HERBERT NIPSON WAS EXECUTIVE EDITOR OF EBONY MAGAZINE FOR 15 YEARS
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., December 10, 2023 — As a Black journalist, who was an avid subscriber to both Ebony and Jet Magazines, I absolutely had to share …
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A REMARKABLE “TEACHING BLACK HISTORY FACTS” POST
(BAHAMAS CHRONICLE EDITOR’S NOTE: I absolutely had to share this remarkable historical “Teaching Black History Facts” post with readers of my online publication, BAHAMAS CHRONICLE, which has a huge following …
Read MoreNEW U.S. VISA RESTRICTIONS ANNOUNCED AIMED AT PERSONS FOR UNDERMING DEMOCRACY IN ZIMBABWE
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., December 4, 2023 – United States Secretary pf State Anthony J. Blinken today announced a new visa restriction policy on individuals believed to be …
Read MoreBIDEN PLOTS TRIP TO ANGOLA AS PROMISE OF AFRICA TRIP LINGERS
WASHINGTON, D.C., November, 30, 2023 (Reuters) — U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he will visit Angola in a trip that could mark renewed engagement with Africa at a …
Read MoreTHE CHOCTAW TRIBE
The Choctaw were first noted by Europeans in French written records of 1675. Their mother mound is Nanih Waiya, a great earthwork platform mound located in central-east Mississippi. Early Spanish …
Read MoreMICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC SENATE CANDIDATE HILL HARPER REVEALS HE WAS OFFERED $20M TO PRIMARY REP. RASHIDA INSTEAD
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Hill Harper revealed Wednesday that he was offered $20 million to end his campaign and mount a primary challenge against Rep. Rashida …
Read MoreREMEMBERING MARION BARRY
EXCERPTS FROM THIS HISTORICAL BACKGROUND ON MARION BARRY: Despite his history of political and legal controversies, Barry was a popular and influential figure in Washington, D.C. The alternative weekly Washington …
Read MoreFORMER FIRST LADY, MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE ROSALYNN CARTER DIES AT 96
By DANIEL URIA & ADAM SCHRADER (NOTE: This United Press International (UPI) article was posted on the Internet on Sunday, November 19, 2023) For 77 years, Rosalynn Carter supported her …
Read MoreCATCHING UP WITH BASKETBALL LEGEND ADRIAN DANTLEY
THE BALTIMORE BANNER SPOKE WITH DANTLEY IN ADVANCE OF HIS INDUCTION INTO THE MARYLAND STATE ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME TO TALK ABOUT HIS LIFE, LOVE OF BASKETBALL, CONNECTIONS TO BALTIMORE …
Read MoreDENISE ROLARK BARNES NAMED RECIPIENT OF THE 2023 WABJ PRESIDENT’S AWARD
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 25, 2023 — The Washington Association of Black Journalists (WABJ) today announced that Denise Rolark-Barnes, publisher and second-generation owner of The Washington Informer, is the 2023 recipient …
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