Joni Sledge of Sister Sledge dies at age 60
Founding member of the American musical group, Sister Sledge, Joni Sledge has died. Sledge was discovered unresponsive at her home
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Chance the Rapper Donates $1 Million to Chicago’s Public Schools
Chance the Rapper has donated $1 million to Chicago’s public school system, stoking a long-running debate about the city’s education
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John Lewis On Selma March, 52 Years Later: ‘I Thought I Was Going To Die’
“Our march continues. There is great work still to be done.” Tuesday marks 52 years since Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) helped lead
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Delta Airlines Has Its First Black Female Captain
This is the second time she’s made aviation history. Twenty years ago, Stephanie Johnson became the first black female pilot
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How Liberian Women Delivered Africa’s First Female President
MONROVIA, Liberia — Bernice Freeman was chatting with some market women, trying to explain why it was so important that
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Ingrid LaFleur, Artist and Curator, Enters Detroit’s Mayoral Race
Actors have been mayors (Clint Eastwood). So have singers (Sonny Bono), high school football coaches (Rob Ford) and media moguls
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Al Jarreau, Singer Who Spanned Jazz, Pop and R&B Worlds, Dies at 76
Al Jarreau, a versatile vocalist who sold millions of records and won a string of Grammys for his work in
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Inez Dickens sworn in as Assembly member
It took a roster of prominent elected officials and notable residents to recite portions of Inez Dickens’s impressive resume and
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Greater New York Chamber of Commerce Hosts Black History Month Awards Breakfast
The Greater New York Chamber of Commerce is hosting its Black History Month awards breakfast Friday, Feb. 10, at the
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Chrisette Michele on Performing at Trump’s Inaugural Ball
(Courtesy of Billboard Magazine) Without question President Donald Trump’s presence has ignited mass resistance across the world (see: the Women’s
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