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Jab’o Starks, the drummer who provided the steady beat for James Brown’s iconic mid-’60s band and who stayed with the

NEW YORK — Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton and National Action Network convened their annual national convention at the

METRO ATLANTA  April 18, 2018 By Defender News Service The disconnect between prison life inmates and getting them reconnected to

Dear Co-Laborer: We regret to inform you of the passing of Rev. Dr. Shirley Cathie. Dr. Cathie was the Co-Founder

Statement of Executive Vice President Rev. John Vaughn NEW YORK — Last week, an independent autopsy revealed that Stephon Clark was

South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has died aged 81, her personal assistant says. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was the former wife

JACKSON MISSISSIPPI PROGRESSIVE MAYOR CHOKWE ANTAR LUMUMBA SPEAKING WHILE BEING HONORED IN NEWARK—(Photo by Risasi Dais @ 2018)   Newark

Cheryl Townsend Gilkes’ book title “If it wasn’t for the women” is a fitting one that captures the centrality of

Legendary South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela has died at the age of 78 after a decade-long fight with cancer,