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`My name is Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer!’ | Afro

By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com My name is Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer and I live at 6-2-6, East Lafayette Street, Ruleville, Mississippi, Sunflower County, the home of Senator James O. Eastland, and Senator Stennis,” Hamer boldly said at the Democratic National Convention (DNC), specifically addressing the DNC’s Credentials Committee in Atlantic City in […]

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Coppin State & UMES Call to Artists | Afro

Coppin State & UMES Call to Artists Application Deadline Reminder Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - 3:00 p.m. MSAC's Maryland Public Art Initiative has two open Calls for Artists on Maryland historically black college and university (HBCU) campuses. Coppin State University College of Business, Baltimore

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Deadly Explosion in Northwest Baltimore | Afro

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