By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the death of retired NBA superstar Kobe Bryant (all times local): CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) — NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash on a remote, steep hillside in Southern California on Sunday, his sudden death […]
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Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old Daughter and 7 Others Killed in California Chopper Crash
By STEPHANIE DAZIO, Associated Press (Updated 01/26/2020) – NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash on a steep hillside in dense morning fog in Southern California on Jan. 26, his sudden death at age 41 touching off an outpouring of grief for a star whose celebrity […]
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‘Africa’s Richest Woman’ Now a Formal Suspect in Graft Probe
By The Associated Press Africa’s reputed richest woman is a formal suspect in an investigation into mismanagement and the siphoning off of funds during her time with Angola’s state-run oil company, the country’s attorney general announced Jan. 22. The remarks by Helder Pitta Gros to reporters in the capital, Luanda, come days after a global […]
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Reaction to the Death of Retired NBA Superstar Kobe Bryant
By The Associated Press Reaction from the basketball world and beyond on the death of retired NBA superstar Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash on Sunday at age 41: “Kobe was not only an icon in the sports arena, he was a man of the world and touched so many lives and communities in the […]
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Texas High School Bars Student Who Won’t Cut Dreadlocks
By The Associated Press A Black Texas high school student won’t be allowed to return to school or attend his graduation ceremony unless he cuts his dreadlocks, his family says. Deandre Arnold, a senior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu in Southeast Texas, has had dreadlocks for years and says it’s part of […]
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Mississippi Marker Will Honor Civil Rights Activist Fannie Lou Hamer
By The Associated Press A historical marker in Mississippi will commemorate the legacy of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. Research for the project was led by a Mississippi Valley State University student and a professor who taught him, the Greenwood Commonwealth reported. Fannie Lou Hamer. As the spokeswoman for the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, […]
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Archived Photos Rekindle Need to Keep MLK’s Legacy Alive
By Nick Robertson The Associated Press/Savannah Morning News As Savannah Morning News photo chief Steve Bisson worked through a half-century-old box of negatives to catalog and scan, he made a discovery. Submerged within the newspaper’s old photo files, 14 negatives provided documentation of two Savannah appearances by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1964. […]
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Cosby Prosecutors Defend Accusers’ Testimony, Fight Appeal
By The Associated Press Prosecutors who won a conviction in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case defended their work as they fight the imprisoned actor’s latest appeal. Cosby, 82, has asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to review trial rulings that let five other accusers testify for the prosecution at the 2018 retrial. The same type of […]
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A Tribute to an Icon: John Lewis
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent Millions adore Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) for his selfless and lifelong dedication to civil and equal rights. Some idolize Lewis like a rock star, while most revere him as an icon. It is why presidents, politicians, members of Congress, and everyday people have taken the time to […]
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National Action Network Honors Leaders
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Former President Bill Clinton, founder and Chairperson of Urban One Cathy Hughes and activist and Parkland Shooting Warrior Aalayah Eastmond, were a few of the six notable “The Dream: 2020 King Day Honorees,” at the National Action Network’s (NAN) “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast,” on Jan. […]
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Zetas Celebrate, Founders’ Legacy
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Starting Jan. 15, groups of women in deep blue and white apparel, often with Greek lettering, could be spotted throughout D.C. for the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Centennial Week. Zeta’s International Centennial President Valerie Hollingsworth Baker kicked off the week with an unveiling of an exclusive line of […]
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MLK 9th Annual Wreath Laying
By Imani Wj Wright Special to the AFRO This year, in observance of the Civil Rights icon’s 91st Birthday, The National Memorial Foundation hosted the “9th Annual Wreath Laying, Day of Reflection, Reconciliation” at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. The Memorial Foundation is also the organization responsible for building the Martin […]
