WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1,000 people marched through downtown Washington on July 22 to call attention to the ongoing struggle against HIV and AIDS, the subject of an international conference beginning held in the nation’s capital. Organizers said the aim of the “Keep the Promise” march was to remind world leaders and policymakers that […]
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Audit of AKA Books Finds Problems
WASHINGTON (AP) — A financial audit of the nation’s oldest Black sorority found significant accounting problems including a secret set of books used by top officials to divert money, findings that bolster some claims in a lawsuit. The audit of the Chicago-based Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, which was completed in December and provided to The […]
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Inmates Freed after Crack Penalties are Eased
WASHINGTON (AP) — Antwain Black was facing a few more years in Leavenworth for dealing crack. But on Tuesday, he was on his way home to Illinois. Black, 36, was among the first of potentially thousands of inmates who are being released early from federal prison because of an easing of the harsh penalties for […]