monday became the first real test of NASCAR's ban of the Confederate

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Common Reactions to COVID-19 in Children

By Emily Stone BS, CCLS, certified child life specialist, Children’s Wisconsin With all of the changes COVID-19 has brought to our daily lives, children in particular have a difficult time talking about their fears and may show behavioral signs that they are experiencing an increase in

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Source: The Madison Times Weekly Newspaper

Africa: Kenya Vs. Djibouti - Who Will Represent Africa On the UN Security Council?

From Kenya's perspective, it seemed like they already had it in the bag: In a secret ballot in February, the member states of the African Union (AU) nominated Kenya to take one of three African seats on the United Nations (UN) Security Council, which will become vacant in January

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George Taliaferro: First African American Player Drafted by a National Football League Team in 1949

George Taliaferro, an Indiana University football player, was the first African American player drafted by a National Football League team in 1949. As the leading rusher and an All-American at Indiana University, he led the Hoosier football program to their only undefeated Big Ten Conference

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Jan Matzeliger

Sometimes the greatest inventions are those which simplify necessary tasks. Such is the case with Jan Matzeliger – the man who made it possible for ordinary citizens to purchase

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PRESS ROOM: NFL Players Coalition Commit $3 Million+ to Communities of Color in Support of COVID-19 Relief Arizona Informant Newspaper

NEW YORK – The NFL, through its Inspire Change platform and the Players Coalition, today announced a donation of $3,050,000 to seven markets that have been significantly impacted by COVID-19. Recipients of the funds include health systems, individual hospitals, and non-profit organizations in

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Source: Arizona Informant Newspaper

(1968) Robert F. Kennedy, “On the Death of Martin Luther King, Jr.”

On April 4, 1968, during an Indianapolis, Indiana rally for his presidential campaign, attended by a large number of African Americans, Robert F. Kennedy, despite suggestions he shouldnt appear at all, decided to proceed and announce the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., to a group unaware

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1968

NFL star Ziggy Ansah enstooled as chief in Ghana [Photos]

8|24 #MambaMentality

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Biden Formally Clinches Democratic Presidential Nomination | Afro

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER and WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press

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Milwaukee woman begins national mutual aid fund during COVID-19

Families in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and across the country have received snacks for their children because of the efforts of The Snack Sack, led by Chamieka

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Assess your risk level when making Father’s Day plans

One way to modify your Father’s Day celebrations is to limit the number of people who are joining if the celebration is taking place in person, Kulkarni

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Tributes Pour In For Bonnie Pointer, The Heart And Soul Of The Pointer Sisters, Dead At 69

Bonnie Pointer, 69, who co-founded The Pointer Sisters in the late 1960's with her sister June, died on Monday from cardiac arrest.

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Babyface Shares Emotional Song He Wrote For The Late Andre Harrell

The music industry icon passed away on Friday night.

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First Lady Michelle Obama, Former First Ladies Lend Support to First-Ever Healing Garden at Children's National Health System

First Lady Michelle Obama and all five living former First Ladies announced their support for a project to transform a gravel rooftop space at Children’s National Health System into a 7,200-square-foot healing garden. Currently in development, the garden will give patients and their families

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Will Smith Opens Up About Divorce From First Wife, Sheree Fletcher

In the Father’s Day episode of Red Table Talk, Will Smith is getting up close and personal about his divorce from his first wife, Sheree

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

Black Teen Fatally Shot At Stop Light Days After High School Graduation In Suspected Hate Crime

18-year-old Na’Kia Crawford was gunned down just days after her high school

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Source: MadameNoire

Jada Pinkett Smith Confirms Relationship With August Alsina Happened While Separated From Will Smith

Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith are one of Black Hollywood's most beloved couples. But like most marriages, theirs has been through its fair share of tests. During a new

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

Sen. Collins secures PPE for public, affordable housing

Ahead of an executive order mandating the use of facial coverings for all residents, Senator Nick Collins announced a district-wide initiative to equip residents in need with free protective

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Source: The Bay State Banner

Pass It On: Houston Texans QB Deshaun Watson’s Book About Leadership Is Coming In July

Source: Kevork S. Djansezian / Getty

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Nigeria: Buhari Sends Condolence Message to Burundi Over President's Death

Abuja — President Muhammadu Buhari last night sent a condolence message to the people and government of Burundi over the death of their president, Mr. Pierre

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MLB’s lacking social voice and the decline of African-American ballplayers

Every April 15, Major League Baseball touts the legacy of Jackie Robinson and the game’s role in changing the face of sports in

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City of Dallas formally recognizes contributions of NDG editor

The staff of the North Dallas Gazette got some welcome news this

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Preserved by Purpose: Presence of Your Enemies | Dallas Weekly

“I am so ready to leave Dallas – Fort Worth” were words I shouted in frustration a number of years ago. I was having a particularly difficult time financially, hated my job, had lost friends and a romantic relationship had just ended. I was ready for a new start and figured with all of the

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`The truth hurts’ – Mottley says in reply to Guyanese critics

“…we must ask – on what grounds and by what form of executive fiat does the Chief Elections Officer determine that he should invalidate 1 vote, far less over 115 000 votes when the votes were already certified as valid by officers of the Guyana Elections Commission in the presence of the political

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Madagascar records its first coronavirus death

Madagascar on Sunday announced the first death of a patient suffering from the novel coronavirus, nearly two months after it was first detected in the

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