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Capitol Police Officer Being Hailed As A Hero for Drawing Angry Mob Away From Senate Floor

January 12, 2021 admin 0

By John Bacon –  A Capitol Police officer is being hailed as a hero for drawing an angry mob away from the entrance to the Senate floor Wednesday as rioters smashed their way into the […]

Sports

Bruins to Retire No. 22 jersey of Willie O’Ree, First Black Player in NHL

January 12, 2021 admin 0

By  The Boston Globe – The Bruins announced Tuesday that they will retire Willie O’Ree’s number 22 jersey prior to the team’s game against the New Jersey Devils on Feb. 18. “On behalf of the […]

Editorials

What Makes a New Year New

January 12, 2021 admin 0

A Message From The Publisher –  By Bobby R. Henry, Sr.  10 Create a clean heart in me, O Elohim, and renew a faithful spirit within me. 11 Do not force me away from your presence, and do […]

Political

Clyburn Wants ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ to Become Official U.S. Hymn

January 12, 2021 admin 0

By WI Web Staff – House Majority Whip James Clyburn wants “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” often called the Black national anthem, as the nation’s official hymn — a move he says can help heal […]

Health

An Open Fund for Projects Debunking Vaccine Misinformation

January 12, 2021 admin 0

The uncertainty and developing nature of the coronavirus pandemic continues to generate related misinformation. Fact-checkers have been hard at work debunking falsehoods online, with nearly 10,000 fact checks about the pandemic currently showing up across our products. […]

Entertainment

Kevin Hart Signs Film and First-Look Deal with Netflix

January 12, 2021 admin 0

By Kim Masters – The deal calls for Hart to star and produce four features for the streamer and then enter into a first-look deal. Kevin Hart is poised to make an enormous, Adam Sandler-type deal […]

Sports

Sports World Sees Two Americas in Policing of DC Riot and Black Lives Matter Protests

January 11, 2021 admin 0

By Travis Caldwell and Jill Martin – (CNN) – After rioters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday to protest Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory, players and coaches across American sports leagues voiced their concerns about what they witnessed […]

Entertainment

Halle Berry Says It’s ‘Heartbreaking’ That No Black Woman Has Won Best Actress Since Her Historic Oscar Win

January 11, 2021 admin 0

In 2002, Halle Berry won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Monster’s Ball. Nearly 20 years later, Berry remains the only Black woman to have ever received the prestigious accolade — a distinction that upsets her. “The […]

Political

Georgia State Rep. Vernon Jones Announces He’s Joined GOP, Been Fighting ‘Demon Democrats’

January 11, 2021 admin 0

BY JASON LEMON  (Newsweek) – Georgia state Representative Vernon Jones announced at a Wednesday protest in support of President Donald Trump that he is officially joining the Republican Party, saying that he has been fighting “demon Democrats.” Jones […]

National

Black Woman Appointed Acting Chief of US Capitol Police

January 11, 2021 admin 0

By Terry Shropshire | January 11, 2021 |  A senior-ranking Black female law enforcement officer and HBCU graduate has been appointed as the acting chief of the embattled U.S. Capitol Police department. A senior-ranking Black […]

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