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Black Writers Rally to Save Langston Hughes’ Home
The home occupied by one of the great leaders of the Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes, still stands on 127th Street in Harlem today. Hughes used the top floor of the home as his workroom from 1947 to his death in 1967; it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The current owner,…
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Rio Rundown: Women’s 4×100 Team Retains Gold, Men Appeal Disqualification
Emerging victorious in the intense rivalry with Jamaica, the U.S. women’s team retained the 4×100-meter relay title, and Allyson Felix won a record fifth gold medal in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. It was the second-fastest women’s 4×100 relay ever, second only to the relay at the 2012 Olympic Games, where…
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Entire Black Church Endorses Donald Trump for President
The entire congregation of a historically black church in Charlotte, N.C., supports Donald Trump for president over his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton. Representatives of the membership of Antioch Road to Glory International Ministries say that they are endorsing the Republican candidate around the issues of job creation and reform of the criminal-justice system. Katrina Rodgers,…
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Ruby Wilson, ‘Queen of Beale Street,’ Has Died at 68
Singer Ruby Wilson, the undisputed “Queen of Beale Street,” has died. Wilson passed Friday following a stroke, reports the Memphis Flyer, which describes her as a “one woman wall of sound.” She was 68 years old. According to the Flyer, Wilson was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and got her music skills honestly: Her mother was…
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Mayhem Erupts as Milwaukee Police Kill Black Man
As yet another African American was shot and killed by police in Milwaukee, protests and fires erupted in the Rust Belt city. According to police, the 23-year-old victim was armed with a semi-automatic handgun and was shot dead after fleeing a traffic stop in the city’s predominantly black north side Saturday afternoon. It is not…
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73-Year-Old Hampton U Alumna Joins Peace Corps
A 73-year-old Hampton University alumna has been accepted into the Peace Corps, proving that a meaningful, adventure-filled life doesn’t have to stop with retirement. Bettie Anderson, who first heard of the Peace Corps in 1961 while a student at what was then called Hampton Institute, will be going to Botswana for a 26-month community service…
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Fencer Daryl Homer Makes Olympic History, Too
Daryl Homer, a 26-year-old from the Bronx, N.Y., born in the Virgin Islands, became the first American in 112 years to win a silver medal in men’s individual sabre, according to USA Today. Homer is also first U.S. man to win an Olympic medal in individual sabre since Peter Westbrook won the bronze at the…
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More #BlackGirlMagic: Michelle Carter Wins Gold for Shot Put
Michelle Carter made Olympic history when she won the very first gold for an American woman in shot put in Rio on Friday. But what made her feat that much more spectacular (and sweet) is that her coach also happens to be her dad, Michael Carter, who won a silver medal in the very same…
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Inez Y. Kaiser, 1st Black Woman to Own National Public Relations Firm, Dies at 98
Today, black-women-owned public relations firms are plentiful. But in the late 1950s, there was only one—the first one. Inez Yeargan Kaiser, the 98-year-old pioneer who was the first black woman in the U.S. to own a P.R. firm, has died. She was 98 years old. Kaiser, who began her business in public relations after teaching…
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Longtime Friends Start Mobile Shower Facility for the Homeless in Fla.
Chris Bentley and Carlos Miller, two African-American men who have been friends since middle school, have started an innovative way to help the homeless of Palm Beach County, Fla. The two started a nonprofit—Live FRESH (Feeling Revitalized Encourages Sustainable Happiness)—and have launched a mobile shower facility, an air-conditioned trailer equipped with six private shower/changing-area rooms,…
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