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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — After a 15-year effort by his family and members of Congress, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a bill authorizing a posthumous Medal of Honor for U.S. Army Sgt. First Class […]

By Associated Press Associated – NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lucille Bridges, the mother of civil rights activist Ruby Bridges, who walked with her then-6-year-old daughter past crowds screaming racist slurs as she became the first […]

OLYMPIA, Washington — Throughout his administration, President Trump has repeatedly threatened to halt federal funding to sanctuary cities: jurisdictions that limit their cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. Despite the frequency of this rhetoric, Trump’s efforts […]

By Scottie Andrew, CNN – The first Black woman to be crowned Miss Mississippi USA is now the reigning Miss USA. Asya Branch, a student at the University of Mississippi and Booneville native, was crowned […]

By Stacy Brown – NNPA NEWSWIRE — Three of the Trump’s appointees, Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, and Neil Gorsuch are viewed as more likely than their colleagues to support the now lame-duck President’s […]

Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith’s research promotes health and healthcare equity for structurally marginalized populations.     By Bruce C.T. Wright, NewsOne Joe Biden has quickly gotten to work as the president-elect while his […]

By Lee Brown – President-elect Joe Biden has already selected the heads of his coronavirus task force, including the surgeon general who was fired soon after President Trump took office. Vivek Murthy, who was the […]

By Meg Kinnard The Associated Press – Most contenders seen since Reconstruction – In the battle for control of the U.S. Senate this year, the Deep South is fielding more Black candidates than it has […]

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Correspondent – After days of counting in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Arizona, President Obama’s former Vice President, Joe Biden, and California Senator, Kamala Harris, won the 2020 race for […]

Staff Report – Miami Times – Nearly 2,500 people were hospitalized Monday in Florida with a COVID-19 diagnosis. While hospitalization numbers fluctuate daily, the number reported Monday was more than 200 higher than on any […]