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Senate Passes Bill To Declare Juneteenth As National Holiday
June 16, 2021
Senate Passes Bill To Declare Juneteenth As National Holiday
On Tuesday, the Senate unanimously passed a bill to officially declare Juneteenth as a national holiday. The bill now heads…
Curry, WNBA players receive Jackie Robinson award from NAACP
March 18, 2021
Curry, WNBA players receive Jackie Robinson award from NAACP
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) dribbles against the Utah Jazz during the first half of an NBA basketball…
Eddie Murphy to be inducted into NAACP Hall of Fame
March 11, 2021
Eddie Murphy to be inducted into NAACP Hall of Fame
FILE – In this Jan. 12, 2020, file photo, Eddie Murphy accepts the lifetime achievement award at the 25th annual…
Tyler Perry, Clintons attend memorial for actor Cicely Tyson
February 16, 2021
Tyler Perry, Clintons attend memorial for actor Cicely Tyson
Pallbearers carry the casket of pioneering Black actor Cicely Tyson from Harlem’s famed Abyssinian Baptist Church to a hearse on…
Cicely Tyson, groundbreaking award-winning actor, dead at 96
January 29, 2021
Cicely Tyson, groundbreaking award-winning actor, dead at 96
NEW YORK (AP) — Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the…
Hank Aaron, baseball’s one-time home run king, dies at 86
January 22, 2021
Hank Aaron, baseball’s one-time home run king, dies at 86
ATLANTA (AP) — Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth’s home run…
Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman: ‘Even as we grieved, we grew.’
January 20, 2021
Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman: ‘Even as we grieved, we grew.’
NEW YORK (AP) — The country has a new president and may well have a new literary star. In one…
Inaugural event to celebrate resiliency of Black Americans
January 19, 2021
Inaugural event to celebrate resiliency of Black Americans
DETROIT (AP) — The resiliency, culture and heroism of Black Americans and the African diaspora will be the central theme…
Poet Amanda Gorman, 22, will read at Biden inaugural
January 14, 2021
Poet Amanda Gorman, 22, will read at Biden inaugural
NEW YORK (AP) — At age 22, poet Amanda Gorman, chosen to read at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden,…
Eric Jerome Dickey, bestselling novelist, dead at 59
January 6, 2021
Eric Jerome Dickey, bestselling novelist, dead at 59
NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Jerome Dickey, the bestselling novelist who blended crime, romance and eroticism in “Sister, Sister,” “Waking…