Sister-in-law of Martin Luther King Jr. Mrs. Naomi Ruth Barber King, who married the younger brother of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and was the last living matriarch of […]
Author Archives: Gregg Reese
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Wham! bam! Here comes Pam!
Sex symbol honored with coffee shop She teased the libido of inner city adolescence in the 1970s, and quite a few outside the ghetto as well. One of her admirers, […]
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HIV/AIDS activist dies at 39
Lasting impact of Hydeia Loren Broadbent “I’m devastated to hear about the passing of an incredible young woman, activist and hero Hydeia Broadbent.” —Ervin “Magic” Johnson in an “X” Twitter […]
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White billionaires undermine D.E.I. following end of Affirmative Action
High profile conservatives set new social agenda “Harvard must once again become a meritocratic institution which does not discriminate for or against faculty or students based on their skin color, […]
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African Diaspora explored yearly at film festival
See the best in Black cinema The annual Pan-African Film and Arts Festival made its debut again this year from Feb. 6 through the 19h at the Cinemark 18 Theater […]
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End of an era
Henry Fambrough, original member of the Spinners, dies at 85 “The Spinners are still here and still singing for our people who want to hear us. And that’s not going […]
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Invasion of privacy versus national security
The dirty tricks used in the King era are alive and well in the present millennium Americans are hot wired for fear. This has been embedded from the start, as […]
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Soul-Jazz pioneer Les McCann dies at 88
A mainstay of late 20th century pop charts Prolific jazz pianist and vocalist Les McCann has died at the age of 88. He passed away on Dec. 29 at an […]
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Asantewa Olatunji travels globe forging new paths for more women
Cultural Affairs Commission An Attorney and General Manager for the Pan African Film Festival, Olatunji joins fellow members Ray Jimenez, Eric Paquette, Cathy Unger, and Robert Vinson on the commission, […]
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‘The House Was Too Small’: Yoruba Sacred Arts explored
New exhibit at UCLA’s Fowler Museum Eshu turns right into wrong, wrong into right When he is angry, he sits on the skin of an ant When he is angry, […]
