By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris spoke at a criminal justice forum at a historically Black college on Saturday after a group […]
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Morris Brown College Advances Toward Accreditation
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — Morris Brown students, alumni and faculty celebrated the news that the school has been approved as an institute of higher learning from the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary […]
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THE HONORABLE ELIJAH CUMMINGS WILL BE MISSED – THE RUN DOWN
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Micha Green talks The Honorable Elijah Cummings, and gives THE RUN DOWN on trending topics in the AFRO AMERICAN NEWSPAPER.
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‘It Is Well With My Soul’
Morgan State University Chairman Kwiesi Mfume speaks during funeral services for Rep. Elijah Cummings, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Baltimore. (Chip Somodevilla/Poo via AP) ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** Maya […]
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‘Our Elijah’
A flag lies on the casket of Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., during his funeral service at the New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore, Md., on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. (Lloyd […]
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The Nation Says ‘Farewell’
Mourners line up for a public viewing before the funeral service of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings at New Psalmist Baptist Church, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark) […]
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Congress Pays Tribute to Elijah Cummings at U.S. Capitol
By HORUS ALAS, NORA ECKERT, SAMANTHA HAWKINS, GABRIELLE WANNEH and DAN NOVAK Capital News Service WASHINGTON – Carried by Armed Forces body bearers, the late Rep. Elijah Cummings’s flag-draped casket […]
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Elijah Eugene Cummings: A Friend Indeed
Frances (Toni) Murphy Draper AFRO CEO and Publisher Baltimore is a unique city. It’s a city of firsts. It’s a city of neighborhoods. It’s a city of distinct landmarks. It […]
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Cummings Tribute: From Day One, A Friend
By Kweisi Mfume As we take the time this week to reflect on the life, times and work of Congressman Elijah Cummings. It is important to understand the totality of […]
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`Transformational Leader’ Cummings Lies In State at U.S. Capitol
By Stephen Janis, Special to the AFRO According to AFRO sources, Rep. Cummings’ funeral at New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore Oct. 25, will be attended by former President and First […]
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Former AP Civil Rights Reporter Kathryn Johnson Dies
By ALLEN G. BREED AP National Writer Kathryn Johnson, a trailblazing reporter for The Associated Press whose intrepid coverage of the civil rights movement and other major stories led to […]
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Trump Lynching Claim Renews Pain for Kin of Actual Victims
By JAY REEVES Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Willie Edwards Jr., a black truck driver, was killed by Ku Klux Klansmen who forced him to jump off a bridge […]