Sharon Pratt Dixon sworn in as Mayor of DC

2 Lawyers Of Color Face 45-Year Sentences — For Vandalism

Mattis, along with Urooj Rahman, 31, was arrested in New York City on May 30 during protests against racism and police brutality following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police

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'Uncle Fester': Erica Dixon Unleashes on a Fan Who Suggests She's Broke

Erica Dixon appears to be over social users trolling

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Eight Louisiana police officers accused of excessive force after chase have been indicted | The Atlanta Voice

A grand jury indicted each of the Shreveport officers on Monday with a count of malfeasance in office in connection with the late January pursuit and stop of a truck that left driver Chico Bell with a shattered eye socket and passenger Damon Robinson with his nose broken in several

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Tavis Smiley To Host Joint Interview With African American Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) And Tim Scott (R-S.C.)

Tavis Smiley on PBS, returning for its 12th season on Monday, Jan. 12, will feature a two-part, exclusive joint interview during its premiere week with the only two African Americans in the U.S. Senate – New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker, and South Carolina Republican Tim

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PepsiCo, Inc., The PepsiCo Foundation Launch $7 Million Initiative to Help Communities of Color Amid COVID-19

In response, PepsiCo, Inc. and The PepsiCo Foundation have pledged $7 million to help communities of color devastated by the crisis, partnering with the National Urban League and UnidosUS to help fund their relief

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'2 Little Cuties': Erica Dixon's Snapshot of Her Twin Daughters Sends Fans Over the Moon

Erica Dixon‘s twin daughters Embrii and Eryss are leaving fans stumped with their

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K. David Boyer

K. David Boyer, Jr. is Chief Executive Officer of GlobalWatch Technologies, Inc. In this role, Boyer heads a leading cyber security, business intelligence consulting, and software engineering firm in the Washington, D.C. area. Previously, Boyer served as a presidential appointee to the

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'She Get It from Her Momma': Erica Dixon and Daughter Emani Stun Fans with This Beautiful Photo

When reality TV fans began the “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” journey in June 2012, they were introduced to Erica Dixon and her then-9-year-old daughter with rapper Lil Scrappy, Emani

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Opinion: The Signs Say Black Lives Matter. Yet the Very People Who Are Supposed to Protect Us too Often, in too Many Places, Don’t Seem to Agree. | Post News Group

Three police officers stood and watched as a fourth, Derek Chauvin, knelt on

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LIVESTREAM — WED. 6.24.20 1PM ET — #SaveLocalJournalism #15: "THE NEXT GENERATION"

As Ali had done to opponents many times prior, Leonard began a mind war with

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Cam’ron Kicks It With Pablo Escobar’s Family In Visuals To “Medellin”

Unbeknownst to many, Cam’ron recently took a trip down to Colombia to shoot his latest visuals to the Brendan Cochrane and self-directed visuals to

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Brooklyn Artists Hook First “Black Lives Matter” Mural NYC, More To Come

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Sugar Ray Leonard Talks Boxing, Personal Demons, and Greatest Triumphs

As Ali had done to opponents many times prior, Leonard began a mind war with

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John R. Thompson

John R. Thompson, Jr. was head coach of the Georgetown University men’s basketball team from 1972 until 1998, winning a national championship in 1984. Additionally, Thompson was

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Cocaine seized at Kingston airport

For the second time in just over two weeks, the work of the Canine Division has led to the seizure of illegal drugs, this time at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on

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Davis Cup and Fed Cup Finals postponed to 2021

LONDON, (Reuters) – Tennis’s flagship team events the Davis Cup and Fed Cup Finals have been postponed until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said

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George Floyd killing sparks national outrage and international disgrace

From Detroit to Atlanta, and from Los Angeles to Washington D.C., protestors took to the streets in record numbers to express their discontent over the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in Minneapolis who was the most recent – and most visible – victim of lethal force from a police

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Abe Attell

Abe Attell , byname the Little Champ (born February 22, 1884, San Francisco, California, U.S.—died February 7, 1970, New Paltz, New York), American professional boxer, undisputed world featherweight champion from 1906 through 1912. Attell was from a poor Jewish family and began his boxing career

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Drug convict loses again

Outlining the background of the case, the Appeal Court noted that on October 5, 2011 the Assets Recovery Agency had brought civil proceedings against Nembhard in the Supreme Court, seeking a civil recovery order and restraint order pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) against certain

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Wes Unseld, NBA Rookie Of Year And MVP In 1969, Dies At 74 – Free Press of Jacksonville

By Howard Fendrich— Wes Unseld, the workmanlike Hall of Fame center who led Washington to its only NBA championship and was chosen one of the 50 greatest players in league history, died Tuesday after a series of health issues, most recently

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#FIYAH! — LIVESTREAM TUES. 6.23.20 7PM ET — BIG DADDY KANE (King Asiatic Nobody's Equal) (1)

As Ali had done to opponents many times prior, Leonard began a mind war with

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Dixon, Charles Dean (1915-1976)

Charles Dean Dixon, conductor, was born January 10, 1915 in New York, New York to West Indian parents Henry Charles Dixon and McClara Rolston Dixon. Dixon’s parents exposed him to classical music at an early age and his mother taught him to play the violin, along with a number of other

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Report Claims Russia Paid Bounties to Afghan Militants for Killing U.S. Troops, Russia’s Foreign Ministry Denies it

The New York Times revealed in its recent dossier of dirt that NATO and U.S. troops in Afghanistan were the targets of this bounty program and Taliban-linked militants were the

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'Get your knee off our necks,' activist Sharpton tells George Floyd memorial | New York Carib News

Delivering the eulogy at a memorial service inside a university chapel in Minneapolis, Sharpton said Floyd’s fate – dying at the hands of police, pinned to the ground under the knee of a white officer – symbolized a universal experience of police brutality for African

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Protesters Try To Take Down Slaveowner Andrew Jackson Statue In Washington D.C.

Demonstrators in Washington D.C., attempted to topple a bronze statue of former president Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park, near the White House on Monday (June 22), video footage posted on social media

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Mural Painted On Road To White House

The street was also renamed BlackLivesMatter BLVD. The streets is getting prepped for a mass crowd expected to protest over the weekend

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More Protesters Across The Country Demand Justice For George Floyd

Protests prompted by the police killing of George Floyd popped up in even more cities across the U.S. on Saturday as thousands of people continued to demand justice for Black victims of police

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Trailblazing Dancer

Born in Roxbury in 1900, Mildred Davenport became a trailblazing dancer and renowned dance instructor. Her first career was in show business. In 1938 she danced her interpretation of the African-American spirituals with the Boston Pops. She appeared on Broadway with such reviews as 'Blackbirds' and

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Early Boston Latin Graduates

Parker Bailey (Class of 1877) and Clement Morgan (Class of 1886) were the first Black graduates of the Boston Latin School. Both went on to Harvard College. Bailey pursued a lifetime of teaching at the M Street High School in Washington, D.C., Morgan graduated from Harvard Law School and served as

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Gleaton, Tony (1948-2015) - Death

Leo Antony Gleaton died on August 14, 2015 in Palo Alto, California and was buried in the Sacramento Valley National Cemetary in Dixon, California with full military honors.

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