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Gus Newport: A Soldier for Justice
One year ago, on June 12, 2023, my husband of 35 years was picked up by a van at our…
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Oakland native serves aboard U.S. Navy flagship in Japan
Hospitalman Marco Ford, a native of Oakland, served in Japan aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship, USS Blue Ridge. Ford…
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Ed Dwight: Internationally Renowned Artist and Former Air Force Test Pilot
Ed Dwight is an artist and former U.S. Air Force test pilot who was America’s first African American astronaut candidate.…
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Blacks Celebrate Veterans Day: Admiral J. Paul Reason, U.S. Navy
Joseph Paul Reason graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, in 1965. He retired as a U.S. Navy…
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Henry Ossian Flipper: A Trailblazer’s Journey from Injustice to Honor
The name Henry O. Flipper shines as a symbol of resilience and triumph over adversity. Born to enslaved parents, Isabella…
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Gen. Charles Quinton Brown, Jr., New U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, Followed the Road Less Taken.
After being sworn in last Friday, Air Force General Charles Quinton Brown, Jr. assumed his role as Chairman, Joint Chiefs…
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Guy Bluford: First African American in Space
Following Sally Ride (America’s first female astronaut) by just two months, Guy Bluford’s spaceflight aboard Space Shuttle Challenger provided another visible…
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Why Trump Valet Walt Nauta Won’t Roll on Ex-President in Secret Documents Case
This week, Trump’s attorneys unveiled their legal strategy — delay at any cost — intended to make sure that the…
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Cathay Williams — The Only Known Female Buffalo Soldier
Cathay Williams knew that she couldn’t volunteer to serve as a regular soldier in the U.S. military. But knowing didn’t…
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Posts Spread Unfounded Claims About Russia’s Use of COVID-19 Vaccines
SciCheck Digest Russia developed a COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, in 2020. President Vladimir Putin has… The post Posts Spread Unfounded…
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Delayed, Not Denied: Vietnam Veteran Col. Paris Davis Finally Receives Medal of Honor
Col. Paris Davis, U.S. Army (Retired), was awarded the Medal of Honor on Friday on March 3, 2023, at the…
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‘More Death and Destruction at the Hands of Police’: Morehouse, Spelman Students and Faculty Protest ‘Cop City’ In Atlanta, Fearing More Harm to Black People
A chorus of Morehouse and Spelman students is the latest group protesting the development of Atlanta’s “Cop City.” They fear…
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Biden awards Black Vietnam vet Col. Paris Davis, 83, with Medal of Honor
The belated recognition for the 83-year-old Virginia resident came after the recommendation for the medal was lost, resubmitted — and…
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D.C. Business Encounters Discrimination in Quest to Help Ukraine
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Davis said her group had installed “living containers and living facilities” that provided families with things like…
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Following More Mass Shootings Democrats Introduce Assault Weapons Ban
On January 22, a gunman opened fire on a crowd celebrating the Lunar New Year in Monterey Park, California, killing…
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While Black Newspapers Reveal Serial Rapists, Mainstream Turns to Comedy
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Black Press has been the primary voice of the Black community for 196 years. It informs…
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OP-ED: Pursuing Martin Luther King Jr.’s Beloved Community
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to Dr. King, the creation of a beloved community would require the American people to address…
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Young Soldier Killed at Alabama Military Base After Altercation with Fellow Soldier, Investigation Launched
A 21-year-old soldier from New York has died after being involved in a fight with another soldier earlier this week…
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‘I Can’t Wrap My Mind Around How This Happened’: Alabama Mom ‘Ingested’ Into Airplane Engine In Rare Accident
A union, co-workers and friends of the mother of three fatally killed on New Year’s Eve are trying to cope…
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