Rev. Dr. Freddie Haynes has resigned as President of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition due to financial problems, less than a year after being announced as Jesse Jackson’s successor.
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Biden delegates funds for support of Haiti Multinational Security Support Mission
U.S. President Joe Biden has invoked the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide assistance and military training to countries that will lend support to Haiti via a Multinational Security Support Mission, with the aim of addressing the gang-related violence in the beleaguered Caribbean nation.
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Israel says Iran launched a number of drones toward it that will take hours to arrive
The Israeli military has confirmed that Iran has launched a number of drones toward Israel, and is prepared with defensive and offensive actions, with the U.S. and other partners in the region providing support.
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O.J. Simpson: A Polarizing Figure’s Final Chapter
O.J. Simpson, a name etched in American sports and entertainment, has passed away at the age of 76, having experienced triumphs, controversies, and a rollercoaster ride through the justice system, with his legacy a study in contrasts of unparalleled athletic achievement marred by allegations of violence and legal entanglements.
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100 BLACK MEN OF AMERICA, INC. launches its ‘Real Men Vote’ campaign and national tour rallying Black men around the importance of voting
100 Black Men of America, Inc. launched its “Real Men Vote” campaign and 13-city tour to provide Black men with the information and tools they need to make informed civic decisions and leverage their voting power to better their communities.
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Black student group at private Missouri college rallies after report of students using racial slurs
The Association of Black Students at St. Louis’ Washington University held a sit-in at a dining hall where a group of students allegedly threw eggs, stood on tables, and used racial slurs in front of primarily racial minority workers, causing them to feel intimidated and uncomfortable.
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Oklahoma executes Black man convicted of double slaying in 2002
Michael Dewayne Smith, 41, was executed by lethal injection on April 4 for the 2002 shooting deaths of Janet Moore and Sharath Pulluru, and is the first person executed in Oklahoma this year and the 12th put to death since the state resumed executions in 2021.
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PRESS ROOM: Survivors of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre to appear before Oklahoma Supreme Court as historic case hangs in the balance
The Oklahoma Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on April 2 in a case brought by the two last known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, with the potential to uphold or curtail access to the civil court system for all Oklahomans.
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Baltimore leaders consider economic impact of Key Bridge collapse
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge has caused a ripple effect in the Maryland economy, with the Port of Baltimore contributing nearly $3.3 billion in total personal income, $395 million in taxes, and $2.6 billion in business income.
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Black community rallies in support of Haiti as chaos continues
Haiti is in turmoil due to a deadly power struggle between authorities and local gangs, with the death toll continuing to rise and the main seaport in Port-au-Prince closed, preventing food and other aid from reaching millions of Haitian citizens.
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Fulton County DA Fani Willis says despite efforts to slow down Trump case, ‘the train is coming’
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has defended her handling of the election interference prosecution against Donald Trump, saying that the train is still coming despite claims about her romantic relationship with a special prosecutor.
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White former officers get sentences of 10 to 40 years in torture of 2 Black men in Mississippi
Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 10 to 40 years for breaking into a home without a warrant and torturing two Black men in an hours-long attack that included beatings, repeated uses of stun guns and assaults with a sex toy.