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At the site where some researchers say half of all African Americans arrived in this country will sit a museum committed to reunifying their descendants with lost histories. (Photo: International African American Museum (IAAM))

OP-ED: Honoring our Past and Looking Towards the Future

NNPA NEWSWIRE — When I was asked by then-Charleston Mayor Joe Riley 23 years ago to chair the steering committee to develop his vision of establishing...

It is customary on Good Friday to commemorate the seven last words/sayings of Jesus Christ in solemn worship. In that spirit today, I encourage us to reflect upon the seven last words of George Floyd based upon the police bodycam transcript. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History5 years ago

COMMENTARY: The Seven Last Words of George Floyd

NNPA NEWSWIRE — This year’s Good Friday is especially poignant for African Americans it comes in the middle of the trial of Derek Chauvin for the...

Description: Baxter Leach was one of the 1968 Sanitation Workers whose strike drew Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Memphis. (Photo: Tyrone P. Easley)

Black History7 years ago

IN MEMORIAM: Baxter Leach, a Soldier for Labor

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Mr. Leach and fellow sanitation workers rose up and in unison shouted to the world, “I AM A MAN.” They marched against the...

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