By Chandelis Duster The highest-ranking Black lawmaker in Congress and a top Black state leader took aim Sunday at nation-wide Republican efforts to restrict voting access as a move that will suppress minority voting and imperil democracy in America. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn blasted bills aimed at restricting ballot access in all but three
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By Carly Ryan As a master writer for Hallmark, Melvina Young is well-practiced in keeping a finger on the pulse of her community; making note of the emotions they may need to express, and later translating them into a card. “Our job really hinges on the power of empathy, that ability to get into someone
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By Christina Maxouris, Holly Yan and Claire Colbert First, the good news: The United States reported a record-high 4.6 million doses of vaccines administered in one day, according to data published Saturday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Amazing Saturday! +4.63M doses administered over total yesterday, a new record,” tweeted Dr. Cyrus Shahpar,
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By Ted Barrett, Daniella Diaz and Manu Raju Congress will return to Washington this week with a host of problems to address — but no clear legislative paths to resolve any of them. On immigration, the two parties are at sharp odds over what to do about the growing crisis at the Southern border. On
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Two of the tennis’ greats: Lucy Diggs Slowe and Venus Williams. More than just exceptional athletes, these two women were philanthropists as well. Born in 1885, Lucy Diggs Slowe was orphaned at the age of six and then moved to Baltimore to live with her Aunt. She went on to become the first African American
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By Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Luke McGee Prince Philip, the lifelong companion of Queen Elizabeth II and the longest-serving consort in British history, died at the age of 99 on Friday. In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the death of her beloved husband,
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In February FOX Sports’ Gus Johnson received the 2021 Jake Wade Award for media contributions to college athletics. A Howard University alumna (1990), Johnson’s voice has vivified play everywhere from NCAA hockey to Canadian football. NCAA football and basketball, though, are where he endeared himself to a nation, including this year’s “Heartbreak City” men’s basketball
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Raised by a franchise-holding father, Dallas, TX, native and Hampton University graduate Alyson Rae Lawson knew what she wanted to do. While not running three McDonald’s like her dad, she has become the first Black woman to run not one but two Texas 7-Eleven franchises. Across the street from one another in Arlington, TX, each
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Black entrepreneurs are committing to their community and coming together to offer a $2,000 scholarship for two HBCU undergraduate students. Four businesses have teamed together for this initiative: Lauren and Zevi Lacey, Founders of Urban Business Directory, CEO Wesley Jacques of BlueDrem Media & Marketing Services, Gia Mac, CEO of Infinite 7 and Ashley Johnson,
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Three Delaware State University students are making a difference by taking part in a national competition, the Hope for Sickle Cell Disease Challenge, that raises awareness about Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). Two graduate students, Lindsey Hyppolite and Joshua Patterson, and an undergraduate freshman, Nia Allen, are competing in the challenge. Conducted by the National Heart
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