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Statement by the President on the Passing of Amelia Boynton Robinson
Amelia Boynton Robinson was a dedicated and courageous leader in the fight for civil rights. For most of her 104 years, Amelia committed herself...
CELTICS’ SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT TO KICKOFF ADVICE FROM THE PROS SERIES
MONTGOMERY – Ted Dalton, Senior Vice President of Corporate Partnerships and Business Development of the Boston Celtics, and Dr. Marc Williams, the CEO of...
Sorry is not enough
BY JESSE JACKSON
“That’s what strikes me. There but for the grace of God.”
That was President Obama’s reaction when he became the first sitting U.S....
President Obama Commutes 46 Sentences, Calls for Justice System Overhaul
By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Calling America “a nation of second chances,” President Barack Obama cut the prison sentences of 46 non-violent drug offenders...
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL REQUEST PRESIDENT OBAMA TO PLACE WREATH AT HISTORIC GRAVESITE...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (BlackNews.com) -- Yahoshuah Israel, Chairman of the International Council for the Commemoration of Col. John C. Robinson, an organization comprised...
President Obama Honors Outstanding Mathematics and Science Teachers
WASHINGTON, DC -- President Obama today named 108 mathematics and science teachers as recipients of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and...
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA TO ADDRESS NAACP 106TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION IN...
President Barack Obama will address the 106th NAACP Annual Convention in Philadelphia, PA on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
“We are...
BALTIMORE STEPHANIE RAWLINGS-BLAKE SWORN IN AS 73rd PRESIDENT OF THE...
Rawlings-Blake Makes History as the First African-American Female President of Organization
San Francisco, CA – The presidential gavel was officially handed to Baltimore Mayor Stephanie...
How Many Other Dylann Roofs Are Out There?
Dylann Roof callously told police that he murdered nine innocent black people in cold blood inside a Charleston, South Carolina church because he wanted...
Race of Rachel Dolezal, head of Spokane NAACP, comes under question
By Ben Brumfield, CNN
(CNN)The racial identity of one of the most prominent faces in Spokane, Washington's black community is under question after her...
